ESSENTIAL OF CORP FINANCE W/CONNECT
ESSENTIAL OF CORP FINANCE W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781259903175
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 13, Problem 4CC

a)

Summary Introduction

Case synopsis:

Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys real estate and rents it to tenants. The firm has shown profit for each year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the founder and CEO of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ended up with bankruptcy. This situation made Person R to be extremely averse towards debt financing.

Hence, the company is completely financed through equity. Company S is assessing a plan to buy a huge tract of land, which would be leased to the tenant farmers. This purchase is predicted to raise the annual earnings before tax in perpetuity. Person J is the new CFO (Chief financial officer) of Company S, who found the present capital cost of the company.

Person J felt that the company will be very valuable, if it adds debt in its capital structure. While evaluating whether the company could issue debt to completely finance the project, she found that it can issue bonds at a par value with coupon rate. She found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt.

Characters in the case:

  • Company S
  • Company A
  • Person R
  • Person J

Adequate information:

  • If Company S moves beyond the 30% debt, the bonds issued by the company will have a lower rating and a greater coupon as the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost increases.
  • Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.

To compute: The market value if Company S financed the purchase with debt.

b)

Summary Introduction

Case synopsis:

Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys real estate and rents it to tenants. The firm has shown profit for each year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the founder and CEO of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ended up with bankruptcy. This situation made Person R to be extremely averse towards debt financing.

Hence, the company is completely financed through equity. Company S is assessing a plan to buy a huge tract of land, which would be leased to the tenant farmers. This purchase is predicted to raise the annual earnings before tax in perpetuity. Person J is the new CFO (Chief financial officer) of Company S, who found the present capital cost of the company.

Person J felt that the company will be very valuable, if it adds debt in its capital structure. While evaluating whether the company could issue debt to completely finance the project, she found that it can issue bonds at a par value with coupon rate. She found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt.

Characters in the case:

  • Company S
  • Company A
  • Person R
  • Person J

Adequate information:

  • If Company S moves beyond the 30% debt, the bonds issued by the company will have a lower rating and a greater coupon as the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost increases.
  • Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.

To construct: The balance sheet of Company S with its market value after the land purchase and debt issue and find the price for one share of the firm’s stock.

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