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Enterprise Storage Company has 450,000 shares of cumulative
preferred stock outstanding, which has a stated dividend of $8.75.
It is six years in arrears in its dividend payments. Use Appendix B
for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the
formula and financial calculator methods.
a. How much in total dollars is the company behind
in its payments? (Do not round intermediate calculations.
Input your answer in dollars, not millions (e.g.,
$1,234,000).)
Dividend in arrears-?
b. The firm proposes to offer new common stock
to the preferred stockholders to wipe out the deficit. The common
stock will pay the following dividends over the next four
years:
D1 | $ | 1.20 | |
D2 | 1.30 | ||
D3 | 1.40 | ||
D4 | 1.50 | ||
The company anticipates earnings per share after four years will be
$4.10 with a P/E ratio of 11.
The common stock will be valued as the present value of future
dividends plus the present value of the future stock price after
four years. The discount rate used by the investment banker is 11
percent.
Compute the value of the common stock. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Common stock-?
c. How many shares of common stock must be
issued at the value computed in part b to eliminate the
deficit (arrearage) computed in part a? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the
nearest whole share.)
number of shares of common stuck-?
a. Dividend in Arrears = Preferred Stock * Dividend Amount* years in arrears
Dividend in Arrears = 450000 * 8.75 * 6
Dividend in Arrears = $23625000
b. Value of Stock = $45.50
c. How many shares of common stock must be issued at the value computed in part b to eliminate the deficit (arrearage) computed in part a? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole share.)
# of shares to be issued = Preferred dividend in arrears / Stock value
# of shares to be issued = 23625000 / 45.50
# of shares to be issued = 519282 Shares