Haskell Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result
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Haskell Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 10,000 shares of stock and $100,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 5,000 shares of stock and $200,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent. a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $60,000. The all-equity plan would result in 15,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS Plan I $ Plan II $ All equity $ b. In part (a), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) EBIT Plan I and all-equity $ Plan II and all-equity $ c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) EBIT $ d-1 Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS Plan I $ Plan II $ All equity $ d-2 Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) EBIT Plan I and all-equity $ Plan II and all-equity $ d-3 Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) EBIT $
Explanation / Answer
Plan I
Plan II
All Equity
EBIT
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
Less: Interest
$6,000.00
$12,000.00
$0.00
Less: Tax
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Net Income
$54,000.00
$48,000.00
$60,000.00
Total Outstanding Shares
10,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
EPS
$5.40
$9.60
$4.00
Interest for Plan I = $100,000 x 6% = $6,000
Interest for Plan II = $200,000 x 6% = $12,000
a) Formula: EBIT/Number of shares of all-equity plan = [EBIT – Interest rate*(Total Debt)]/Number of Shares of Plan
The breakeven EBIT between the all-equity capital structure and Plan I is:
EBIT/15,000 = [EBIT – 0.06*($100,000)]/10,000
10,000 EBIT = 15,000 EBIT - $90,000,000
EBIT = -90,000,000/-5,000 => $18,000
The breakeven EBIT between the all-equity capital structure and Plan II is:
EBIT/15,000 = [EBIT – 0.06($200,000)]/5,000
5000EBIT = 15,000EBIT - $180,000,000
EBIT = -$180,000,000 /-10,000 => $18,000
As we can see that the Break Even levels for both the plans are same.
b) Setting the equations for EPS from Plan I and Plan II equal to each other and solving for EBIT, we get:
[EBIT – 0.06($100,000)]/10,000 = [EBIT – 0.06($200,000)]/5,000
[5000EBIT - $30,000] = [10000EBIT - $12,000]
2EBIT = $18,000
EBIT = $9,000
d-1)
Plan I
Plan II
All Equity
EBIT
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
Less: Interest
$6,000.00
$12,000.00
$0.00
EBT
$54,000.00
$48,000.00
$60,000.00
Less: Tax
$21,600.00
$19,200.00
$24,000.00
Net Income
$32,400.00
$28,800.00
$36,000.00
Total Outstanding Shares
10,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
EPS
$3.24
$5.76
$2.40
Tax for Plan I = $54,000 x 40% = $21,600
Tax for Plan II = $48,000 x 40% = $19,200
Tax for all-equity plan = $60,000 x 40% = $24,000
d-2 & d-3) The break-even levels of EBIT do not change because the addition of taxes reduces the income of all three plans by the same percentage. Hence, they do not change relative to one another.
d-4) Setting the equations for EPS from Plan I and Plan II equal to each other and solving for EBIT, we get:
[EBIT – 0.06($100,000) (1 – 0.40)]/10,000 = [EBIT – 0.06($200,000) (1 – 0.40)]/5,000
[EBIT – ($6,000) (0.60)]/10,000 = [EBIT – ($12,000) (0.60)]/5,000
5,000EBIT - $18,000,000 = 10,000EBIT - $72,000,000
EBIT = $54,000,000/5,000 => $10,800
Plan I
Plan II
All Equity
EBIT
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
Less: Interest
$6,000.00
$12,000.00
$0.00
Less: Tax
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Net Income
$54,000.00
$48,000.00
$60,000.00
Total Outstanding Shares
10,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
EPS
$5.40
$9.60
$4.00
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