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Tartan Industries currently has total capital equal to $9 million, has zero debt, is in the 40% federal-plus-state tax bracket, has a net income of $4 million, and distributes 40% of its earnings as dividends. Net income is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year, 500,000 shares of stock are outstanding, and the current WACC is 13.00%.
The company is considering a recapitalization where it will issue $1 million in debt and use the proceeds to repurchase stock. Investment bankers have estimated that if the company goes through with the recapitalization, its before-tax cost of debt will be 10% and its cost of equity will rise to 14.5%.
PLease note Gordan's model has been used for working out the share price. Do let me know if there are any queries.
Solution to question A
Working for dividend , number of shares and weighted average cost of capital.
Solution B: