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of the firm. In other words, a change in the financial leverage will lead to a corresponding change in the overall cost of capital as well as the total value of the firm. If therefore the degree of financial leverage as measured by the ratio of debt to equity is increased, the WACC will decline, while the value of the firm as well as the market price of share will increase and vice versa.
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Example 1
A companys expected annual EBIT is Rs. 50000. The company has Rs 2,00,000, 10% debenture. The cost of
Solution
Net Operating Income (EBIT) Less: Interest on debentures (I) Earnings available to equity holders (NI) Equity Capitalization Rate (ke) Market Value of Equity (E) = NI/Ke Market Value of Debt (D) Total Value of the firm (E+D) = V Overall cost of capital = Ke = EBIT/V (%) Rs 50,000 20,000 30,000 0.125 2,40,000 2,00,000 4,40,000 11.36
Example 2
There are 2 firms A and B similar in all aspects in
Solution
Firm A Operating Income (O) Interest on Debt (I) Equity Earnings (P) Cost of equity capital (rE) Cost of debt capital (rD) Market value of equity (E) Market value of debt (D) Total value of the firm (V) Average Cost of Capital (rA) = rD(D/V)+rE(E/V) 10000 0 10000 10% 6% 100000 0 100000 10% Firm B 10000 3000 7000 10% 6% 70000 50000 120000 8.33%
Change in leverage does not lead to any change in total value of the firm and the market prices of the shares
Assumptions
The overall cost of capital (K) remains constant for all degrees of debt- equity mix.
The market capitalises the value of the firm as a
whole and therefore , the spilt between debt and equity is not relevant . The low cost debt increases the risk of equity shareholders , this results in increase in equity capitalization rate . An increase in the use of debt is offset by an increase in the equity capitalization rate .
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Case 1: If the debt is increased to 3,00,000. Value of the firm = 4,00,000remains constant Value of equity = 4,00,000 3,00,000 = 1,00,000 Cost of equity = (50000- 30000)/ 1,00,000* 100 = 20% Case 2: If the debt is decreased to 1,00,000. Value of the firm= 4,00,000.. remains constant Value of equity = 4,00,000 1,00,000 = 3,00,000 Cost of equity = (50000- 10000)/ 3,00,000 * 100 = 13.33%
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TRADITIONAL APPROACH
Main propositions are Cost of debt remains more or less constant upto a certain degree of leverage and then remains stable and thereafter rises at an increasing rate. Cost of equity remains more or less constant upto a certain degree of leverage and rises sharply thereafter.
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above behavior of cost of debt and cost of equity is as follows a) Decreases upto a certain point b) Remains more or less unchanged for moderate increases in leverage c) Rises beyond that at an increasing rate.
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