Question

Haskell Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 12,000 shares of stock and $100,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 8,700 shares of stock and $155,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 5 percent. Compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $80,000. The all-equity plan would result in 18,000 shares of stock outstanding. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, what is the EPS for each of these plans

Answer 1

Earnings per share (EPS) = (net income - preferred dividends) / average number of outstanding shares

EPS for all equity plan:

($80,000 x 60%) / 18,000 = $2.67 per share

EPS for Plan I:

[($80,000 - $5,000) x 60%] / 12,000 = $3.75 per share

EPS for Plan II:

[($80,000 - $7,750) x 60%] / 8,700 = $4.98 per share