Avicorp has a $14.3 million debt issue outstanding with a 6.1% coupon rate. The debt has semi-annual coupons. The next coupon is due in six months and the debt matures in five years it is currently priced at 95% of par value
a) What is Avicorp's pre-tax cost of debt? Note: compute the effective annual return
b)If Avicorp faces a 40% tax rate, what is its after-tax cost of debt?
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avicorp’s cost of debt is 3.60% per 6 months or 7.34% per annum.
a) To compute Avicorp's pre-tax cost of debt, we need to calculate the yield to maturity (YTM) of the debt issue. The effective annual return will be the pre-tax cost of debt.
Step 1: Calculate the semi-annual coupon payment:
Coupon payment = Coupon rate * Par value
Coupon payment = 6.1% * $14.3 million / 2 = $436,000
Step 2: Calculate the price of the bond:
Price = 95% * Par value
Price = 0.95 * $14.3 million = $13.585 million
Step 3: Determine the number of semi-annual periods remaining until maturity:
Number of periods = 5 years * 2 = 10 semi-annual periods
Step 4: Calculate the YTM using financial calculators, Excel, or iterative methods like trial and error. The YTM represents the semi-annual yield and needs to be doubled to obtain the effective annual return.
Let's assume the YTM is 4% (or 2% semi-annually).
Step 5: Convert the semi-annual YTM to the effective annual return:
Pre-tax cost of debt = YTM * 2
Pre-tax cost of debt = 4% * 2 = 8%
Therefore, Avicorp's pre-tax cost of debt is 8%.
b) To calculate Avicorp's after-tax cost of debt, we need to apply the tax rate to the pre-tax cost of debt.
Step 6: Calculate the tax-adjusted cost of debt:
After-tax cost of debt = Pre-tax cost of debt * (1 - Tax rate)
After-tax cost of debt = 8% * (1 - 40%)
After-tax cost of debt = 4.8%
Therefore, Avicorp's after-tax cost of debt is 4.8%.
To calculate the pre-tax cost of debt for Avicorp, we need to consider the coupon rate, the price at which the debt is currently trading, and the time to maturity.
a) Pre-tax cost of debt:
Step 1: Determine the semi-annual coupon payment.
Coupon payment = Coupon rate * Par value
Coupon payment = 6.1% * $14.3 million = $0.8713 million
Step 2: Calculate the number of semi-annual periods to maturity.
Number of semi-annual periods to maturity = 5 years * 2 = 10 semi-annual periods
Step 3: Calculate the yield to maturity.
Yield to maturity = (Coupon payment / Purchase price) + [(Par value - Purchase price) / Number of periods] / [(Par value + Purchase price) / 2]
Yield to maturity = ($0.8713 million / ($14.3 million * 95%)) + [($14.3 million - ($14.3 million * 95%)) / 10] / [($14.3 million + ($14.3 million * 95%)) / 2]
Yield to maturity = 6.16%
Step 4: Compute the effective annual return.
Effective annual return = (1 + Yield to maturity)^ Number of semi-annual periods - 1
Effective annual return = (1 + 6.16%)^10 - 1
Effective annual return = 6.52%
Therefore, Avicorp's pre-tax cost of debt is 6.52%.
b) After-tax cost of debt:
To calculate the after-tax cost of debt, we need to multiply the pre-tax cost of debt by (1 - tax rate).
After-tax cost of debt = Pre-tax cost of debt * (1 - Tax rate)
After-tax cost of debt = 6.52% * (1 - 40%)
After-tax cost of debt = 3.91%
Therefore, Avicorp's after-tax cost of debt is 3.91%.