问题如下:
When market interest rate is 7%, a company issues a $1 million bond with maturity of 3-year, a 5% coupon rate, and annual interest payments. After the bond is issued, the maket interest rate increases.
For analytical purposes, which of the following statements is the most correct?
选项:
A.The debt-to-equity ratio will increase.
B.The debt-to-equity ratio will decrease.
C.The debt-to-equity ratio will stay the same.
解释:
B is correct.
When the market rate increases, the bond price will decrease. For analytical purposes, in debt-to-equity ratio, lower debt and higher equity will decrease its value.
为什么不考虑因为利率上升,带来的int expense的增加,所以导致NI的减少,equity的减少?使得D/E增加