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            No of outstanding shares (million)    Closing price as on Jan 2021    Value ($ million)
        Common Stocks    600    45    27,000
        Preferred stocks    100    35    3,500
            Face va
lue ($millions)    Price (% of face value)    Market price ($ millions)    Yield to Maturity (%)
        Bond A    45    96.3    43.34    3.3
        Bond B    35    96.2    33.67    3.5
    1    Debt
        Tax rate    20%
        Pre tax Cost of debt A    3.30%
        Post tax cost of debt A    2.64%
        Pre tax Cost of debt B    3.50%
        Post tax cost of debt B    2.80%
    2    Preferred stock
        Annual dividend    2.75
        Current stock price    35
        Therefore
        Cost of preferred stock    7.86%
    3    Common stock
        Tax rate    20%
        Risk free rate    1%
        Market risk premium    6%
        Beta on assets    0.84
        Debt-Equity ratio    0.0029
        Therefore,
        Levered beta    0.842
        Hence,
        Cost of Equity    6.05%
    4        Market value ($ million)    Weights    Cost    Weighted cost
        Common Stocks    27,000    0.8830    6.05%    5.3422%
        Preferred stocks    3,500    0.1145    7.86%    0.8997%
        Bond A    43.34    0.0014    2.64%    0.0037%
        Bond B    33.67    0.0011    2.80%    0.0031%
        Total    30,577.01        WACC    6.25%
    5    According to trade-off theory, the BMW has high debt capacity
Ans 2
        Risk free rate    2%
        Risk premium    6%
        Company    P/E ratio    Price/Sales ratio    Beta    Expected return on Equity
        Beyond Meat Inc.    -    28.95    0.81    6.86%
        Campbell Soup Company    9.34    1.75    0.51    5.06%
        Hershey Co.    26.2    3.89    0.31    3.86%
        Kraft Heinz Co.    -    1.63    1.01    8.06%
        Kellogg Company    17.61    1.56    0.6    5.60%
        Mccormick and Co. Inc.    16.99    2.34    0.44    4.64%
        Pilgrims Pride Corporation    26.96    0.42    1.04    8.24%
        Tyson Foods Inc.    11.36    0.56    0.75    6.50%
        Average    18.08    1.74        5.99%
    1    Hershey Co is overvalued because its PE ratio is higher than Industry's average
        But this...
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