i. Tax Exhaustion ii. Debt Capacity iii. Control iv. Managerial Preferences v. Industry vi. Pecking Order Theory
i. Empirical Evidence ii. Implications for Investment
iii.Gearing 60% (Equity 4 million £1 shares, 10% Debt £6 million)
i. Gearing 0%
EBIT
600
Shareholder Earnings 600
EPS (pence)
6
Return on Equity
6%
ii. Gearing 20%
Keg = Kou + (kou - kd)(Vd/Ve)
Poor 600 6%
Normal 1,500 15%
Good 2,400 24%
Three possible financing structures are being considered:
i. Gearing 0% (Equity 10 million £1 shares)
ii. Gearing 20% (Equity 8 million £1 shares, 10% Debt £2 million)
= X-I = E+I
= Ve + Vd
THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE DEBATE
Two basic views on capital structure:
1. Capital structure has no impact on the overall cost of capital to the firm or its total value. (Modigiani- Miller Hypothesis)