Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 21P
In mid-2015, Cisco Systems had a market capitalization of $1 30 billion. It had A-rated debt of $25 billion as well as cash and short-term investments of $60 billion, and its estimated equity beta at the time was 1.11.
- a. What is Cisco’s enterprise value?
- b. Assuming Cisco’s debt has a beta of zero, estimate the beta of Cisco’s underlying business enterprise.
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