F1 Outline

Cost of Capital

Organization
 The Cost of Capital: Some Preliminaries

 The Cost of Equity

 The Costs of Debt and Preferred Stock

 The Weighted Average Cost of Capital

 Divisional and Project Costs of Capital

 Flotation Costs and the WACC

F2 The Cost of Capital: Issues

 Key issues:
 What do we mean by “cost of capital”
 How can we come up with an estimate?

 Preliminaries

1. Vocabulary—the following all mean the same thing:

a. Required return
b. Appropriate discount rate
c. Cost of capital (or cost of money)
2. The cost of capital is an opportunity cost—it depends on
where the money goes, not where it comes from.
3. For now, assume the firm’s capital structure (mix of
debt and equity) is fixed.
F3 Dividend Growth Model Approach

 Estimating the cost of equity: the dividend growth model

approach
According to the constant growth model,
D1
P0 =
RE - g
Rearranging,

D1
RE = +g
P0
F4 Example: Estimating the Dividend Growth Rate

Percentage
Year Dividend Dollar Change Change

1990 $4.00 - -
1991 4.40 $0.40 10.00%
1992 4.75 0.35 7.95
1993 5.25 0.50 10.53
1994 5.65 0.40 7.62

Average Growth Rate

(10.00 + 7.95 + 10.53 + 7.62)/4 = 9.025%
F5 Example: The SML Approach

 According to the CAPM: RE = Rf + E  (RM - Rf)

1. Get the risk-free rate (Rf ) from financial press—many use the 1-year
Treasury bill rate, say 6%.

2. Get estimates of market risk premium and security beta.

a. Historical risk premium — _________%

b. Beta—historical
(1) Investment information services - e.g., S&P, Value Line
(2) Estimate from historical data

3. Suppose the beta is 1.40, then, using the approach:

RE = Rf + E  (RM - Rf)
= 6% + 1.40  ________
= ________
F6 Example: The SML Approach

 According to the CAPM: RE = Rf + E  (RM - Rf)

1. Get the risk-free rate (Rf ) from financial press—many use the 1-year
Treasury bill rate, say 6%.

2. Get estimates of market risk premium and security beta.

a. Historical risk premium — RM - Rf = 9.4%

b. Beta — historical
(1) Investment information services - e.g., S&P, Value Line
(2) Estimate from historical data

3. Suppose the beta is 1.40, then, using the approach:

RE = Rf + E  (RM - Rf)
= 6% + 1.40  9.4%
= 19.16%
F7 The Costs of Debt and Preferred Stock

 Cost of debt

1. The cost of debt, RD, is the interest rate on new borrowing.

2. The cost of debt is observable:

a. Yield on currently outstanding debt.
b. Yields on newly-issued similarly-rated bonds.

3. The historic debt cost is irrelevant -- why?

Example: We sold a 20-year, 12% bond 10 years ago at par. It
is currently priced at 86. What is our cost of debt?
The yield to maturity is ____%, so this is what we use as
the cost of debt, not 12%.
F8 The Costs of Debt and Preferred Stock

 Cost of debt

1. The cost of debt, RD, is the interest rate on new borrowing.

2. The cost of debt is observable:

a. Yield on currently outstanding debt.
b. Yields on newly-issued similarly-rated bonds.

3. The historic debt cost is irrelevant -- why?

Example: We sold a 20-year, 12% bond 10 years ago at par. It
is currently priced at 86. What is our cost of debt?
The yield to maturity is 14.8%, so this is what we use as the
cost of debt, not 12%.
F9 Costs of Debt and Preferred Stock (concluded)

 Cost of preferred

1. Preferred stock is a perpetuity, so the cost is

RP = D/P0

2. Notice that cost is simply the dividend yield.

Example: We sold an $8 preferred issue 10 years ago. It
sells for $120/share today.
The dividend yield today is $____/____ = 6.67%, so this
is what we use as the cost of preferred.
F10 Costs of Debt and Preferred Stock (concluded)

 Cost of preferred

1. Preferred stock is a perpetuity, so the cost is

RP = D/P0

2. Notice that cost is simply the dividend yield.

Example: We sold an $8 preferred issue 10 years ago. It
sells for $120/share today.
The dividend yield today is $8.00/120 = 6.67%, so this is
what we use as the cost of preferred.
F11 The Weighted Average Cost of Capital

 Capital structure weights

1. Let: E = the market value of the equity.

D = the market value of the debt.
Then: V = E + D, so E/V + D/V = 100%
2. So the firm’s capital structure weights are E/V and D/V.
3. Interest payments on debt are tax-deductible, so the aftertax cost of
debt is the pretax cost multiplied by (1 - corporate tax rate).
Aftertax cost of debt = RD  (1 - Tc)

4. Thus the weighted average cost of capital is

WACC = (E/V)  RE + (D/V)  RD  (1 - Tc)
F12 Example: Eastman Chemical’s WACC

 Eastman Chemical has 78.26 million shares of common stock

outstanding. The book value per share is $22.40 but the stock sells
for $58. The market value of equity is $4.54 billion. Eastman’s stock
beta is .90. T-bills yield 4.5%, and the market risk premium is
assumed to be 9.2%.

 The firm has four debt issues outstanding.

Coupon Book Value Market Value Yield-to-Maturity

6.375% $ 499m $ 501m 6.32%

7.250% 495m 463m 7.83%
7.635% 200m 221m 6.76%
7.600% 296m 289m 7.82%
Total $1,490m $1,474m
F13 Example: Eastman Chemical’s WACC (concluded)
 Cost of equity (SML approach):

RE = .045 + .90  (.092) = .045 + .0828 = .1278  12.8%

 Cost of debt:

Multiply the proportion of total debt represented by each issue by its yield to
maturity; the weighted average cost of debt = 7.15%
 Capital structure weights:

Market value of equity = 78.26 million  $58 = $4.539 billion

Market value of debt = $501m + $463m + $221m + $289m = $1.474 billion

V = $4.539 billion + $1.474 billion = $6.013 billion

D/V = $1.474b/$6.013b = .2451  25% E/V = $4.539b/$6.013b = .7549  75%

 WACC = .75 (.128) + .25  .0715(1 - .35) = .1076%
F14 Summary of Capital Cost Calculations

I. The Cost of Equity, RE

A. Dividend growth model approach
RE = D1 / P0 + g
B. SML approach
RE = Rf +  E  (RM - Rf)

II. The Cost of Debt, RD

A. For a firm with publicly held debt, the cost of debt can be
measured as the yield to maturity on the outstanding debt.
B. If the firm has no publicly traded debt, then the cost of debt
can be measured as the yield to maturity on similarly rated
bonds.
F15 Summary of Capital Cost Calculations (concluded)

III. The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

A. The WACC is the required return on the firm as a whole. It is the

appropriate discount rate for cash flows similar in risk to The firm.
B. The WACC is calculated as
WACC = (E/V)  RE + (D/V)  RD  (1 - Tc)

where Tc is the corporate tax rate, E is the market value of the

firm’s equity, D is the market value of the firm’s debt, and

V = E + D. Note that E/V is the percentage of the firm’s

financing (in market value terms) that is equity, and D/V is

the percentage that is debt.

F16 Divisional and Project Costs of Capital

 When is the WACC the appropriate discount rate?

When the project is about the same risk as the firm.

 Other approaches to estimating a discount rate:

 Divisional cost of capital

 Pure play approach

 Subjective approach
F17 The Security Market Line and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
F18 The Security Market Line and the Subjective Approach
F19 Quick Quiz

1. What is the relationship between cost of capital and firm value?

Cet. par., the lower the cost of capital, the higher the value of the firm.
2. When we use the dividend growth model to estimate the firm’s cost of equity, we
make a key assumption about future dividends of the firm. What is that
assumption?
We assume that dividends will grow at a constant growth rate, g.
3. In calculating the firm’s WACC, we use the market value weights of debt and
equity, if possible. Why?
Because market values reflect the market’s expectations about the size, timing,
and risk of future cash flows.
4. What happens if we use the WACC to evaluate all potential investment projects,
regardless of their risk?
Estimated NPVs will be understated (overstated) for projects which are less
risky (riskier) than the firm.
F20 Quick Quiz (concluded)

5. How are flotation costs accounted for in estimating the cost of capital?
a. First, obtain the flotation costs of each component of capital. Call
the flotation cost of equity fE, and the flotation cost of debt, fD.

b. Obtain the weighted average flotation cost, f A:

fA = (E/V)  fE + (D/V)  fD

c. The “true cost” of the project = project cost/(1 - f A).

