Apple Wacc
Apple Wacc
Apple Wacc
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%
Information on Debt
Morningstar Credit Rating
AA-
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:
$4.5
10.5
10
21
28.5
24
34.5
44.5
38.5
TMV = Total rd =
1
Implied ERP on October 1, 2014= 5.43% (Trailing 12 month cash yield); extracted from
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