Financial Risk Manager Part 2
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The capital structure of HighGear Corporation consists of two parts: one 5-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of USD 100 million and the rest is equity. The current market value of the firm's asset (MVA) is USD 130 million and the risk-free rate is 25%. The firm's assets have an annual volatility of 30%. Assume that firm value is log-normally distributed with constant volatility. The firm's risk management division estimates the distance to default (in terms of number of standard deviations) using the Merton Model, Given the distance to default, the estimated risk-neutral default probability is (N(1.9191) = 0.9724):
The capital structure of HighGear Corporation consists of two parts: one 5-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of USD 100 million and the rest is equity. The current market value of the firm's asset (MVA) is USD 130 million and the risk-free rate is 25%. The firm's assets have an annual volatility of 30%. Assume that firm value is log-normally distributed with constant volatility. The firm's risk management division estimates the distance to default (in terms of number of standard deviations) using the Merton Model, Given the distance to default, the estimated risk-neutral default probability is (N(1.9191) = 0.9724):
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