Question

Over the years, O'Brien Corporation's stockholders have provided $20,000,000 of capital, when they purchased new issues of stock and allowed management to retain some of the firm's earnings. The firm now has 1,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and it sells at a price of $32.00 per share. How much value has O'Brien's management added to stockholder wealth over the years, i.e., what is O'Brien's MVA?

Answer 1

The answer is: O'Brien's MVA is $12,000,000

Step-by-step explanation:

We first take the total book value of equity $20,000,000

Then e calculate the market value of the company (stock price per share times shares outstanding) = $32 per share x 1,000,000 shares = $32,000,000

The market value added (MVA) is the difference between market value and equity value:

MVA = $32,000,000 - $20,000,000 = $12,000,000