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3- CD is an all equity firm that has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $20 a share. The firm's management has decided to issue $50,000 worth of debt and use the funds to repurchase shares of the outstanding stock. The interest rate on the debt will be 5 percent.
a. What are the earnings per share at the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes? Ignore taxes.
Draw a graph with EPS on the vertical axis and EBIT on the horizontal axis for the all equity company and the company with leverage. Show on the graph the break-even level of earnings for the two financing alternatives.
Outstanding Shares | = | 10,000 | ||||
Market Share Price (MSP) | = | $ 20 | ||||
Debt Issued | = | $ 50,000 | ||||
Rate of Interest (ROI) | = | 5% | ||||
Breakeven EBIT (Earning before Interest and taxes) would be that level will be sufficient to repay the interest charges of the debt or loan amount. | ||||||
So, Breakeven EBIT | = | Interest charges to be paid on debt issued | ||||
= | 5% of $ 50,0000 | |||||
= | $ 2,500 | |||||
Break-Even EPS would be the residual of EBIT after deducting interest and taxes. | ||||||
So, in that case the Earning avaible for the equity shareholders will be zero so the EPS would also be 0. |