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The Verbrugge Publishing Company's 2018 balance sheet and income statement are as follows (in millions of...

The Verbrugge Publishing Company's 2018 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 Statement
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 $2.30 preferred with a par value of $35.50 plus one 7% subordinated income debenture with a par value of $77. 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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. 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 $  
    $2.3 preferred stock, $35.50 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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. 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 $2.30 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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. 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:   %

    If you were a holder of Verbrugge's common stock, would you vote in favor of the reorganization? Why or why not?

    -Select-YesNoItem 28 , because (1) earnings to shareholders are -Select-increaseddecreasedItem 29 , (2) earnings required to cover fixed charges (including preferred dividends) are -Select-increaseddecreasedItem 30 , and (3) income debentures are -Select-lessmoreItem 31 risky to the shareholders than preferred stock.

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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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
The projected balance sheet (in millions of dollars) follows:
Current assets ($168 - $9) $     159.00 Current liabilities $       42.00
Net fixed assets $     153.00 Advance payments $       78.00
Goodwill $       15.00 Reserves $         6.00
        Subordinated debentures (1.2 million x $77) $       92.40
$2.3 preferred stock, $35.50 par value (1,200,000 shares)(1.2 million shares x )($35.50 par value) $       42.60
     Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares) $         9.00
        Retained earnings $       57.00
Total assets $     327.00 Total claims $     327.00
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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
The projected income statement (in millions of dollars) follows:
Net sales $     540.00
Operating expense $     516.00
Net operating income $       24.00
Other income $         3.00
EBIT $       27.00
Interest expense  = 7% x ($92.40 million par value) $         6.47
EBT $       20.53
Taxes (50%) $       10.27
Net income $       10.27
Dividends on $2.30 preferred  x (1.2 million shares) $         2.76
Income available to common stockholders $         7.51
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 $1.23 million should be entered as 1.23, not 1,230,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
The required pre-tax earnings before recapitalization: ($7.2 + $.6)/(1-50%) $       15.60 Millions
The required pre-tax earnings after recapitalization: Preferred Dividend $2.76/50%  + 6.47 (Interest expense) $       11.99 Millions
How is the debt ratio affected by the reorganization? Round your answers to two decimal places.
The debt ratio before reorganization:  $120 million/$336 million = 35.71%
The debt ratio after reorganization: (42 + 78 + 92.40 )/327 64.95%
If you were a holder of Verbrugge's common stock, would you vote in favor of the reorganization? Why or why not?
Yes, because (1) earnings to shareholders are increased, (2) earnings required to cover fixed charges (including preferred dividends) are decreased, and (3) income debentures are less risky to the shareholders than preferred stock.

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