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Tapley Dental Supplies Inc. is in a stable, no growth situation. Its S1 000,000

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Question

Tapley Dental Supplies Inc. is in a stable, no growth situation. Its S1 000,000 of debt consists of perpetuities that have a 10% coupon and sell at par. Tapley's EBIT is s oo ooo its cost of equity is 15%. it has 100 000 shares outstanding, all earnings are paid out as dividends, and its federa plus state tax rate is 40% aple could borrow an additional $500,000 at an interest rate of 13% without having to retire the original debt, and it would use the proceeds to repurchase stock at the current price notat e new e u r un t e. e increased risk from the additional leverage will raise the cost of equity to 17%. If Tapley does recapitalize, what will be the new stock price? O a. $17.00 O b. $17.20 ? ?. $16.50 d. $16.00 ? e. $16.75

Explanation / Answer

The Answer is “ b. $17.20 ”

Workings

Stock Price - Before capitalization

Value of the Firm = Net Operating Profit after tax / Cost of Equity

= [ $500,000 – ($10,00,000 x10% x 0.60) ] x0.60 / 0.15

= $240,000 / 0.15

= $16,00,000

Stock Price = Value of the firm / Number of shares outstanding

= $16,00,000 / 100,000 shares

= $16 per share

Stock Price – After capitalization

Value of the Firm = Net Operating Profit after tax / Cost of Equity

= [ { $500,000 – ($10,00,000 x10%) – ( 500,000 x 13% ) } x 0.60) ] x0.60 / 0.17

= $201,000 / 0.17

= $11,82,352.94

Stock Price = Value of the firm / Number of shares outstanding

= $11,82,352.94 / [ 100,000 shares– ( 500,000 / $16) ]

= $11,82,352.94 / [ 100,000 shares – 31,250 shares ]

= $11,82,352.94 / 68,750 shares

= $17.20 per share

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