Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
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Chap 26 Q 4

Transcribed Image Text:The shareholders of Bread Company have voted in favor of a buyout offer from
Butter Corporation. Information about each firm is given here:
Price-earnings
ratio
Shares
outstanding
Earnings
Bread
9.5
a-1. EPS
a-2. PE
b. Synergy value
Butter
31
84,000
310,000
$
$
280,000 950,000
Bread's shareholders will receive one share of Butter stock for every three shares they
hold in Bread.
a-1. What will the EPS of Butter be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)
a-2. What will the PE ratio be if the NPV of the acquisition is zero? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. What must Butter feel is the value of the synergy between these two firms?
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