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The firm’s CFO is currently considering a transaction to repurchase shares using excess cash of $800,000. The value of the firm’s other assets is $5,200,000. The firm has 600,000 shares outstanding and the total value of equity is worth $6,000,000. Assume the book value of assets equals the market value. The firm has a net income of $700,000. If the firm spends all of its excess cash on a share repurchase program, how many shares of stock will be outstanding after the stock repurchase is completed? | ||||||
Step 1 | Calculate the price per share | |||||
Shareholder’s equity = equity + net income | ||||||
Shareholders equity = | 6,000,000+ 700,000 | |||||
Shareholders equity = | $6,700,000 | |||||
Price per share = Divide shareholder equity / # of current outstanding shares | ||||||
Price per share = | $6,700,000 / 600,000 | |||||
Price per share = | $11.16666667 | |||||
Step 2: | Calculate the number of shares to be repurchased | |||||
Excess cash used to purchase shares | $800,000 | |||||
Price per share = | $11.17 | |||||
# of shares to repurchase = excess cash / price per share | ||||||
# of shares to repurchase = | 71,641.79 | |||||
# of shares repurchased = | 71,641 shares | |||||
Step 3: | Calculate how many shares of stock will be outstanding after the stock repurchase is completed. | |||||
OS= | Outstanding shares | |||||
OS after the stock is repurchased = Current OS minus # of shares repurchased | ||||||
OS = | 600,000 – 71,641 | |||||
OS = | 528,359 | after the share purchase | ||||
B. Consider the situation of Firm Ltd in part (a) above. What will the stock price per share be if the firm pays out its excess cash as a cash dividend? | ||||||
If the firm pays out it's excess cash as a cash dividend the share price will decrease. | ||||||
Decrease in share price = | Cash paid/OS shares | |||||
Decrease in share price = | $800,000/528,359 | |||||
Decrease in share price = | $ 1.51 | |||||
New share price after the dividend is paid = | share price - decrease in share price post dividends paid | |||||
New share price after dividend | $ 8.49 |