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| TCOM TCOM is a telecommunications business that has invested heavily in new technology in recent years. The new technology has been financed through long-term borrowing, which has proved to be a financial burden as profits have not grown as quickly as expected. The company has 5 million $0.25 ordinary shares and $20 million loan capital. The Board of Directors of TCOM has decided to reduce the burden of debt by raising $10 million through a rights issue and then using the amount raised to redeem some of the loan capital. Profits after taxation for the year to 31 May 20X2 were $6.0 million and the Board expects to achieve a 20% increase in this figure in the forthcoming year, assuming the rights issue is successful and operational targets are met. The Board has recently committed the company to a dividend payout ratio of 25% for future years and believes that dividend growth can be sustained at 4% per annum for the indefinite future. The Board believes that the rights shares should be issued at a 40% discount to the current market value in order for the issue to be successful, bearing in mind the level of efficiency they believe the stock market to have. For calculation purposes, share issue costs can be ignored. Shareholders have a required rate of return of 10%.Required (a) Calculate the total market value of the shares of TCOM, using the dividend forecast, assuming a successful rights issue is made. (3 marks) |