Question

Reorganization

The Verbrugge Publishing Company's 2016 balance sheet and income statement are as follows (in millions of dollars).

Balance Sheet
Current assets	$168		Current liabilities	$42
Net fixed assets	153		Advance payments	78
Goodwill	15		Reserves	6
			$6 preferred stock, $112.50 par value (1,200,000 shares)	135
			$10.50 preferred stock, no par, callable at $150 (60,000 shares)	9
			Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares)	9
			Retained earnings	57
Total assets	$336		Total claims	$336

Income
Net sales	$540.0
Operating expense	516.0
Net operating income	$ 24.0
Other income	3.0
EBT	$ 27.0
Taxes (50%)	13.5
Net income	$ 13.5
Dividends on $6 preferred	7.2
Dividends on $10.50 preferred	0.6
Income available to common stockholders	$ 5.7

Verbrugge and its creditors have agreed upon a voluntary reorganization plan. In this plan, each share of the $6 preferred will be exchanged for one share of $2.90 preferred with a par value of $36.50 plus one 8% subordinated income debenture with a par value of $76. The $10.50 preferred issue will be retired with cash.

1. Construct the projected balance sheet while assuming that reorganization takes place. Show the new preferred stock at its par value. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
   The projected balance sheet (in millions of dollars) follows:

   Current assets	$		Current liabilities	$
   Net fixed assets	$		Advance payments	$
   Goodwill	$		Reserves	$
   			Subordinated debentures	$
   			$2.9 preferred stock, $36.5 par value (1,200,000 shares)	$
   			Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares)	$
   			Retained earnings	$
   Total assets	$		Total claims	$

   
   
2. Construct the projected income statement. What is the income available to common shareholders in the proposed recapitalization? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
   The projected income statement (in millions of dollars) follows:

   Net sales	$
   Operating expense	$
   Net operating income	$
   Other income	$
   EBIT	$
   Interest expense	$
   EBT	$
   Taxes (50%)	$
   Net income	$
   Dividends on $2.90 preferred	$
   Income available to common stockholders	$

   
   
3. Required earnings is defined as the amount that is just enough to meet fixed charges (debenture interest and/or preferred dividends). What are the required pre-tax earnings before and after the recapitalization? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.

   The required pre-tax earnings before recapitalization	$  million
   The required pre-tax earnings after recapitalization	$  million

   
   
4. How is the debt ratio affected by the reorganization? Round your answers to two decimal places.

   The debt ratio before reorganization	%
   The debt ratio after reorganization	%

Answer 1

1. The projected balance sheet (in millions of dollars)

Current assets	159		Current liabilities	42
Net fixed assets	153		Advance payments	78
Goodwill	15		Reserves	6
			Subordinated debentures	91.2
			$2.9 preferred stock, $36.5 par value (1,200,000 shares)	43.8
			Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares)	9
			Retained earnings	57
Total assets	327		Total claims	327

2. The projected income statement (in millions of dollars) follows:

Net sales	540
Operating expense	516
Net operating income	24
Other income	3
EBIT	27
Interest expense	7.3
EBT	19.7
Taxes (50%)	9.85
Net income	9.85
Dividends on $2.90 preferred	3.48
Income available to common stockholders	6.37

3. The required pre-tax earnings before and after the recapitalization

The required pre-tax earnings before recapitalization	$ 15.6 million
The required pre-tax earnings after recapitalization	$ 14.26 million

4. How is the debt ratio affected by the reorganization

The debt ratio before reorganization - 0%

The debt ratio after reorganization - 27.89%

Formula: Debt Ratio = Total Debt/Total Assets