Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 6P

KMS Corporation has assets with a market value of $500 million, $50 million of which are cash. It has debt of $200 million, and 10 million shares outstanding. Assume perfect capital markets.

  1. a. What is its current stock price?
  2. b. If KMS distributes $50 million as a dividend, what will its share price be after the dividend is paid?
  3. c. If instead, KMS distributes $50 million as a share repurchase, what will its share price be once the shares are repurchased?
  4. d. What will its new market debt-equity ratio be after either transaction?
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