Question

Use the following information to answer the question below:

Acquirer purchases 100% of target by issuing $100 million in new debt to purchase target shares, carrying an interest rate of 10%
Excess cash is used to help pay for the acquisition
Acquirer expects to be able to close down several of the target company’s old manufacturing facilities and save an estimated $2 million in the first year
Target PP&E is written up by $25 million to fair market value
Investment bankers, accountants, and consultants on the deal earned $30 million in fees
Which of the following adjustments would be made to the pro forma income statement?
a) Advisory fee expense of $30 million
b) Depreciation expense increase due to PP&E write-up
c) Pre-tax synergies of $2 million
d) All of the above

Answer 1

d) All of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

Pro forma income statements are basically estimated or expected income statements which do not necessarily comply with US GAAP norms (are not useful in legal terms), but should reflect future outcomes.

In this case, Acquirer didn't simply decide to purchase Target and carried the operation immediately. The process is long and complicated and many times companies negotiate fair values and future cash flows. If you analyze the acquisition process of Whole Foods by Amazon it is very interesting. After negotiations Amazon paid 4 times the capitalization value of Whole Foods.

Before the actual process ends, Acquirer should present a pro forma statement and it must include all the relevant issues about the merger. They already know how much the transaction will cost, what actions will be taken to increase profits and any other major event.