At the present time, Bogdan Enterprises does not have any preferred stock outstanding but is looking to include preferred stock in its capital structure in the future. Bogdan has found some institutional investors that are willing to purchase its preferred stock issue provided that it pays a perpetual dividend of $15 per share. If the investors pay $142.73 per share for their investment, then Bogdan's cost of preferred stock (rounded to four decimal places) will be

Rally inc, is an all equity firm with assets worth $25B and 10B shares outstanding. Rally plans to borrow $10B and use funds to repurchase shares. Rally’s corporate tax rate is 35% and Rally plans to keep its outstanding debt equal to $10B permanently. Suppose Rally offers $3 per share, and shareholders tender their shares at this price. What will be Rally’s share price after the repurchase?

Ewing Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share repurchase. In either case, $10,000 would be spent. Current earnings are $3 per share, and the stock currently sells for $50 per share. There are 5,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes and other market imperfections (e.g. transaction cost) in answering the questions. a) Evaluate the two alternatives in terms of the effect on the price per share of the stock and shareholder wealth. b) What will be the effect on Ewing’s EPS and PE ratio under the two different scenarios?

Winston Sporting Goods is considering a public offering of common stock. Its investment banker has informed the company that the retail price will be $18.40 per share for 670,000 shares. The company will receive $16.75 per share and will incur $225,000 in registration, accounting, and printing fees. 1. What is the spread on this issue in percentage terms? 2. What are the total expenses of the issue as a percentage of the total value (at retail)?