
a)
To discuss: The effect of decision on the Person L’s degree of total leverage.
Introduction:
Leverage refers to the borrowing of amount or debt to utilize for a purchase of equipment, inventory, and other assets of the company.
a)

Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Person L has changes the financial strategy. The Person L’s annual revenues and its earnings per share (EPS) are as follows:
Year | Revenue | EPS |
Feb,2011 | $48,815 | $1.52 |
Feb,2012 | $50,208 | $1.53 |
Feb,2013 | $50,521 | $1.80 |
The effect of decision on the Person L’s degree of total leverage is as follows:
The firm’s degree of leverage is influenced by financial and operating leverage. As per the Person L’s decisions, the operating leverage is unaffected by the decision in order to use the proceeds from issues of bonds to repurchase shares for the firm. However, this strategy of Person L would increase the firm’s financial leverage. At the time when the financial leverage increases then the firm’s 5total leverage also increases. The firm must reduce other fixed costs to reduce the total leverage.
b)
To determine: The percentage change in ESP and total revenue from 2011 to 2012 and even compute the degree of total leverage.
Introduction:
EPS are the portion of profit that distributed among the shareholders of the company. It can be obtained by dividing earnings available to equity shareholder and the number of outstanding share.
b)

Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Person L has changes the financial strategy. The Person L’s annual revenues and its earnings per share (EPS) are as follows:
Year | Revenue | EPS |
Feb,2011 | $48,815 | $1.52 |
Feb,2012 | $50,208 | $1.53 |
Feb,2013 | $50,521 | $1.80 |
The formula to compute the percentage change in total revenue is as follows:
The formula to compute the percentage change in EPS is as follows:
The formula to compute the degree of total leverage is as follows:
Compute the percentage change in total revenue:
Hence, the percentage change in total revenue is 2.85%.
Compute the percentage change in EPs:
Hence, the percentage change in EPS is 0.66%.
Compute the degree of total leverage:
Hence, the degree of total leverage is 0.23.
c)
To determine: The percentage change in revenues and EPS from 2012 to 2013 and even compute the degree of total leverage.
c)

Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Person L has changes the financial strategy. The Person L’s annual revenues and its earnings per share (EPS) are as follows:
Year | Revenue | EPS |
Feb,2011 | $48,815 | $1.52 |
Feb,2012 | $50,208 | $1.53 |
Feb,2013 | $50,521 | $1.80 |
The formula to compute the percentage change in total revenue is as follows:
The formula to compute the percentage change in EPS is as follows:
The formula to compute the degree of total leverage is as follows:
Compute the percentage change in total revenue:
Hence, the percentage change in total revenue is 0.62%.
Compute the percentage change in EPS:
Hence, the percentage change in EPS is 17.65%.
Compute the degree of total leverage:
Hence, the degree of total leverage is 28.46.
d)
To discuss: The interpretation aligns with the expectation of Person L.
d)

Explanation of Solution
The interpretation aligns with the expectation of Person L is as follows:
As per the Person L’s expectations, the total leverage has raise tremendously from 0.23 to 28.46 times during the period. This has taken place after they changed their capital structure of the firm.
e)
To discuss: The beta of Person L’s common stock from the Year 2011 to 2013.
e)

Explanation of Solution
The following would have happened to the beta of Person L’s common stock from the Year 2011 to 2013:
The Person L’s stock beta must have increased during the period. It is because the firm’s profits have been more sensitive towards the trends of the business than it was before the change in capital structure.
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