Question

Dabney Electronics currently has no debt. Its operating income is $20 million and its tax rate is 40%. It pays out all of its net income as dividends and has a zero growth rate. The current stock price is $40 per share, and it has 2.5 million shares of stock outstanding. If it moves to a capital structure that has 40% debt and 60% equity (based on market values), its investment bankers believe its weighted average cost of capital would be 10%. What would its stock price be if it changes to the new capital structure

Answer 1

$29 per stock

Step-by-step explanation:

WACC=PBIT*(1-tax)/Market value of firm

10%=$20,000,000*(1-40%)/Market Value of the firm

Market Value of the firm=$20,000,000*60%/10%=$120,000,000

Stock price for all shares=$120,000,000*60%=$72,000,000

Stock price per share=$72,000,000/2,500,000=$29 per share