Question

Digital Fruit is financed solely by common stock and has outstanding 40 million shares with a market price of $20 a share. It now announces that it intends to issue $310 million of debt and to use the proceeds to buy back common stock. There are no taxes. a. What is the expected market price of the common stock after the announcement

Answer 1

Digital Fruit

The expected market price of the common stock after the announcement is:

$20 per share.

Step-by-step explanation:

Outstanding number of shares = 40 million

Market price of outstanding shares = $20 a share

Total market capitalization = $800 million

Debts introduced = $310 million

Market capitalization after the debt issue = $490 million ($800 - 310 million)

Number of shares bought back = $310 million /$20 = 15,500,000

Outstanding number of shares after the buy-back = 40 million minus 15.5 million

= 24,500,000 shares

Expected market price of the common stock after the announcement

= $490,000,000/24,500,000

= $20 per share