Dinklage Corp. has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current sha
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Question
Dinklage Corp. has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $70, and the book value per share is $5. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $60 million, a coupon of 5 percent, and sells for 95 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $40 million, a coupon of 6 percent, and sells for 104 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 4 years.
What are the company's capital structure weights on a book value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
What are the company’s capital structure weights on a market value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
Which are more relevant, the book or market value weights?
Dinklage Corp. has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $70, and the book value per share is $5. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $60 million, a coupon of 5 percent, and sells for 95 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $40 million, a coupon of 6 percent, and sells for 104 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 4 years.
Explanation / Answer
Answer:a The book value of equity is the book value per share times the number of shares, and the book value of debt is the face value of the company's debt, so:
BVE = 4000,000(5) = $20,000,000
BV D = $60,000,000 + $40,000,000 = $100,000,000
So, the total value of the company is:
V = $20,000,000 + $100,000,000 = $120,000,000
And the book value weights of equity and debt are:
E / V = $20,000,000 / $120,000,000 = .1667
D / V = 1 - E/ V = 0.8333
(b) The market value of equity is the share price times the number of shares, so:
MV E = 4,000,000($70) = $280,000,000
Using the relationship that the total market value of debt is the price quote times the par value of the bond, we find the market value of debt is:
MV D = .950($60,000,000) + 1.040($40,000,000)
=57,000,000+41,600,000=98600000
This makes the total market value of the company:
V = $280,000,000 + $98600000 = $378,600,000
And the market value weights of equity and debt are:
E / V = $280000000 / $378,600,000 = .7396
D / V = 1 - E/ V = 0.2604
Answer:c Market values are more relevant.