A company had profit after tax of €50,000,000 for the year ended 31 December 2020.  The number of shares in issue on 1 January 2020 was 12,000,000 and the company undertook a 2 for 1 stock split on 1st May and bought back 2,000,000 shares on 1st October financed by a debt issue.  The company has 2 million preferred shares in issue each with 10 PAR value and a dividend of 8%.   The company also has in issue convertible bonds with a total of 10,000,000 of PAR value with a coupon of 3% and each 100 of PAR convertible into 10 shares.  The company also has issued stock options covering 600,000 shares with a strike price of €25.  The share price at the end of the year was €35 and averaged €32 over the year.  The company pays tax at 20%.   Calculate EPS and diluted EPS for the company, assuming their accounting year is the same as the calendar year.

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
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1PS
icon
Related questions
Question

A company had profit after tax of €50,000,000 for the year ended 31 December 2020.  The number of shares in issue on 1 January 2020 was 12,000,000 and the company undertook a 2 for 1 stock split on 1st May and bought back 2,000,000 shares on 1st October financed by a debt issue.  The company has 2 million preferred shares in issue each with 10 PAR value and a dividend of 8%.

 

The company also has in issue convertible bonds with a total of 10,000,000 of PAR value with a coupon of 3% and each 100 of PAR convertible into 10 shares.  The company also has issued stock options covering 600,000 shares with a strike price of €25.  The share price at the end of the year was €35 and averaged €32 over the year.  The company pays tax at 20%.

 

  • Calculate EPS and diluted EPS for the company, assuming their accounting year is the same as the calendar year. 

 

  • With regards to the buyback of shares, explain how the buyback would be treated in the accounts and the reasons companies buy back shares.

 

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Consolidations
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013924
Author:
Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:
Mcgraw-hill Education,
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013962
Author:
BREALEY
Publisher:
RENT MCG
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Finance
ISBN:
9781337909730
Author:
Brigham
Publisher:
Cengage
Foundations Of Finance
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:
9780134897264
Author:
KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:
Pearson,
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Finance
ISBN:
9781337395250
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Finance
ISBN:
9780077861759
Author:
Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education