Dinklage Corp. has 9 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current sha
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Dinklage Corp. has 9 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $88, and the book value per share is $7. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $80 million, a coupon of 5 percent, and sells for 98 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $55 million, a coupon of 6 percent, and sells for 106 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 8 years.
What are the company's capital structure weights on a book value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
What are the company’s capital structure weights on a market value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
Which are more relevant, the book or market value weights?
Dinklage Corp. has 9 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $88, and the book value per share is $7. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $80 million, a coupon of 5 percent, and sells for 98 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $55 million, a coupon of 6 percent, and sells for 106 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 8 years.
Explanation / Answer
Total Number of shares= 9 million
Market price of share= $88
Book price of share= $7
Market value of equity= 9*88= $792 million
Book value of equity= 9*7 = $63 million
Book value of debts issued= 80+55= $135 million
Market value of debts issued= 80*0.98 + 55*1.06= 78.4+58.3= $136.7 million
a. Capital structure weights on book value basis are:
Equity/Value= 63/(63+135) =0.32
Debt/Value= 135/(63+135)= 0.68
b. Capital structure weights on market value basis are:
Equity/Value= 792/(792+136.7) =0.85
Debt/Value= 136.7/(792+136.7)= 0.15
c. Market value is more relevant than book value as it represents the current and accurate values of both debt and equity in the market. The equity value represents the current market capitalization of the company or how much the share holders value the equity portion of the company. Similarly, the market value of debt is given by the current selling price of bonds in the market. So, it shows how much the market values the debt of the company and how much the company would need to repay if it needed to pay off the debt currently.
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