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Chapter 5: 7BP-b (page 567)
Question: Betsy Ross owns 927 shares in the Hanson Fabrics Company. There are 15 directors to be elected, and 33,500 shares are outstanding. The firm has adopted cumulative voting.
b. How many votes does Betsy control?
Answer
The number of votes controlled by Betsy is 13,905 votes.
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Tyson Iron Works is about to go public. It currently has after-tax earnings of \(4,400,000, and 4,200,000 shares are owned by the present stockholders. The new public issue will represent 500,000 new shares. The new shares will be priced to the public at \)25 per share with a 3 percent spread on the offering price. There will also be $280,000 in out-of-pocket costs to the corporation.
d. Determine what rate of return must be earned on the net proceeds to the corporation so there will not be a dilution in earnings per share during the year of going public.
The Ellis Corporation has heavy lease commitments. Prior to SFAS No. 13, it merely footnoted lease obligations in the balance sheet, which appeared as follows:
In \( millions | In \) millions | ||
Current assets | \(70 | Current liabilities | \)30 |
Fixed assets | \(70 | Long-term liabilities | \)30 |
Total liabilities | \(60 | ||
Stockholder’s equity | \)80 | ||
Total assets | \(140 | Total stockholder’s equity and liabilities | \)140 |
The footnotes stated that the company had $14 million in annual capital lease obligations for the next 20 years.
f. Comment on management’s perception of market efficiency (the viewpoint of the financial officer).
Midland Corporation has a net income of \(19 million and 4 million shares outstanding. Its common stock is currently selling for \)48 per share. Midland plans to sell common stock to set up a major new production facility with a net cost of \(21,120,000. The production facility will not produce a profit for one year, and then it is expected to earn a 13 percent return on the investment. Stanley Morgan and Co., an investment banking firm, plans to sell the issue to the public for \)44 per share with a spread of 4 percent.
e. Are the shareholders better off because of the sale of stock and the resultant investment? What other financing strategy could the company have tried to increase earnings per share?
Discuss how an underwriting syndicate decreases risk for each underwriter and at the same time facilitates the distribution process.
The Ellis Corporation has heavy lease commitments. Prior to SFAS No. 13, it merely footnoted lease obligations in the balance sheet, which appeared as follows:
In \( millions | In \) millions | ||
Current assets | \(70 | Current liabilities | \)30 |
Fixed assets | \(70 | Long-term liabilities | \)30 |
Total liabilities | \(60 | ||
Stockholder’s equity | \)80 | ||
Total assets | \(140 | Total stockholder’s equity and liabilities | \)140 |
The footnotes stated that the company had $14 million in annual capital lease obligations for the next 20 years.
e. In an efficient capital market environment, should the consequences of SFAS No. 13, as viewed in the answers to parts c and d, change stock prices and credit ratings?
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