Estimating Market and Book Values and Cost of CapitalMeasures
The December 31, 2007, partial balance sheet and the 2007 retainedearnings statement from Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) follow ($millions, except per share amounts). The website Finance.Yahoo.comreported that the total market capitalization of Colgate-Palmolivewas $39.91 billion and its stock price was $78.40 as of December31, 2007. Also, Yahoo estimates its total enterprise value at$42.49 billion, and its market beta at 0.46. In addition,Colgate-Palmolive's average pretax borrowing cost is 4.80%, and itsmarginal tax rate is 35%. Assume that the risk-free rate equals5.30% and the market premium equals 5.70%.
Liabilities and Shareholders'Equity Notes and loans payable $ 155.9 Current portion of long-term debt 138.1 Accounts payable 1,066.8 Accrued income taxes 262.7 Other accruals 1,539.2 Total current liabilities 3,162.7 Long-term debt 3,251.9 Deferred income taxes 264.1 Other liabilities 1,177.1 Total liabilities 7,855.8 Shareholders' Equity Preferred stock 197.5 Common stock, $1 par value (1,000,000,000 share
authorized, 732,853,180 shares issued) 732.9 Additional paid-in capital 1,517.7 Retained earnings 10,627.5 Accumulated other comprehensive income (1,666.8) 11,408.8 Unearned compensation (218.9) Treasury stock, at cost (8,903.7) Total shareholders' equity 2,286.2 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $10,142.0
Common Shares Outstanding Balance, December 31, 2006 512,658,587 Shares issued for stock options 10,051,559 Treasury stock acquired (18,062,892) Other 4,387,547 Balance, December 31, 2007 509,034,801
(a) Verify Yahoo's computation of Colgate-Palmolive's marketcapitalization using the data from its financial report excerptsabove. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Market capitalization = $Answer
x Answer
shares = $Answer
billion
(b) Compute the book value of Colgate-Palmolive's long-term debt asof December 31, 2007.
$Answer
million
(c) Compute the market value of Colgate-Palmolive's debt using thedata from Yahoo. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
$Answer
billion
(d) Identify reasons behind the difference between the amountscomputed in parts (b) and (c). (Select all that apply.)
Answeryesno
The market price of Colgate-Palmolive's debt changed in value onDecember 31, 2007.
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The market value of debt doesn't include the issuing of newtreasury stock.
Answeryesno
The market value and book value of debt differs due toaccounting usage of historical cost.
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Yahoo.Finance.com might include other liabilities, such as leaseobligations, in the calculation of debt.
(e) Compute Colgate-Palmolive's cost of debt capital. (Round youranswer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
(f) Compute Colgate-Palmolive's cost of equity capital. (Round youranswer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
(g) Using your rounded answer from (e) and (f) above, computeColgate-Palmolive's weighted average cost of capital. Use themarket capitalization from Yahoo.Finance.com and your roundedanswer from (c) above for this calculation. (Do not round untilyour final answer. Round answer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
Estimating Market and Book Values and Cost of CapitalMeasures
The December 31, 2007, partial balance sheet and the 2007 retainedearnings statement from Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) follow ($millions, except per share amounts). The website Finance.Yahoo.comreported that the total market capitalization of Colgate-Palmolivewas $39.91 billion and its stock price was $78.40 as of December31, 2007. Also, Yahoo estimates its total enterprise value at$42.49 billion, and its market beta at 0.46. In addition,Colgate-Palmolive's average pretax borrowing cost is 4.80%, and itsmarginal tax rate is 35%. Assume that the risk-free rate equals5.30% and the market premium equals 5.70%.
| Liabilities and Shareholders'Equity | |
|---|---|
| Notes and loans payable | $ 155.9 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 138.1 |
| Accounts payable | 1,066.8 |
| Accrued income taxes | 262.7 |
| Other accruals | 1,539.2 |
| Total current liabilities | 3,162.7 |
| Long-term debt | 3,251.9 |
| Deferred income taxes | 264.1 |
| Other liabilities | 1,177.1 |
| Total liabilities | 7,855.8 |
| Shareholders' Equity | |
| Preferred stock | 197.5 |
| Common stock, $1 par value (1,000,000,000 share authorized, 732,853,180 shares issued) | 732.9 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,517.7 |
| Retained earnings | 10,627.5 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (1,666.8) |
| 11,408.8 | |
| Unearned compensation | (218.9) |
| Treasury stock, at cost | (8,903.7) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 2,286.2 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $10,142.0 |
| Common Shares Outstanding | |
|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2006 | 512,658,587 |
| Shares issued for stock options | 10,051,559 |
| Treasury stock acquired | (18,062,892) |
| Other | 4,387,547 |
| Balance, December 31, 2007 | 509,034,801 |
(a) Verify Yahoo's computation of Colgate-Palmolive's marketcapitalization using the data from its financial report excerptsabove. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Market capitalization = $Answer
x Answer
shares = $Answer
billion
(b) Compute the book value of Colgate-Palmolive's long-term debt asof December 31, 2007.
$Answer
million
(c) Compute the market value of Colgate-Palmolive's debt using thedata from Yahoo. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
$Answer
billion
(d) Identify reasons behind the difference between the amountscomputed in parts (b) and (c). (Select all that apply.)
Answeryesno
The market price of Colgate-Palmolive's debt changed in value onDecember 31, 2007.
Answeryesno
The market value of debt doesn't include the issuing of newtreasury stock.
Answeryesno
The market value and book value of debt differs due toaccounting usage of historical cost.
Answeryesno
Yahoo.Finance.com might include other liabilities, such as leaseobligations, in the calculation of debt.
(e) Compute Colgate-Palmolive's cost of debt capital. (Round youranswer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
(f) Compute Colgate-Palmolive's cost of equity capital. (Round youranswer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
(g) Using your rounded answer from (e) and (f) above, computeColgate-Palmolive's weighted average cost of capital. Use themarket capitalization from Yahoo.Finance.com and your roundedanswer from (c) above for this calculation. (Do not round untilyour final answer. Round answer to one decimal place.)
Answer
%
