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15 March, 03:33

n 2015, Caterpillar Inc. had about 730 million shares outstanding. Their book value was $30.0 per share, and the market price was $87.00 per share. The company's balance sheet shows that the company had $30.50 billion of long-term debt, which was currently selling near par value. a. What was Caterpillar's book debt-to-value ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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  1. 15 March, 03:36
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    The book debt-to-value ratio is 0.57

    Explanation:

    The computation of the book debt-to-value ratio is shown below:

    Book debt-to-value ratio = (Book value) : (book value of debt)

    where,

    Book value is $30.0 per share

    Book value of debt = Outstanding shares * book value + long term debt

    = 0.730 * $30 + $30.50

    = $21.90 + $30.50

    = $52.40

    Now put these values to the above formula

    So, the value would equal to

    = $30.00 : $52.40

    = 0.57
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