Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 12QP
Stock Repurchase [LO4] Galles Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share repurchase. In either case, $14,500 would be spent. Current earnings are $1.65 per share, and the stock currently sells for $58 per share. There are 2,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes and other imperfections in answering the first two 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 the company’s EPS and PE ratio under the two different scenarios?
c. In the real world, which of these actions would you recommend? Why?
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