Portfolio Question Rococo Assume that the current date is 30 November 2019. Rococo plc (Rococo) is a major international hotel operator. At a recent board meeting was decided that the company should diversity toy opening gymnasiums in or near to of its hotels at a cost of 21.000 million. The foliowing is an extract from the board minutes relating to this diversification The board discussed how the finance would be raised for this diversification as Rococo's current gearing ureda debitlequity by marot valves) is close to the hotel market average. Some directors felt that gearing servant and wanted all the finance to be raised from cott Others were less sure and taxpressed concom that the company's credit rating would fall affecting Rococos cost of debt and the market value of its debertures. They preferred a mix of equity and debt or even al equity finance The finance director of Rococo was asked to prepare a report on the above issues for presentation at the next board meeting An extract from Rococo's most recent management accounts is shown below Balance sheet at 30 November 2019 Ordinary share capital (E1 shares) 190 Retained earings 6.000 5.190 4% Redeemable debertutes 3.500 7690 On 30 November 2019 Rococo's ordinary shares each bad a market value offer div) Rococo's debentures are redeemable at par (100) in four years time after the current market price of the debentures is g4 lex-int) Em Total dividends for the years to 30 November 2015 2018 2016 Em 2017 Em 2019 Em Em . Ordinary dividends 105 93 110 137 141 Other information and assumptions: The number of Rococo's ordinary shares in issue has not changed in the last five yeah Corporation tax is at the rate of 175 for the foreseeable future An analyst estimated the following (1) Rococo were to fund the 1,000 milion defication entirely by borrowing the market value of its existing debentures would fall by 5% . Rococo were to fund the 1,000 million diversification entirely by equity the market value of its existing debentures would rise by 5% (3) The price of the company's ordinary shares would stay the same whether the project is funded entirely by debt or entirely by equity Requirements a) Calculate on 30 November 2019 Rococo's WACC using the dividend valuation model growth is to be estimated using the earliest and latest dividends) (10 marks) (5) Assuming the 1,000 million finance required is raised on 1 December 2019 and saking account of the analysts estimates, calculate Rococo's gearing (measured as dest equity by market values) if it comes entirely from: debtor cu equity (4 marks) Discuss whether the 1,000 million finance required for the diversification should be raised from debt. equity or a combination of debt and equity sources. You should make reference to relevant capital structure theories Rocco's current gearing your calculations in b) above other elevant practical issues (11 marks) . (Total: 25 marks) Portfolio Question Rococo Assume that the current date is 30 November 2019. Rococo plc (Rococo) is a major international hotel operator. At a recent board meeting was decided that the company should diversity toy opening gymnasiums in or near to of its hotels at a cost of 21.000 million. The foliowing is an extract from the board minutes relating to this diversification The board discussed how the finance would be raised for this diversification as Rococo's current gearing ureda debitlequity by marot valves) is close to the hotel market average. Some directors felt that gearing servant and wanted all the finance to be raised from cott Others were less sure and taxpressed concom that the company's credit rating would fall affecting Rococos cost of debt and the market value of its debertures. They preferred a mix of equity and debt or even al equity finance The finance director of Rococo was asked to prepare a report on the above issues for presentation at the next board meeting An extract from Rococo's most recent management accounts is shown below Balance sheet at 30 November 2019 Ordinary share capital (E1 shares) 190 Retained earings 6.000 5.190 4% Redeemable debertutes 3.500 7690 On 30 November 2019 Rococo's ordinary shares each bad a market value offer div) Rococo's debentures are redeemable at par (100) in four years time after the current market price of the debentures is g4 lex-int) Em Total dividends for the years to 30 November 2015 2018 2016 Em 2017 Em 2019 Em Em . Ordinary dividends 105 93 110 137 141 Other information and assumptions: The number of Rococo's ordinary shares in issue has not changed in the last five yeah Corporation tax is at the rate of 175 for the foreseeable future An analyst estimated the following (1) Rococo were to fund the 1,000 milion defication entirely by borrowing the market value of its existing debentures would fall by 5% . Rococo were to fund the 1,000 million diversification entirely by equity the market value of its existing debentures would rise by 5% (3) The price of the company's ordinary shares would stay the same whether the project is funded entirely by debt or entirely by equity Requirements a) Calculate on 30 November 2019 Rococo's WACC using the dividend valuation model growth is to be estimated using the earliest and latest dividends) (10 marks) (5) Assuming the 1,000 million finance required is raised on 1 December 2019 and saking account of the analysts estimates, calculate Rococo's gearing (measured as dest equity by market values) if it comes entirely from: debtor cu equity (4 marks) Discuss whether the 1,000 million finance required for the diversification should be raised from debt. equity or a combination of debt and equity sources. You should make reference to relevant capital structure theories Rocco's current gearing your calculations in b) above other elevant practical issues (11 marks) . (Total: 25 marks)