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Mississippi Power Co (Mississippi Power Co) WACC % :0% (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Mississippi Power Co WACC %?

As of today (2024-06-08), Mississippi Power Co's weighted average cost of capital is 0%%. Mississippi Power Co's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Mississippi Power Co earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


Mississippi Power Co WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mississippi Power Co's WACC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mississippi Power Co WACC % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Mississippi Power Co's WACC %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Mississippi Power Co's WACC %, along with its competitors' market caps and WACC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mississippi Power Co's WACC % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mississippi Power Co's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mississippi Power Co's WACC % falls into.



Mississippi Power Co WACC % Calculation

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. WACC is the average of the costs of these sources of financing, each of which is weighted by its respective use in the given situation. By taking a weighted average, we can see how much interest the company has to pay for every dollar it finances.

WACC=E/(E + D)*Cost of Equity+D/(E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)

1. Weights:
Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. We need to calculate the weight of equity and the weight of debt.
The market value of equity (E) is also called "Market Cap". As of today, Mississippi Power Co's market capitalization (E) is $0.000 Mil.
The market value of debt is typically difficult to calculate, therefore, GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding the latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together. As of Jun. 2018, Mississippi Power Co's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $2551.4 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 0.000 / (0.000 + 2551.4) = 0
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 2551.4 / (0.000 + 2551.4) = 1

2. Cost of Equity:
GuruFocus uses Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the required rate of return. The formula is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
a) GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.434%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default.
b) Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. Mississippi Power Co's beta cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.
c) (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.
Cost of Equity = 4.434% + 1 * 6% = 10.434%

3. Cost of Debt:
GuruFocus uses latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.
As of Jun. 2018, Mississippi Power Co's interest expense (positive number) was $132 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $2551.4 Mil.
Cost of Debt = 132 / 2551.4 = 5.1736%.

4. Multiply by one minus TTM Tax Rate:
GuruFocus uses the most recent TTM Tax Expense divided by the most recent TTM Pre-Tax Income to calculate the tax rate. The calculated TTM tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%. If the calculated tax rate is higher than 100%, it is set to 100%. If the calculated tax rate is less than 0%, it is set to 0%.
The latest calculated TTM Tax Rate = 472 / 233 = 202.58%, which is higher than 100%. Therefore it's set to 100%.

Mississippi Power Co's Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC) for Today is calculated as:

WACC=E / (E + D)*Cost of Equity+D / (E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)
=0*10.434%+1*5.1736%*(1 - 100%)
=0%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Mississippi Power Co  (NYSE:MPpD.CL.PFD) WACC % Explanation

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher ROIC % than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Mississippi Power Co's weighted average cost of capital is 0%%. Mississippi Power Co's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Mississippi Power Co earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.


Be Aware

1. GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.
For companies that report quarterly, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's quarterly debt data from the beginning of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report semi-annually, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's semi-annual debt data from the start of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report annually, GuruFocus combines the beginning and ending annual debt data from the most recent year and then calculates the average.

2. The WACC formula discussed above does not include Preferred Stock. Please adjust if preferred stock is considered.

3. (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.

4. GuruFocus uses the latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


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Mississippi Power Co (Mississippi Power Co) Business Description

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Mississippi Power Co operates as a vertically integrated utility providing electricity to retail customers within its traditional service territory located within the State of Mississippi and to wholesale customers in the Southeast.
Executives
Anthony L Wilson officer: Executive Vice President 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, ATLANTA GA 30308
G Edison Holland officer: President & CEO 270 PEACHTREE ST NW BIN 910, ATLANTA GA 30303
Iv Edward Day, officer: President and CEO 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, ATLANTA GA 30308
Royce Cumbest director 3118 PASCAGOULA STREET, PASCAGOULA MS 39567
Carl J Chaney director 146 LAKE TRIAL, FLORA MS 39071
Christine L Smilek director P O BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Hood Warren A Jr director 623 MAIN STREET, HATTIESBURG MS 39401
Anthony J Topazi director, officer: President and CEO P O BOX 4079, GULFPORT MS 395024079

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