a)
To compute: The NPV (
Case synopsis:
Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys a real estate and rents it to the tenants. The firm gains profit every year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the CEO and the founder of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ends 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 has 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 the coupon rate. She also found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt to maximize its value.
Characters in the case:
- Company S
- Company A
- Person S
- 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, which is the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost would increase.
- Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.
a)
Answer to Problem 3M
The NPV of the project $15,294,118.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Company S has the outstanding stock of 9 million shares, while financed completely through equity. The present trade of the stock is $37.80 per share. The purchase price of the huge tract of land is $95 million. The expected increase in the earnings through the land purchase is $18.75 million.
The present capital cost of the company is 10.2%. The company will have an optimal capital structure if it is between 70% equity and 30% debt. The corporate rate of tax is 40%.
Explanation:
The purchase of land will result with an increase in the earnings of the company by $18.75 million per year in perpetuity. Such earnings are taxed at 40%. Hence, after taxes, the land purchase will increase the yearly-expected earnings of the company.
Formula to calculate the increase in the earnings:
Calculate the increase in the earnings:
Hence, the increase in the earnings after tax is $11,250,000.
As Company S is an all-equity company, the appropriate rate of discount is the company’s unlevered
Formula to calculate the NPV:
Calculate the NPV:
Hence, the NPV is $15,294,118.
b)
To construct: The balance sheet of Company S with its market value after its announcement that the company will use equity finance for the purchase, calculate the new price per share of the company’s stock and the number of shares required by the company to issue in order to finance the purchase.
The value of Company S will maximize by $15,294,118, which is NPV of the purchase, after the announcement. As per the
Case synopsis:
Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys a real estate and rents it to the tenants. The firm gains profit every year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the CEO and the founder of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ends 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 has 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 the coupon rate. She also found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt to maximize its value.
Characters in the case:
- Company S
- Company A
- Person S
- 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, which is the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost would increase.
- Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.
b)
Answer to Problem 3M
The new price per share after the announcement of land purchase is $ 39.50 and the number of shares Company S needs to issue is $2,405,103.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Company S has the outstanding stock of 9 million shares, while financed completely through equity. The present trade of the stock is $37.80 per share. The purchase price of the huge tract of land is $95 million. The expected increase in the earnings through the land purchase is $18.75 million.
Explanation:
The market value equity of Company S after the purchase announcement is as follows:
The present capital cost of the company is 10.2%. The company will have an optimal capital structure if it is between 70% equity and 30% debt. The corporate rate of tax is 40%.
Formula to calculate the value of equity:
Calculate the value of equity:
Hence, the equity value is $355,494,118.
Balance sheet showing the market value after its announcement of land purchase through equity finance:
Market value balance sheet | |||
Equity | $355,494,118 | Old assets | $340,200,000 |
NPV of project | $15,294,118 | ||
Debt and equity | $355,494,118 | Total assets | $355,494,118 |
As the market value of the company’s equity is $355,494,118 and the company has an outstanding stock of 9 million shares, the stock price of Company S after the announcement will be as follows:
Formula to calculate the new share price:
Calculate the new share price:
Hence, the new share price is $39.50.
Company S should increase $95 million to finance the purchase of land and the worth of the company’s stock is $39.50 per share. Hence, Company S must issue the amount as follows:
Formula to calculate the shares to be issued:
Calculate the shares to be issued:
Hence, the shares to be issued are $2,405,103.
c)
To construct: The balance sheet of Company S with its market value after the issue of equity prior to the purchase, calculate the new price per share of the company’s stock and the outstanding number of shares of the common stock that the company has owned.
Company S will receive a cash of $95 million due to equity issue. This will raise the assets and equity of the firm by $95 million. Hence, the balance sheet with the new market value after the issue of stock will be as follows:
Case synopsis:
Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys a real estate and rents it to the tenants. The firm gains profit every year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the CEO and the founder of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ends 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 has 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 the coupon rate. She also found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt to maximize its value.
Characters in the case:
- Company S
- Company A
- Person S
- 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, which is the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost would increase.
- Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.
c)
Answer to Problem 3M
The outstanding number of shares of common stock that the company has is $11,405,103 and the price per share of the company’s stock is $39.50.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Company S has the outstanding stock of 9 million shares, while financed completely through equity. The present trade of the stock is $37.80 per share. The purchase price of the huge tract of land is $95 million. The expected increase in the earnings through the land purchase is $18.75 million.
The present capital cost of the company is 10.2%. The company will have an optimal capital structure if it is between 70% equity and 30% debt. The corporate rate of tax is 40%.
Balance sheet showing the market value before the land purchase after the issue of stock:
Market Value Balance Sheet | |||
Equity | $450,494,118 | Cash | $95,000,000 |
Old assets | $340,200,000 | ||
NPV of project | $15,294,118 | ||
Debt and equity | $450,494,118 | Total assets | $450,494,118 |
The stock price will remain unchanged. Hence, compute the total outstanding shares to show the constant stock price.
Formula to calculate the total outstanding shares:
Calculate the total outstanding shares:
Hence, the total outstanding shares is $11,405,103.
Formula to calculate the share price:
Calculate the share price:
Hence, the share price is $39.50.
d)
To construct: The balance sheet of Company S after the purchase.
The project will increase by $18.75 million of extra pretax earnings per year forever. Such earnings will taxed at 40%. Hence, after taxes, the project will raise the yearly earnings of the firm by $11.25 million. Compute the present value of the increase in the earnings after-tax:
Case synopsis:
Company S is a real estate firm, whose CEO (chief executive officer) is Person R. The firm buys a real estate and rents it to the tenants. The firm gains profit every year. Before the foundation of Company S, Person R was the CEO and the founder of Company A, which is a farming operation. Company A was a failure firm, which ends 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 has 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 the coupon rate. She also found an optimal range of capital structure between 70% equity and 30% debt to maximize its value.
Characters in the case:
- Company S
- Company A
- Person S
- 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, which is the possibility of financial distress and the associated cost would increase.
- Company S also has a corporate rate of tax.
d)
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Company S has the outstanding stock of 9 million shares, while financed completely through equity. The present trade of the stock is $37.80 per share. The purchase price of the huge tract of land is $95 million. The expected increase in the earnings through the land purchase is $18.75 million.
The present capital cost of the company is 10.2%. The company will have an optimal capital structure if it is between 70% equity and 30% debt. The corporate rate of tax is 40%.
Formula to calculate the market value balance sheet:
Calculate the market value balance sheet:
Hence, the present value of the project is $110,294,118.
Balance sheet showing the market value after the land purchase has been made after the issue of stock:
Market Value Balance Sheet | |||
Equity | $450,494,118 | Old assets | $340,200,000 |
PV of project | $110,294,118 | ||
Debt and equity | $450,494,118 | Total assets | $450,494,118 |
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