Question

Taunton's is an all-equity firm that has 152,000 shares of stock outstanding. The CFO is considering borrowing $245,000 at 6 percent interest to repurchase 21,000 shares. Ignoring taxes, what is the value of the firm

Answer 1

The value of the firm is $1,773,333

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation of Value of each share

Amount borrowed (A) $245,000

No. of shares repurchased (B) 21,000

Value for each share (C) $11.67

No. of shares outstanding after repurchase(A) 131,000

(152,000 - 21,000)

Value for each share(B) $11.67

Equity value after repurchase(A*B) $1,528,333

Add: Amount borrowed $245,000

Firm value after this transaction $1,773,333