Soylent Corp is considering to raise new capital for expansion. The company has the following alternatives:  Option 1: Issue $1 million bonds at interest rate of 10.5% Option 2: Issue new shares at issue price of $5.00 per share.   The present total market capitalisation of Soylent Corp is as follows:   500,000 common stocks with par value of $1.00 per share with current market price of $5.00 $2,500,000 10% coupon bonds valued at par $500,000   Current EBIT is $466,500 and the company is in the 40% tax bracket. Current P/E ratio is 10. With the expansion, Soylent Corp has developed an EBIT estimates of $780,000.   Depending on the financing option chosen, the P/E ratio is expected to change as follows:   Expected New P/E Option 1 (debt issue) 8 Option 2 (common stock issue) 11   Which financing option should be chosen? Why?

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Soylent Corp is considering to raise new capital for expansion. The company has the following alternatives: 

Option 1: Issue $1 million bonds at interest rate of 10.5%

Option 2: Issue new shares at issue price of $5.00 per share.

 

The present total market capitalisation of Soylent Corp is as follows:

 

500,000 common stocks with par value of $1.00 per share with current market price of $5.00

$2,500,000

10% coupon bonds valued at par

$500,000

 

Current EBIT is $466,500 and the company is in the 40% tax bracket. Current P/E ratio is 10. With the expansion, Soylent Corp has developed an EBIT estimates of $780,000.

 

Depending on the financing option chosen, the P/E ratio is expected to change as follows:

 

Expected New P/E

Option 1 (debt issue)

8

Option 2 (common stock issue)

11

 

Which financing option should be chosen? Why?



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