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Carter Co. has a value of $70 million. Buleigh is otherwise identical to Carter

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Question

Carter Co. has a value of $70 million. Buleigh is otherwise identical to Carter Co., but has $28 million in debt. Suppose that both firms are growing at a rate of 6%, the corporate tax rate is 38%, the cost of debt is 8%, and Carter's cost of equity is 13% (assume rsU is the appropriate discount rate for the tax shield).

Use the Modigliani and Miller theory extension for growth to complete the following table:

Carter Co. Burleigh Co.

Value of firm Given: $70 mill Select from: $82.16 mill, $79.44 mill, 77.57 mill, or $80.80 mill

Value of Stock Given: $70 mill Select from: $52.80 mill, $49.57 mill, $54.16 mill, or $51.44 mill

Cost of Equity Given 13% Select from: 15.72%, 15.59%, 15.65%, or 15.82%

Explanation / Answer

Burleigh Co.

1)

Tax shield of interets on Debt = 28 Million * 8%*38% = 0.8512 Million

Value of firm = Value of Unlevered Firm + Present Value of Tax shield of interets on Debt

Value of firm = 70 + 0.8512/(13%-6%)

Value of firm = $ 82.16 Million

2)

Value of Stock = Value of firm - Value of Debt

Value of Stock = 82.16 - 28

Value of Stock = $ 54.16 Million

3)

EBT = 70*(13%-6%) = 4.90 Million

NOPAT = EBT of Unlevered Firm

Cost of Capital of Burleigh Co. = NOPAT/Value of Firm + growth rate

Cost of Capital of Burleigh Co. = 4.9/82.16 + 6%

Cost of Capital of Burleigh Co. = 11.9639%

Cost of Equity = (Cost of Capital of Burleigh Co. - Weight of Debt * After tax cost of Debt)/Weight of Equity

Cost of Equity = (11.9639 - 28/82.16*8*(1-38%))/(54.16/82.16)

Cost of Equity = 15.59%

Answer

Burleigh Co.

Value of firm = $82.16 million

Value of Stock = $54.16 million

Cost of Equity = 15.59%

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