Digital Fruit is financed solely by common stock and has outstanding 27 million shares with a market price of $10 a share. It now announces that it intends to issue $180 million of debt and to use the proceeds to buy back common stock. There are no taxes. a. What is the expected market price of the common stock after the announcement? b. How many shares can the company buy back with the $180 million of new debt that it will issue? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) c. What is the market value of the firm (equity plus debt) after the change in capital structure? (Enter your answer in millions.) d. What is the debt ratio after the change in capital structure? (Enter your answer as a whole percent.)

Digital Fruit is financed solely by common stock and has outstanding 27 million shares with a market price of $10 a share. It now announces that it intends to issue $180 million of debt and to use the proceeds to buy back common stock. There are no taxes. a. What is the expected market price of the common stock after the announcement? b. How many shares can the company buy back with the $180 million of new debt that it will issue? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) c. What is the market value of the firm (equity plus debt) after the change in capital structure? (Enter your answer in millions.) d. What is the debt ratio after the change in capital structure? (Enter your answer as a whole percent.)

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter18: Initial Public Offerings, Investment Banking, And Capital Formation

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