Question

The firm is an all-equity firm with assets worth $350 million and 100 million shares outstanding. It plans to borrow $100 million and use these funds to repurchase shares. The firm’s marginal corporate tax is 21%, and it plans to keep its outstanding debt equal to $100 million permanently. If the firm manages to repurchase shares at $4 per share, what is the per share value of equity for the leveraged firm? A) $2.71 per share B) $3.5 per share C) $3.61 per share D) $3.71 per share E) $4 per share

Answer 1

B) $3.5 per share

Step-by-step explanation:

Assets = Existing assets + Tax shield

= $350 million + 21% * $100 million

= $371 million

Equity = Asset - Debt

= $371 million - $100 million

= $271 million

The Shares are repurchase at $4

At this price, the firm would have 100 - 100/4 = 75 million shares outstanding .

Worth of shares outstanding = Equity / Outstanding shares

Worth of shares outstanding = ($271 million / 75 million shares)

Worth of shares outstanding = $3.61 per shares