Question

Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP) is a zero growth company. It currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $80,000. PP's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. The firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. Refer to the data for Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP). Assume that PP is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 35% debt and 65% equity. This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 9.4% and a new value of operations of $510,638. Assume PP raises $178,723 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase. PP then sells the T-bills and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. How many shares remain after the repurchase, and what is the stock price per share immediately after the repurchase?

Answer 1

Price per share after repurchase = $51.064

Shares remaining after repurchase = 6500

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Value of operations = $510,638

Value of T-bills = value of debt = $178,723

Therefore, value of equity = $510,638

Number of common shares = 10,000

Price per share = Value of equity / Number of shares

Price per share = $510,638 / 10,000 = $51.064

Price per share prior to repurchase is the same as price per share after repurchase.

However, number of shares repurchased equals;

$178,723 / $51.064 = 3499.99 = 3500 shares

Number of shares left after repurchase :

Totals shares - shares repurchased

10,000 - 3500 = 6,500