Eagle Construction Co. is a successful privately-held firm owned by Marquette alumni. • It has $200 million bonds outstanding due in ten years with a 5% coupon paid semi-annually. They are valued at 90% of par value.

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Eagle Construction Co. is a successful privately-held firm owned by Marquette
alumni.
. It has $200 million bonds outstanding due in ten years with a 5% coupon paid
semi-annually. They are valued at 90% of par value.
• The company also has 25 million shares of common stock outstanding among
the partners. The stock book value is $2/share and is valued at $10/share.
• A survey of publicly-held firms in their industry estimates a beta of 1.3.
• The risk-free rate is 4% and the market equity return is 13%.
o Analysts suggest an additional 3% premium due to their small size.
• Eagle's tax rate is 20%.
Step One:
• Calculate the (pre-tax) yield-to-maturity of the bonds
• Calculate the (after-tax) yield-to-maturity of the bonds
Step Two:
• Calculate the equity cost
Step Three:
• Calculate the debt and equity mix (%)
Step Four:
• Calculate the WACC
Debt
Equity
Transcribed Image Text:Eagle Construction Co. is a successful privately-held firm owned by Marquette alumni. . It has $200 million bonds outstanding due in ten years with a 5% coupon paid semi-annually. They are valued at 90% of par value. • The company also has 25 million shares of common stock outstanding among the partners. The stock book value is $2/share and is valued at $10/share. • A survey of publicly-held firms in their industry estimates a beta of 1.3. • The risk-free rate is 4% and the market equity return is 13%. o Analysts suggest an additional 3% premium due to their small size. • Eagle's tax rate is 20%. Step One: • Calculate the (pre-tax) yield-to-maturity of the bonds • Calculate the (after-tax) yield-to-maturity of the bonds Step Two: • Calculate the equity cost Step Three: • Calculate the debt and equity mix (%) Step Four: • Calculate the WACC Debt Equity
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