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Kaelea, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $153,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $9,500 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 35 percent lower. The company is considering a $45;300 debt issue with an interest rate of 5 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 5,100 shares outstanding. Assume the company has a tax rate of 34 percent. a. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS .79 Recession Normal Expansion b. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) %AEPS Recession Expansion Assume the company goes through with recapitalization. c. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS Recession Normal Expansion

Answer 1

a-1

EPS = EBIT*(1-tax rate)/shares outstanding

Recession

EPS = EBIT*(1-recession impact%)*(1-tax rate)/shares outstanding

EPS=9500*(1-0.35)*(1-0.34)/5100

EPS=0.8

Normal

EPS = EBIT*(1-tax rate)/shares outstanding

EPS=9500*(1-0.34)/5100

EPS=1.23

Expansion

EPS = EBIT*(1+Growth impact%)*(1-tax rate)/shares outstanding

EPS=9500*(1+0.2)*(1-0.34)/5100

EPS=1.48

B

%age change in EPS for Recession

=(EPS recession/EPS normal-1)*100

=(0.7991/1.2294-1)*100

=-35%

%age change in EPS for Growth

=(EPS Growth/EPS normal-1)*100

=(1.4753/1.2294-1)*100

=20%

C

New no. of shares = old shares-debt/(Market value/old shares)

=5100-45300/(153000/5100)

=3590

EPS = (EBIT-debt*interest%)*(1-tax rate)/new shares outstanding

Recession

EPS = (EBIT*(1-recession impact%)-debt*interest %age)*(1-tax rate)/new shares outstanding

EPS=(9500*(1-0.35)-45300*0.05)*(1-0.34)/3590

EPS=0.72

Normal

EPS = (EBIT-debt*interest%)*(1-tax rate)/new shares outstanding

EPS=(9500-45300*0.05)*(1-0.34)/3590

EPS=1.33

Expansion

EPS = (EBIT*(1+growth impact%)-debt*interest %age)*(1-tax rate)/new shares outstanding

EPS=(9500*(1+0.2)-45300*0.05)*(1-0.34)/3590

EPS=1.68

D

%age change in EPS for Recession

=(EPS recession/EPS normal-1)*100

=(0.7188/1.3301-1)*100

=-46%

%age change in EPS for Growth

=(EPS Growth/EPS normal-1)*100

=(1.6794/1.3301-1)*100

=26%