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Vedder, Inc., has 6.2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current sh

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Question

Vedder, Inc., has 6.2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $61.20, and the book value per share is $4.20. Vedder also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $70.2 million, a coupon rate of 7.2 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $35.2 million, a coupon rate of 6.7 percent, and sells for 96 percent of par. The first issue matures in 22 years, the second in 14 years.

(a)

What are the company

Vedder, Inc., has 6.2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $61.20, and the book value per share is $4.20. Vedder also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $70.2 million, a coupon rate of 7.2 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $35.2 million, a coupon rate of 6.7 percent, and sells for 96 percent of par. The first issue matures in 22 years, the second in 14 years.

Explanation / Answer

a)

Particulars

Amount ($ Million)

Weights

  Book value weight of equity

6.2*4.2

= 26.04  

(26.04/131.44)

= 0.1981

Or 19.81%

  Book value weight of debt

70.2 + 35.2

= 105.40

(105.40/131.44)

= 0.8019

Or 80.19%

Total

131.44

b)

Particulars

Amount ($ Million)

Weights

Market value weight of equity

6.2*61.2

= 379.44  

(379.44/481.326)

= 0.7883

or 78.83%

  Market value weight of debt

(70.2*0.97) + (35.2*0.96)

= 68.094 + 33.792

= 101.886  

(101.886/481.326)

= 0.2117

0r 21.17%

Total

481.326

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c)Market value weights are more relevant

a)

Particulars

Amount ($ Million)

Weights