In: Accounting
a. An all-equity company ABC has nine million outstanding
shares, with a share price currently at £55. The company also has
outstanding debt valued at £75 million. Equity cost of capital is
6.5%. The company has made an announcement of issuing new debt
valued at £210 million. The proceeds of this issue will be used to
repay outstanding debt and to pay out an immediate dividend. Assume
capital markets are perfect.
Required:
i. What is the share price just after the announcement, before the
issue takes place? [2 marks]
ii. Based on the market-value balance sheet, calculate the price of
the share when the announced transaction is carried out. [5
marks]
iii. Assume that the existing outstanding debt bears no risk and
has an expected return of 4.75%. Also assume that the new debt
bears risk and has an expected return of 6%. Calculate the equity
cost of capital after the announced transaction is carried out. [5
marks]
part iii) pls