Which of the following is an advantage of a restricted-stock plan? A.The stock never becomes completely worthless. B.The plan creates new job opportunities in a company. C.The issuance of the stock increases the profit of a company. D.The creation

A firm is planning to borrow money to make an equity repurchase to increase its stock price. It is basing its analysis on the fact that there will be fewer shares outstanding after the repurchases, and higher earnings per share. There are no taxes. a. Will earnings per share always increase after such an action? Explain.b. Will the higher earnings per share always translate into a higher stock price? Explain.c. Under what conditions will such a transaction lead to a higher price?

Investments in smaller company stock compared to investments in larger company stock are generally: A) more volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have less diversified sources of income. B) more volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have more diversified sources of income. C) less volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have less diversified sources of income. D) less volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have more diversified sources of income.

Explain why the following statement is wrong: “The stock price is equal to the value of equity, divided by shares outstanding. Therefore, companies should avoid issuing equity because the number of shares outstanding goes up and thus the stock price would decrease."

What are the factors that contribute to the temporary drop in a company's share price after a capital-raising plan is announced?

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. There are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. The first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. Because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected rate of return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. The second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: Cost of equity from new stock = r, D1 +8 Po(1-F) The difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. Quantitative Problem: Barton Industries expects next year's annual dividend, D1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. The firm's current common stock price, Po, is $25.00. If it needs to issue…

A long-term investor has recently become concerned that the shares of a large stock holding will decline significantly in the short term. What type of order might the investor most likely consider placing to try to protect against such a decline?   Fill or kill stop-loss buy order. Good-till-canceled limit buy order. Good-till-canceled limit sell order. Good-till-canceled stop-loss sell order. Good-till-canceled stop-loss buy order.