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Apple designs, manufactures and markets mobile devices, personal computers, software and online services. It also delivers digital content through various online stores.

Apple's main products and services include the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, iPod, Apple TV, software applications, operating systems, iCloud, accessories and digital content through iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore and Mac App Store.

Some key financial metrics for Apple are net profit margin of 20-21%, return on assets of 15-18%, return on equity of 29-34% and total market value of equity of around $601 billion.

Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media
devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and a variety of related
software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and
applications. The Company's products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod,
Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and
OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a variety of accessory, service and support
offerings. The Company also delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes
Store, App StoreSM, iBookstoreSM, and Mac App Store. The Company distributes its
products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well
as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added
resellers.

Information on Equity

102.99
+0.52 (0.51%)
After Hours: 103.13 +0.14 (0.14%)
Oct 22, 7:59PM EDT
NASDAQ real-time data
Currency in USD
Range 102.60 – 104.11
52 week 70.51 - 104.11
Open 102.84
Vol/Avg 68.26M/64.08M
Mkt cap 601.11B
P/E 16.02

Div/yield 0.47/1.83
EPS 6.43
Shares 5.87B
Beta 0.89
Inst. Own 63%
Q3 (Sep ’14) 2014
Net profit margin 20.10% 21.61%
Return on average assets 14.95% 18.01%
Return on average equity 29.22% 33.61%

Info extracted on 23rd Oct 2014 from https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ


%3AAAPL&ei=UHpIVKihNsKwkQWr3IGYAw

Information on Debt
Morningstar Credit Rating
AA-

NAME MATURITY DATE AMOUNT $ (MIL) PRICE (% of PAR)


Apple 0.45% 05/03/2016 1,500.0 100.2
Apple 1.05% 05/05/2017 1,500.0 100.5
Apple 1% 05/03/2018 4,000.0 98.8
Apple 2.1% 05/06/2019 2,000.0 101.5
Apple 2.85% 05/06/2021 3,000.0 102.5
Apple 2.4% 05/03/2023 5,500.0 97.0
Apple 3.45% 05/06/2024 2,500.0 104.7
Apple 4.45% 05/06/2044 1,000.0 105.0
Apple 3.85% 05/04/2043 3,000.0 94.9

Info extracted on 23rd Oct 2014 from


http://quicktake.morningstar.com/stocknet/bonds.aspx?symbol=aapl

United States Treasury Yields


US TREASURY YIELDS
Tenor Coupon Price Last

3 Month 0.0000 0.0150 0.02%

6 Month 0.0000 0.0850 0.09%

12 Month 0.0000 0.1850 0.19%

2 Year 0.5000 99-29½ 0.54%

5 Year 1.5000 99-29¾ 1.51%

10 Year 2.2500 101-15 2.09%

Retrieved on 13/12/2014 at http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/government-bonds/us/

QUESTION 1

2
Assuming tax rate is 35% and equity premium of 5.43% 1, determine the following based on the
equity and debt information for Apple:

i. Cost of equity (3 marks)

ii. Cost of debt (4 Marks)

COUPON Price MV YTM Apple


# of Bond Weightage
($) ($) ($) (%) Cost debt

$4.5

10.5

10

21

28.5

24

34.5

44.5

38.5

TMV = Total rd =

(hint: APPLE bonds all in Billion amount)

iii. Total market value of equity (2 Marks)

iv. Total market value of debt (3 Marks)

v. Market Value WACC (Weighted average cost of capital) (3 Marks)

1
Implied ERP on October 1, 2014= 5.43% (Trailing 12 month cash yield); extracted from
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/

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