Growth Company's current share price is $20.05, and it is expected to pay a $0.95 dividend per share next year. After that, the firm's dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 4.3% per year. a. What is an estimate of Growth Company's cost of equity? b. Growth Company also has preferred stock outstanding that pays a $2.25 per share fixed dividend. If this stock is currently priced at $28.10, what is Growth Company's cost of preferred stock? c. Growth Company has existing debt issued three years ago with a coupon rate of 5.8%. The firm just issued new debt at par with a coupon rate of 6.3%. What is Growth Company's cost of debt? d. Growth Company has 4.6 million common shares outstanding and 1.1 million preferred shares outstanding, and its equity has a total book value of $49.9 million. Its liabilities have a market value of $19.9 million. If Growth Company's common and preferred shares are priced at $20.05 and $28.10, respectively, what is the market value of Growth Company's assets? e. Growth Company faces a 40% tax rate. Given the information in parts a through d and your answers to those problems, what is Growth Company's WACC? Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield.
