Answer:
Beckett, Inc.
Earnings Per Share:
a-1. Earnings Per Share:
Economic Conditions Normal Expansion Recession
Earnings before interest and taxes = $30,000 $35,400 $24,000
Earnings per share:
Recession = $24,000/8,000 $3.00
Normal = $30,000/8,000 $3.75
Expansion = $35,400/8,000 $4.43
a-2. Percentage changes in EPS:
Recession = -$0.75/$3.75 x 100 = -20%
Expansion = $0.68/$3.75 x 100 = 18.13%
b-1. EPS after recapitalization:
Economic Conditions Normal Expansion Recession
Earnings before interest and taxes = $30,000 $35,400 $24,000
Interest at 8% $8,000 $8,000 $8,000
Earnings after interest $22,000 $27,400 $16,000
Earnings per share:
Recession = $16,000/8,000 $2.00
Normal = $22,000/8,000 $2.75
Expansion = $27,400/8,000 $3.43
b-2. Percentage changes in EPS:
Recession: -$0.75/$2.75 x 100 = -27.27%
Expansion: $0.68/$2.75 x 100 = 24.73%
Explanation:
1. Data:
Market Value = $200,000
Economic Conditions Normal Expansion Recession
Earnings before interest and taxes = $30,000 $35,400 $24,000
Issue of debt for $75,000 with 8% interest
Proceeds to repurchase shares of stock.
Outstanding shares = 8,000
Ignore taxes
