Dickinson Company has $12,080,000 million in assets. Currently half of these ass

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Dickinson Company has $12,080,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 10.4 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms. Smith, Vice President of Finance, wishes to analyze two refinancing plans, one with more debt (D) and one with more equity (E). The company earns a return on assets before interest and taxes of 10.4 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so negative tax amounts are permissable.

Under Plan D, a $3,020,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 12.4 percent and 377,500 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired.

Under Plan E, 377,500 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $3,020,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt.

a. How would each of these plans affect earnings per share? Consider the current plan and the two new plans. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  

Current Plan, Plan D, Plan E

Earnings per share _____, ______, _____.

b-1. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 5.20 percent. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  

Current Plan, Plan D, Plan E

Earnings per share _____, ______, _____.

b-2. Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets fell to 5.20 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.
  

b-3. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 15.4 percent. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  

Current Plan, Plan D, Plan E

Earnings per share _____, ______, _____.

       
b-4. Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 15.4 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.
  

c-1. If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share. Continue to assume that $3,020,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $3,020,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 10.4 percent. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  

Current Plan, Plan D, Plan E

Earnings per share _____, ______, _____.

c-2. If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, which plan would then be most attractive?
  

Explanation / Answer

a How would each of these plans affect earnings per share? Consider the current plan and the two new plans Current Plan Plan D Plan E EBIT (12080000*10.40%) 1256320 1256320 1256320 Less : Interest 628160 1002640 314080 (12080000/2)*10.40% (3020000*12.40%)+628160 (6040000-3020000)*10.40% 6040000 EBT 628160 253680 942240 Less : Taxes @ 40% 251264 101472 376896 Earnings after tax 376896 152208 565344 Common Shares 755000 377500 1132500 (12080000/2)/8 (755000-377500) (755000+377500) EPS 0.50 0.40 0.50 b-1 Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 5.20 percent. Current Plan Plan D Plan E EBIT (12080000*5.20%) 628160 628160 628160 Less : Interest 628160 1002640 314080 (12080000/2)*10.40% (3020000*12.40%)+628160 (6040000-3020000)*10.40% EBT 0 -374480 314080 Less : Taxes @ 40% 0 -149792 125632 Earnings after tax 0 -224688 188448 Common Shares 755000 377500 1132500 (12080000/2)/8 (755000-377500) (755000+377500) EPS 0.00 -0.60 0.17 b-2 Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets fell to 5.20 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans. Plan E would be favorable as it has higher EPS b-3 Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 15.4 percent Current Plan Plan D Plan E EBIT (12080000*15.40%) 1860320 1860320 1860320 Less : Interest 628160 1002640 314080 (12080000/2)*10.40% (3020000*12.40%)+628160 (6040000-3020000)*10.40% EBT 1232160 857680 1546240 Less : Taxes @ 40% 492864 343072 618496 Earnings after tax 739296 514608 927744 Common Shares 755000 377500 1132500 (12080000/2)/8 (755000-377500) (755000+377500) EPS 0.98 1.36 0.82 b-4 Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 15.4 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans. Plan D would be favorable as it has higher EPS c-1 If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share. Continue to assume that $3,020,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $3,020,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 10.4 percent. Current Plan Plan D Plan E EBIT (12080000*10.40%) 1256320 1256320 1256320 Less : Interest 628160 1002640 314080 (12080000/2)*10.40% (3020000*12.40%)+628160 (6040000-3020000)*10.40% EBT 628160 253680 942240 Less : Taxes @ 40% 251264 101472 376896 Earnings after tax 376896 152208 565344 Common Shares 755000 453000 1057000 (12080000/2)/10 755000-(3020000/10) 755000+(3020000/10) EPS 0.50 0.34 0.53 c-2 If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, which plan would then be most attractive? Plan E would be most attractive because it has higher EPS

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