Problem Solving Cost of Capital
Q1. From the following information, determine the cost of equity capital using
CAPM approach:
a) Required Rate of Return on Risk free security, 8 percent.
b) Required Rate of Return on Market Portfolio of Investment, 13 Percent
c) The firm’s beta is 1.6
Q2. The beta coefficient of Target Ltd is 1.4. The company has been
maintaining 8 percent rate of growth in dividends and earnings. The last
dividend paid was INR4 per share. The return on government securities is 10
percent while the return on market portfolio is 15 percent. The current market
price of one share of Target Ltd is INR36.
a) What will be the equilibrium price per share of Target Ltd?
b) Would you advise purchasing the share?
Q3. From the following capital structure of XYZ Ltd, determine the Cost of
Capital using Book Value Weights and Market Value Weights:
INR Crore
Equity Capital (in Shares of INR10 each, fully INR 15
paid
12% Preference Capital (in shares of INR INR 1
100 each, fully paid-at par)
Retained Earning INR 20
11.5% Debentures (of INR100 each) INR 10
11% Term Loans INR 12.5
The next expected dividend on equity share per share is INR 3.6, the dividend
is expected to grow at the rate of 7 percent. The market price per share is INR
40.
Preference stock, redeemable after ten years are selling at INR 75 per share.
Debentures, redeemable after six years are selling at INR80 per debenture.
Tax rate is 40 percent.
Q4. From the following data, calculate WACC:
Cost of Equity-12 percent
After tax cost of debt-7%
After tax cost of short term loans-4%
Sources of Book Value Market Value
Capital
Equity INR 500,000 INR 750,000
Long Term Debt INR400,000 INR3,75,000
Short Term Debt INR100,000 INR100,000
Q5. An investor has invested in a company which is growing at an above
average rate of 20 percent for 15 years and then 7% rate forever. The
capitalization rate is 9 percent and the current dividend is INR 1 per share.
Calculate Value per share.