Dickinson Company has $11,820,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.1 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms. Park, 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 9.1 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so negative tax amounts are permissable. Under Plan D, a $2,955,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 11.1 percent and 369,375 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired. Under Plan E, 369,375 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $2,955,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt. a. Compute earnings per share considering the current plan and the two new plans. b-1. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 4.55 percent. b-2. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 14.1 percent. c-1. If the market price for common stock rose to $12 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share. Continue to assume that $2,955,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $2,955,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 9.1 percent.
Dickinson Company has $11,820,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.1 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms. Park, 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
Under Plan D, a $2,955,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 11.1 percent and 369,375 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired.
Under Plan E, 369,375 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $2,955,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt.
a. Compute earnings per share considering the current plan and the two new plans.
b-1. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 4.55 percent.
b-2. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 14.1 percent.
c-1. If the market price for common stock rose to $12 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share. Continue to assume that $2,955,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $2,955,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 9.1 percent.
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