McCann Catching, Inc. has 2.00 million shares of stock outstanding. The stock currently sells for $12.85 per share. The firm’s debt is publicly traded and was recently quoted at 89.00% of face value. It has a total face value of $13.00 million, and it is currently priced to yield 8.00%. The risk free rate is 4.00% and the market risk premium is 8.00%. You’ve estimated that the firm has a beta of 1.30. The corporate tax rate is 37.00%.

The firm is considering a $41.22 million expansion of their production facility. The project has the same risk as the firm overall and will earn $11.00 million per year for 8.00 years.

What is the percentage of equity used by McCann Catching, Inc.?

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To determine the percentage of equity used by McCann Catching, Inc., we first need to calculate the total value of the firm, which is the sum of equity and debt.

  1. Calculate Equity Value:

    • Number of shares outstanding = 2.00 million
    • Stock price per share = $12.85
    • Equity Value = Number of shares * Stock Price \[ Equity\ Value = 2,000,000 , \text{shares} \times 12.85 , \text{USD/share} = 25,700,000 , \text{USD} \]
  2. Calculate Debt Value:

    • Total face value of debt = $13.00 million
    • Current market price of debt = 89.00% of face value
    • Debt Value = Face Value * Current Market Price % \[ Debt\ Value = 13,000,000 , \text{USD} \times 0.89 = 11,570,000 , \text{USD} \]
  3. Calculate Total Value of the Firm: \[ Total\ Value = Equity\ Value + Debt\ Value \] \[ Total\ Value = 25,700,000 , \text{USD} + 11,570,000 , \text{USD} = 37,270,000 , \text{USD} \]

  4. Calculate the Percentage of Equity: \[ \text{Percentage of Equity} = \left(\frac{Equity\ Value}{Total\ Value}\right) \times 100 \] \[ \text{Percentage of Equity} = \left(\frac{25,700,000}{37,270,000}\right) \times 100 \approx 68.91% \]

Thus, the percentage of equity used by McCann Catching, Inc. is approximately 68.91%.