our company doesn\'t face any taxes and has $518 million in assets, currently fi
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our company doesn't face any taxes and has $518 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $41.80 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let's assume that the firm's expected values for EBIT depend upon which state of the economy occurs this year, with the possible values of EBIT and their associated probabilities as shown below:
State Recession Average Boom
Probability of State .25 .55 .20
Expect EBIT in State $68 million $118 million $188 million
The firm is considering switching to a 15-percent debt capital structure, and has determined that they would have to pay a 11 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the level of expected EPS if they switch to the proposed capital structure? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places except calculation of number of shares which should be rounded to nearest whole number.)
Multiple Choice
A- $11.02
B- $10.53
C- $33.07
D- $17.04
Explanation / Answer
Total Number of Shares = $518Million / $41.80
= 12392344 shares
proposed capital structure:
The firm is considering switching to a 15-percent debt capital structure , here assume which is after proposed capital stucture (and not reducing current equity portion)
than remaining is equity portion is present $518 Million which is 85%
On 100% Capital = ($518 Million / 85)*100 = $ 609,411,765
than Debt Capital = $ 609,411,765 - 518000000
= 91411765
Now Expected EBIT = $68*.25 + 118*.55+188*.20
= 17 +64.9 + 37.6 = 119.50 million
Expected EPS:
Particulars amount Expected EBIT 119500,000 Less : Interest on Debt Capital (11%* 91411,765) 10055294 Earning After IT 109444706 EPS = EAIT / No of Shares $ 8.8316Related Questions
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