An analyst does research about capital structure. Which of the following is the least appropriate method to estimate the capital structure weights when a company's target capital structure is unknown to analysis
A. Using the book value of capital components.
B. Using industry average capital components.
C. Analyzing trends in capital components to infer the target capital structure.
参考答案:A
解析: 计算WACC原则上是以目标资本结构(target capital structure)来算。如果不知道目标资本结构则可用以下3种方法来估算:
·假定当前资本结构就是目标资本结构,并基于市值权重,即以债务、优先股和普通股(debt,preferred stock&common stock)市场价的比重来计算WACC;
·检查公司资本结构的发展趋势来推断目标资本结构;
·以行业的平均资本结构来代替目标资本结构。
综上所述,最不可能的方法是选项A。