Banks Optimal Capital Structure will reduce short term loan interest rates

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Cost-Plus loan pricing method and interesting facts about it:

The Debt and Equity along with costs of capital do play a crucial role in fixing short term 1-2 years interest rates.

Total Debt               40,00,000            
Kd   10%            
Total Equity               60,00,000            
Ke   19%            
WACC   4% + 11% = 15%    
Servicing costs 1%            
Risk premium 2%            
Loans given out (Assets)           1,00,00,000            
Profit margin 11% (Ke * E/A)        
Profit                 11,40,000 (Ke * E)        
Bank Working Capital                     20,000            
Profit margin excluding Working Capital 14% (Ke * E/ A-WC)          
                 
Cost Plus loan price=  WACC + Service Cost+ Risk Premium + Profit Margin Excluding working capital 
Interest  = 33%            

 Now if we change the debt structure:

Total Debt               60,00,000            
Kd   10%            
Total Equity               40,00,000            
Ke   19%            
WACC   6% + 8% = 14%    
Servicing costs 1%            
Risk premium 2%            
Loans given out (Assets)           1,00,00,000            
Profit margin 8% (Ke * E/A)        
Profit                   7,60,000 (Ke * E)        
Bank Working Capital                     20,000            
Profit margin excluding Working Capital 9.50% (Ke * E/ A-WC)          
                 
Cost Plus loan price=  WACC + Service Cost+ Risk Premium + Profit Margin Excluding working capital 
Interest charged = 26%            

Note: Consider WACC as Marginal WACC under this current situation.


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Elaborate in simply way

Ok!! The capital Structure philosophy is true. The optimal capital Structure will minimise costs of funding and this will reduce interest rates. The first one has lower debt proportions and higher equity, hence a company has to earn additional money to payback the lenders and shareholders. So the bank will charge more interest rates. In the next model, capital Structure changed and required rate of return to pay back customers is reduced, this will allow the loans to be given at lower rates. 

Ok  got it

 


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