Example:
The Lecter Meat Packing Co. would like to raise $110 million to build a new plant in
Argentina. The flotation costs of debt and equity are 5% and 18%, respectively. The
firm’s market value capital structure consists of equal amounts of debt and equity. What
is the true cost of the new plant project?
Solution:
The weighted average flotation cost = .50(5) + .50(18) = 11.5% The true cost of the
project is $110M/(1 - .115) = $124.29M.
F21 A Problem

 Elway Mining Corporation has 8 million shares of common

stock outstanding, 1 million shares of 6 percent preferred
outstanding, and 100,000 $1,000 par, 9 percent semiannual
coupon bonds outstanding. The common stock sells for $35 per
share and has a beta of 1.0, the preferred stock sells for $60
per share, and the bonds have 15 years to maturity and sell for
89 percent of par. The market risk premium is 8 percent, T-bills
are yielding 5 percent, and the firm’s tax rate is 34 percent.

a. What is the firm’s market value capital structure?

b. If the firm is evaluating a new investment project that is

equally as risky as the firm’s typical project, what rate should
they use to discount the project’s cash flows?
F22 A Problem (continued)

a. MVD = _____ ($1,000) (.89) = $_____

MVE = 8M($35) = $280M
MVp = ___($60) = $______
V = $_____+ 280M + ______= $_____

D/V = $____ /____ = .207,

E/V = $____/____ = .653, and

P/V = $____/____ = .140.

F23 A Problem (continued)

a. MVD = 100,000 ($1,000) (.89) = $89M

MVE = 8M($35) = $280M
MVp = 1M($60) = $60M
V = 89M + 280M + 60M = $429M

D/V = 89M/429M = .207,

E/V = 280M/429M = .653, and

P/V = 60M/429M = .140.

F24 A Problem (continued)

b. For projects as risky as the firm itself, the WACC is the appropriate
discount rate. So:
RE = .05 + ____(.08) = ____ = ____ %

B0 = $_____ = $45(PVIFARD,30) + $1,000(PVIFRD,30)

RD = _____ %, and RD (1 - Tc) = (.____)(1 - .34) = ____ = ____%

RP = $ ___ /$ ___ = ___ = ___%

WACC = _____ (_____) + _____ (_____) + _____ (_____ )
= ____%
F25 A Problem (concluded)

b. For projects as risky as the firm itself, the WACC is the appropriate
discount rate. So:
RE = .05 + 1.0(.08) = .13 = 13%

B0 = $890 = $45(PVIFARD,30) + $1,000(PVIFRD,30)

RD = 10.474%, and RD (1 - Tc) = (.10474)(1 - .34) = .0691 = 6.91%

RP = $6/$60 = .10 = 10%

WACC = .653 (13) + .207 (6.91) + .14 (10)
= 11.32%
F26 Another Problem
 An all-equity firm is considering the following projects. Assume the T-
bill rate is 5% and the market expected return is 12%.
Project Beta Expected Return (%)
W .60 11
X .85 13
Y 1.15 13
Z 1.50 19

a. Which projects have a higher expected return than the firm’s 12

percent cost of capital?

b. Which projects should be accepted?

c. Which projects would be incorrectly accepted or rejected if the firm’s

overall cost of capital is used as a hurdle rate?
F27 Another Problem (concluded)

a. Projects X, Y, and Z with expected returns of 13%, 13%, and 19%,

respectively, have higher returns than the firm’s 12% cost of capital.

b. Using the firm’s overall cost of capital as a hurdle rate, accept projects W, X,
and Z. Compute required returns considering risk via the SML:
Project W = .05 + .60(.12 - .05) = .092 < .11, so accept W.
Project X = .05 + .85(.12 - .05) = .1095 < .13, so accept X.
Project Y = .05 + 1.15(.12 - .05) = .1305 > .13, so reject Y.
Project Z = .05 + 1.50(.12 - .05) = .155 < .19, so accept Z.

c. Project W would be incorrectly rejected and Project Y would be incorrectly

accepted.
F28 Last Problem

 Sallinger, Inc. is considering a project that will result in initial

aftertax cash savings of $6 million at the end of the first year,
and these savings will grow at a rate of 5 percent per year
indefinitely. The firm has a target debt/equity ratio of .5, a cost of
equity of 18 percent, and an aftertax cost of debt of 6 percent.
The cost-saving proposal is somewhat riskier than the usual
project the firm undertakes; management uses the subjective
approach and applies an adjustment factor of +2 percent to the
cost of capital for such risky projects. Under what circumstances
should Sallinger take on the project?
F29 Last Problem (continued)

WACC = (_____)(.06) + (_____)(.18) = _____%

Project discount rate = _____% + 2%= _____%

NPV = - cost + PV cash flows

PV cash flows = [$_____ /(_____ - .05)] = $_____

So the project should only be undertaken if its cost is less than

$_____.
F30 Last Problem (concluded)

WACC = (.3333)(.06) + (.6666)(.18) = .14

Project discount rate = .14 + .02 = .16

NPV = - cost + PV cash flows

PV cash flows = [$6M/(.16 - .05)] = $54.55M

So the project should only be undertaken if its cost is less than

$54.55M.