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In Class ExerciseWednesday, June 10, 20206-10-20A The CFO of Metal Recycling Inc. has come up with the following projected figures for next year:Sales275,000Costs70% of salesDepreciation30,000Tax rate21%Current Shares outstanding11,000Metal Recycling Inc has no debt currently, but the board is considering a loan of $300,000 at 11% interest, which they will use to repurchase shares of their own stock at $100 per share. The CFO thinks his projections of sales may be off by + or - 10%. Depreciation will stay the same. What will their EPS be under the current structure and under the proposed structure for each scenario? Is the restructuring a good idea?
Calculation of Earning per Share (EPS) | |||
Particulars | Current Structure | Proposed Structure | |
10% Increase | 10% Decrese | ||
Sales | 275,000.00 | 302,500.00 | 247,500.00 |
Cost | 192,500.00 | 211,750.00 | 173,250.00 |
Depreciation | 30,000.00 | 30,000.00 | 30,000.00 |
Interest Expenses | - | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 |
Profit before tax | 52,500.00 | 27,750.00 | 11,250.00 |
Tax expense @21% | 11,025.00 | 5,827.50 | 2,362.50 |
Profit after tax | 41,475.00 | 21,922.50 | 8,887.50 |
No. of shares outstanding | 11,000.00 | 8,000.00 | 8,000.00 |
Earning per share | 3.77 | 2.74 | 1.11 |
Working note | |||
Calculation of share outstanding | |||
Loan taken | $300,000 | ||
Buy Back price per share | $100 | ||
Therfore, | |||
No.of share Buy Back | 300000 / 100 | 3000 | Shares |
Earning Per share = | Profits after tax / No. of share outstanding |
Comment : Reconstruction option is not viable as it decreases EPS.