Reference no: EM132459539
Castle, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $220,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $26,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 15 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 20 percent lower. The firm is considering a debt issue of $120,000 with an interest rate of 8 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 11,000 shares outstanding. The firm has a tax rate 35 percent. Assume the stock price remains constant.
a-1. Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued.
Recession: $
Normal: $
Expansion:
a-2. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession.
Percentage changes in EPS
Recession: -20%
Expansion 15%
b-1. Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the company goes through with recapitalization.
EPS
Recession: $
Normal: $
Expansion: $
b-2. Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession.
Percentage changes in EPS
Recession: -31.71%
Expansion: 23.78%
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