Chapter 5: Q2BP (page 495)

The Hamilton Corporation Company has 4 million shares of stock outstanding and will report earnings of $6,910,000 in the current year. The company is considering the issuance of 1 million additional shares that can only be issued at $30 per share.
a. Assume that Hamilton Corporation Company can earn 7.0 percent on the proceeds. Calculate the earnings per share.
b. Should the new issue be undertaken based on earnings per share?

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a. Earnings per share is $1.382.

b. Yes, the new issue should be undertaken.

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Computation of earnings per share

$Earning per share = \frac{Earnings}{Shares outstanding + Additional shares} = \frac{$ 6, 910, 000}{4, 000, 000 + 1, 000, 000} = $ 1.382$

Computation of growth in EPS

$New income = Expected earnings (Additional shares \times value per share) = 7 % (1, 000, 000 \times $ 30) = $ 2, 100, 000 Total income = New income + Previous income = $ 2, 100, 000 + $ 6, 910, 000 = $ 9, 010, 000 New earnings per share = \frac{Total income}{Outstanding stock + Additional issue} = \frac{$ 9, 010, 000}{5, 000, 000} = $ 1.802 Growth in EPS = New EPS - Old EPS = $ 1.802 - $ 1.382 = $ 0.42$

Conclusion:Hence, the new issue should be undertaken because earnings per share will grow by$0.42.

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Assets
	Book value	Liquidation value
Accounts receivables	\(1,400,000	\)1,200,000
Inventory	\(1,800,000	\)900,000
Machinery and equipment	\(1,100,000	\)600,000
Building and plant	\(4,200,000	\)2,500,000
Total assets	\(8,500,000	\)5,200,000

Liabilities and stockholder’s claims
Liabilities
Accounts payable	\(2,800,000
First lien, secured by machinery and equipment	\)900,000
Senior unsecured debt	\(2,200,000
Subordinated debenture	\)1,700,000
Total liabilities	\(7,600,000
Stockholder’s claims
Preferred stock	\)250,000
Common stock	\(650,000
Total stockholder’s claims	\)900,000
Total liabilities and stockholder’s claims	$8,500,000

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Computation of growth in EPS

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