You are given with the following information statements of a public firm BB in the fast-food industry concurrently. (Notice that all negative numbers are parenthesized). The firm has issued 12 million shares of common stock with current market price as $45/per share, the expected dividend is $4.90/per share with 3.5% growth rate, 300,000 shares of preferred stocks with promised preferred dividend and preferred stock price as $2.20/per share and $22.5/per share, respectively. The firm also has currently, $2 million loan with annual interest rate as 5.6% for 5 years. Answer the following questions:

a) If using the market prices for assessment on rates of return, what is the rate of return the common stock of BB? What is the rate of return for their preferred stocks?

b) What is the bonds cost of capital?

c) Suppose you are also given with the following financial statements of BB for the past three years. What are the historical returns on equity for this company for the past three years? Is the firm BB doing well from the perspectives of shareholders? Why or why not?

d) Is this firm well-diversified with their arrangement of capital? That is, are they well diversified with different sources of capital?

e) Based on the given information, provide your ratios analyses and interpret your results for the firms performance.

f) Suppose the industry average for the cost of capital is 4.6%, is the firm financing with suitable capital structure?

Balance Sheet (in millions)

2014 2015 2016

Assets

Cash 30 10 473

Marketable securities 100 100 0

Accounts Receivable 920 150 800

Inventory 710 178 450

Plant, Building, and Equipments (net) 872 1802 1209

Investments in affiliates 0 30 329

Total Assets 2632 2270 3261

Liabilities

Short-term debts 107 9 30

Advances from customers 111 34 134

Accounts payable 85 192 771

Interest payable 75 98 62

Tax payable 127 147 128

Other Accrued Expenses 20 15 35

Bonds payable 925 486 750

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock 1021 1055 1175

Additional paid-in capital 74 156 47

Retained earning 87 78 129

Total liabilities and equities 2632 2270 3261

Income Statement(in millions)

2014 2015 2016

Net Sales 3296 3418 3983

Cost of Goods Sold 2115 1979 2510

Selling and General Expenses 700 812 759

Depreciation Expense 160 298 284

Interest Expense 90 109 121

Income Tax Expense 195 137 254

Net Income 36 83 55