Here is the condensed 2021 balance sheet for Skye Computer Company (in thousands of dollars):     2021 Current assets   $ 1,600   Net fixed assets     2,400   Total assets   $ 4,000     Accounts payable and accruals   $ 600   Short-term debt     200   Long-term debt     1,275   Preferred stock (15,000 shares)     325   Common stock (40,000 shares)     775   Retained earnings     825     Total common equity   $ 1,600   Total liabilities and equity   $ 4,000     Skye's earnings per share last year were $2.90. The common stock sells for $45.00, last year's dividend (D0) was $1.90, and a flotation cost of 8% would be required to sell new common stock. Security analysts are projecting that the common dividend will grow at an annual rate of 9%. Skye's preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.00 per share, and its preferred stock sells for $25.00 per share. The firm's before-tax cost of debt is 8%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The firm's currently outstanding 8% annual coupon rate, long-term debt sells at par value. The market risk premium is 6%, the risk-free rate is 7%, and Skye's beta is 1.544. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1.475 million.  Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Calculate the cost of each capital component, that is, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock, the cost of equity from retained earnings, and the cost of newly issued common stock. Use the DCF method to find the cost of common equity. After-tax cost of debt: fill in the blank 2 % Cost of preferred stock: fill in the blank 3 % Cost of retained earnings: fill in the blank 4 % Cost of new common stock: fill in the blank 5 % Now calculate the cost of common equity from retained earnings, using the CAPM method. If Skye continues to use the same market-value capital structure, what is the firm's WACC assuming that (1) it uses only retained earnings for equity and (2) if it expands so rapidly that it must issue new common stock? (Hint: Use the market value capital structure excluding current liabilities to determine the weights. Also, use the simple average of the required values obtained under the two methods in calculating WACC.) WACC1:  WACC2:

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Here is the condensed 2021 balance sheet for Skye Computer Company (in thousands of dollars):

 

  2021
Current assets   $ 1,600  
Net fixed assets     2,400  
Total assets   $ 4,000  
 
Accounts payable and accruals   $ 600  
Short-term debt     200  
Long-term debt     1,275  
Preferred stock (15,000 shares)     325  
Common stock (40,000 shares)     775  
Retained earnings     825  
  Total common equity   $ 1,600  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 4,000  

 

Skye's earnings per share last year were $2.90. The common stock sells for $45.00, last year's dividend (D0) was $1.90, and a flotation cost of 8% would be required to sell new common stock. Security analysts are projecting that the common dividend will grow at an annual rate of 9%. Skye's preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.00 per share, and its preferred stock sells for $25.00 per share. The firm's before-tax cost of debt is 8%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The firm's currently outstanding 8% annual coupon rate, long-term debt sells at par value. The market risk premium is 6%, the risk-free rate is 7%, and Skye's beta is 1.544. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1.475 million.

 Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

  1. Calculate the cost of each capital component, that is, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock, the cost of equity from retained earnings, and the cost of newly issued common stock. Use the DCF method to find the cost of common equity.

    After-tax cost of debt: fill in the blank 2 %

    Cost of preferred stock: fill in the blank 3 %

    Cost of retained earnings: fill in the blank 4 %

    Cost of new common stock: fill in the blank 5 %

    Now calculate the cost of common equity from retained earnings, using the CAPM method.

  2. If Skye continues to use the same market-value capital structure, what is the firm's WACC assuming that (1) it uses only retained earnings for equity and (2) if it expands so rapidly that it must issue new common stock? (Hint: Use the market value capital structure excluding current liabilities to determine the weights. Also, use the simple average of the required values obtained under the two methods in calculating WACC.)

    WACC1

    WACC2

Calculating the WACC
Skye Computer Company: Balance Sheet as of December 31
(in thousands of dollars)
Current assets
Net fixed assets
Total assets
Accounts payable and accruals
Short-term debt
Long-term debt
Preferred stock
Common stock
Retained earnings
Total common equity
Total liabilities and equity
Last year's earnings per share
Current price of common stock, Po
Last year's dividend on common stock, Do
Growth rate of common dividend, g
Flotation cost for common stock, F
Common stock outstanding
Current price of preferred stock, Pp
Dividend on preferred stock, Dp
Preferred stock outstanding
Before-tax cost of debt, ra
Market risk premium, ™M - RF
Risk-free rate, "RF
Beta
Tax rate
Total debt
2021
$1,600
2,400
$4,000
$600
200
1,275
325
775
825
$1,600
$4,000
$2.90
$45.00
$1.90
9%
8%
40,000
$25.00
$3.00
15,000
8%
6%
7%
1.544
25%
$1,475 thousand
Transcribed Image Text:Calculating the WACC Skye Computer Company: Balance Sheet as of December 31 (in thousands of dollars) Current assets Net fixed assets Total assets Accounts payable and accruals Short-term debt Long-term debt Preferred stock Common stock Retained earnings Total common equity Total liabilities and equity Last year's earnings per share Current price of common stock, Po Last year's dividend on common stock, Do Growth rate of common dividend, g Flotation cost for common stock, F Common stock outstanding Current price of preferred stock, Pp Dividend on preferred stock, Dp Preferred stock outstanding Before-tax cost of debt, ra Market risk premium, ™M - RF Risk-free rate, "RF Beta Tax rate Total debt 2021 $1,600 2,400 $4,000 $600 200 1,275 325 775 825 $1,600 $4,000 $2.90 $45.00 $1.90 9% 8% 40,000 $25.00 $3.00 15,000 8% 6% 7% 1.544 25% $1,475 thousand
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