The firm Lando expects cash flows in one year’s time of $90 million if the economy is in a good state or $40 million if it is in a bad state. Both states are equally likely. The firm also has debt with face value $65 million due in one year.
Lando is considering a new project that would require an investment of $30 million today and would result in a cash flow in one year’s time of $47 million in the good state of the economy or $32 million in the bad state.
Investors are all risk neutral and the risk free rate is zero.
(a) What are the expected values of the firm's equity and debt without the new project? (4 marks) Lando can finance the project by issuing new debt of $30 million. If the firm goes bankrupt the new debt will have a lower priority for repayment than the firm’s existing debt.
(b) If the new project is accepted, what will be the value of the firm’s cash flow in each state after paying the original debtholders? What payment must Lando promise to the new debtholders in the good state of the economy? (6 marks)
(c) What will be the expected value of Lando’s equity? Will Lando’s managers choose to accept the project? Why/why not? (4 marks) Alternatively, Lando can issue new equity of $30 million to finance the project.
(d) What proportion of its equity must Lando give to the new equityholders? Will Lando’s managers choose to accept the project now? Why/why not? (5 marks)
(e) Briefly discuss the agency problem of debt overhang with reference to your answers to the previous parts of the question. (120 words) (6 marks)
(Total = 25 marks)
a)
await amount flow in 1 year = 90x0.5 + 40x0.5 = 65 million
mortage price after 1 year = 65 million
the danger free rate is 0 hence ,the present worth of cash flows stay same as the worth of cash flows after 1 year
total firm worth after 1 year = 65 million
debt value is worth after 1 year = 65 million
equity value is fv - dv = 65 -65 = 0
b)
Since the hazard -free rate is zero therefore we can disregard the discounting impact on the cashflows.
Good state economy
Cash flows ot be acquire = real cash flows + cash flows through new work is = 90 + 47 = 137
cash flow after giving the original mortgage holder = 137 - 65 = 72 million
Lando can promise to give the full cash of 30 million to the new debtholders
Bad state economy
cash flows to be acquire = 40 +32 = 72
cash flows later repaying original debt holders = 72 - 65 = 7 million
c)
equity worth in case of fine economy = fv - dv = 137 - 65 - 30 = 42 million
equity worth in case of bad economy = 72 - 65 - 30 = limited to zero
so await equity worth = 42 x0.5 + 0x0.5 = 21 million
so As the worth is greater than 0 so we should allow the new project .
Answer:
a)
The Cash Flow is:
(50%*90) + (50%*40) ==> 45+20 ==> 65millions
The Firm also has debt with FV ==> $65 million
now, the expected values of the company's equity and debt without the new project will be ==> 65million - 65million ==> 0
b)
Value of firms cash flow
good state==>90 + 47 - 65 ==>72minutes
bad state==>40 + 32 - 65 ==>7minutes
If the proj is accepted, then the Expected CF
Good state==>90+47==>137minutes
Now, the CF available is ==> 137-65==>72minutes
the payment in the good state of the economy==>30min
c)
Value of Equity
Good state==>72-30==>42minutes
bad state==>23minutes
Expected Value==>(0.5*42)+(0.5*(-23))==>21-11.5==>9.5minutes
d)
Expected total value of firm==>(0.5 x (90+47)) + (0.5 x (40+32))==>104.5
Exesting debt==>65minutes
Equity==>Expected Value - exesting debt==>39.5minutes
The proportion of its equity Lando give to the new equity holders will be==>39.5/104.5==>37.08%
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