PRIN.OF CORP.FINANCE-CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 17, Problem 8PS
MM proposition 1 Executive Cheese has issued debt with a market value of $100 million and has outstanding 15 million shares with a market price of $10 a share. It now announces that it intends to issue a further $60 million of debt and to use the proceeds to buy back common stock. Debtholders, seeing the extra risk, mark the value of the existing debt down to $70 million.
- a. How is the market price of the stock affected by the announcement?
- b. How many shares can the company buy back with the $60 million of new debt that it issues?
- c. What is the market value of the firm (equity plus debt) after the change in capital structure?
- d. What is the debt ratio after the change in structure?
- e. Who (if anyone) gains or loses?
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