Reference no: EM132873117
Question - Little Lemon Co. is identifying the value of its equity using the enterprise value approach as they have never issued dividends to-date because the Company is still at its early stages. With this, they have the following available information:
-The government's real free rate for its debt securities is estimated at 3.5% with an estimated inflation premium of 1.5%.
-The target capital structure of Little Lemon is at 60% debt and 40% equity
-Little Lemon was able to determine that its cost of debt is estimated as:
-With 3 years maturity - 6.50%
-With 4 years maturity - 7.0%
-With 5 years maturity - 8.0%
-The following are the information about the current debts issued by Little Lemon
-A 3-year maturity instrument carries a Php500,000 face value and 8.0% coupon
-A 5-year maturity instrument carries a Php500,000 face value and 8.0% coupon
-Considering the current crisis, equity investors generally demand a 3.5% premium over government securities
-Little Lemon's estimated beta is at 1.2
Required - What is the fair value of the three-year maturity bond?