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Abc company has net income of $2 million, a value of $15 million and 500,000 shares o/s. You are planning to use $1.2 million of excess cash to buy back shares. How much will your EPS (earnings per share) increase?
EPS = Net Income / No. of Shares
Now,
Current EPS = Net Income / No. of Shares
= 2,000,000 / 500,000
Current EPS = $4
After Buy Back,
Price per share = 15,000,000 / 500,000
= $30
No. of Shares Buy Back = 1,200,000 / 30
= 40,000 shares
New EPS = 2,000,000 / (500,000 - 40,000)
= 2,000,000 / 460,000
New EPS = $4.35
Therefore, Increase in EPS = $4.35 - $4 = $0.35 or 8.75%