FIN_3000 Problem 2

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During the Internet boom of the late 1990's, the stock prices of many Internet firms soared to extreme heights. As CEO of such a firm, if you believed your stock was significantly over-valued, would using your stock to acquire non-Internet stocks be a wise idea, even if you had to pay a small premium over their fair market value to make the acquisition? Question content area bottom Part 1 (Select the best choice below.) A. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were under-valued by more than 10%, the firm would gain from the acquisition. B. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were over-valued by more than 10%, the firm would gain from the acquisition. C. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were under-valued by more than 10%, the firm would lose from the acquisition. D. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were over-valued by more than 10%, the firm would lose from the acquisition. Apologies for the oversight. Let's analyze option B again: B. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were over-valued by more than 10%, the firm would gain from the acquisition. This option suggests that if the acquiring firm's shares are overvalued by more than the premium it pays for the target firm, it would gain from the acquisition. Let's reassess with this perspective: The target firm is worth $X. The acquiring firm pays 10% more than $X, so it pays $X + 0.1X = $1.1X for the target firm. The acquiring firm's shares are overvalued by more than 10%, let's say they are trading at 20% higher than their true value. This means if their true value is $Y, they are currently trading at $1.2Y. When the acquiring firm uses its overvalued shares to acquire the target firm, it effectively spends shares worth more than their true value. However, because the acquiring firm's shares are overvalued, the premium it pays for the target firm might not be as detrimental as it seems at face value.
Given this perspective, it indeed seems that option B is the correct choice. If the acquiring firm's shares are overvalued by more than the premium it pays for the target firm, it would gain from the acquisition. Therefore, the correct answer is: B. If the firm must pay 10% more than the target firm was worth and used its shares that were over-valued by more than 10%, the firm would gain from the acquisition.
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