Impact Of Financial Leverage On Stock Return Volatility

Higher leverage is very likely to create value for a firm considering capital structure change by exerting financial discipline and more efficient corporate strategy changes.

Tidal Community bank is a success business for a period of time until the day the management realized that the growth has been slow down and to maintain the growth, Matt, chairman and CEO and John, president and COO, have decided to expand their market by acquire a bank in a larger metro area. While both John and Matt, as well as Granary’s management believe that this will be a right direction for the long term development of the bank, Eagleeye, the largest investor and other institutional investors do not have the same opinion on the expansion plan. They believe that the strategy to success in a local community area will not be the same as in a larger metro area, which means they will receive an undesirable outcome.

What are the advantages of leveraging this company? The disadvantages? How would leveraging up affect the company’s taxes? How would the capital markets react to a decision by the company to increase the use of debt in its capital structure?

Rationale: Higher levels of financial leverage increase the probability of default and of bankruptcy. This reduces credit ratings and increases costs for borrowed funds.

An increase in leverage is not for all companies. All companies are different from one another, which mean that they will have different levels of debt coming from different markets, different industry and different level of stages. For example, a moderately non-cyclical industry like Seal Air Corporation is more ideal for a leverage than another industry is attributable to a history of steady and predictable cash flows that do not require large ongoing capital

We all know from our course that leverage and liquidity risks of financial institutions are vulnerable to the crisis. The financial crisis that emerged in 2007 had many and varied causes, but one of its most

Higher leverage is very likely to create value for a firm considering capital structure change by exerting financial discipline and more efficient corporate strategy changes.

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Landry’s Debt to Asset ratio also increased from year 2002 to 2003. In 2002 Landry had a debt to asset ratio of 0.39. In 2003 Landry’s debt to asset ratio increased to 0.45. While both numbers are acceptable and considerably low, the increase from 2002 to 2003 could influence potential investors to not invest in Landry’s stock. This increase also suggests that Landry’s debt also increased from 2002 to 2003. Overall, while there was a slight increase from 2002 to 2003 Landry’s still had a good debt to asset ratio. We think that a contributing factor to the debt

To find the asset Beta (βa), we need to find the weighted average β of equity and the weighted average β of debt. We consider the β of debt to be 0, as debt has no relationship with market risk and it is evident from the balance sheet that Ameritrade had no interest bearing debt in 1997[1].

It seems then that companies should fully leverage the company or a least come close to doing so but there is a probability that the company enters financial distress as its leverage (D/E) increases. Financial distress can be very costly for companies, and the cost for this scenario is shown in the current market value of the levered firm's securities. Investors factor the potential for future distress into their assessment of the present value (this is where PV of distress costs is subtracted from un-levered company value and the PV of the tax-shield.) The value for the costs

As indicated by the case study S&P 500 index was use as a measure of the total return for the stock market. Our standard deviation of the total return was used as a one measure of the risk of an individual stock. Also betas for individual stocks are determined by simple linear regression. The variables were: total return for the stock as the dependent variable and independent variable is the total return for the stock. Since the descriptive statistics were a lot, only the necessary data was selected (below table.)

From this set of problems, we can see that leverage is good for the firm. Leverage has increased the value of the firm as a whole and increased the price per share. Although the cost of debt increases the firm's risk because it increases the probability of default and bankruptcy, therefore shareholders will require higher rates of return on the equity they provide, debt also provides tax savings. And we can see that in table 4, where we calculated the total value of the firm as the pure business cash flows plus the tax savings. Another reason why debt increases firm value is the fact that it reduces WACC, because the cost of debt is generally lower than the cost of equity. Another option that shareholders can do is using homemade leverage. Shareholders should pay a premium for the shares of a levered firm when the addition of debt increases value.

Debt and equity financing are your two basic options to raise money for a start-up company or growing business. Debt financing includes long-term loans you get from the bank. Equity financing is private investor money you get in exchange for a share of ownership in the business. Now I want to explain about the advantages and disadvantages of using equity capital and debt capital to finance a small business's growth. The advantages of Debt is financing allows you to pay for new buildings, equipment and other assets used to grow your business before you earn the necessary funds. This can be a great way to pursue an aggressive growth strategy, especially if you have access to low interest rates. Closely related is the advantage of paying off your debt in installments over a period of time. Relative to equity financing, you also benefit by not relinquishing any ownership or control of the business. Interest on the debt can be deducted on the company's tax return, lowering the actual cost of the loan to the company. Raising debt capital is less complicated because the company is not required to comply

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