Dickinson Company has $11,940,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.7 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 9.7 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so negative tax amounts are permissable.
Under Plan D, a $2,985,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 11.7 percent and 373,125 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired.
Under Plan E, 373,125 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $2,985,000 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.)
Earnings per share Current Plan: Plan D: Plan E
b-1. Compute the earnings per share if return
on assets fell to 4.85 percent. (Negative amounts should be
indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal
places.)
Earnings Per Share: Current Plan: Plan D: Plan E:
b-2. Which plan would be most favorable if return
on assets fell to 4.85 percent? Consider the current plan and the
two new plans.
| Current Plan | |
| Plan E | |
| Plan D |
b-3. Compute the earnings per share if return
on assets increased to 14.7 percent. (Round your answers to
2 decimal places.)
Earnings Per Share Current Plan: Plan D: Plan E:
b-4. Which plan would be most favorable if
return on assets increased to 14.7 percent? Consider the current
plan and the two new plans.
| Plan E | |
| Current Plan | |
| Plan D |
c-1. If the market price for common stock rose
to $12 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share.
Continue to assume that $2,985,000 million in debt will be used to
retire stock in Plan D and $2,985,000 million of new equity will be
sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is
9.7 percent. (Round your answers to 2 decimal
places.)
Earnings Per Share Current Plan: Plan D: Plan E:
c-2. If the market price for common stock rose
to $12 before the restructuring, which plan would then be most
attractive?
| Plan E | |
| Current Plan | |
| Plan D |
Dickinson Company has $11,940,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term...
Dickinson Company has $11,940,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.7 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 9.7 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so...
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percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms.
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plans, one with more debt (D) and one with more equity (E). The
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percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions
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Dickinson Company has $12,020,000 million in assets. Currently
half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 10.1
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 10.1
percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions
apply, so...