QUESTION The data presented here is for questions 8, 9, and 10. The idea is to c

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QUESTION The data presented here is for questions 8, 9, and 10. The idea is to calculate the WACC for Caterpillar. To give you partial credit, the WACC calculations are divided in questions 8, 9, and 10. For Caterpillar, we have the following data: Yield to maturity of the bonds issued by the company: 2.4% beta 1.58 Tax rate : 35% Long Term Debt: 16,243 million Dollars Number of shares outstanding: 583.4 million shares Price per share : 80 Dollars per share Calculate the market value for Caterpillar in million Dollars QUESTION 8 Calculate the stock return for Caterpillar. QUESTION 9 Calculate the WACC, in percent, for Caterpillar. Round to the second decimal.

Explanation / Answer

Market Value of Cater Pillar = [ Equity Value + Debt Value ]

Debt Value = $16,243 M ( Given)

Market Value of Equity = MPS * No. of Shares

= $80 * 583.4 M

= $ 46,672 M

Market Value of Cater Pilar = $ 16,243 M + $ 46,672 M

= $ 62915 M

Stock Ret = Rf + Beta ( Rm - Rf )

=

It seems it is missing Partial Info regarding Risk Free rate & Market Ret

Kindly confirm

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