The Severn Company plans to raise a net amount of $270 million to finance new equipment in

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The Severn Company plans to raise a net amount of $270 million to finance new equipment in early 2016. Two alternatives are being considered: Common stock may be sold to net $60 per share, or bonds yielding 12% may be issued. The balance sheet and income statement of the Severn Company prior to financing are as follows:

The Severn Company plans to raise a net amount of

The Severn Company: Income Statement for Year Ended
December 31, 2015 (Millions of Dollars)
Sales........................................................$2,475.00
Operating costs.............................................2,227.50
Earnings before interest and taxes...............(10%) $ 247.50
Interest on short-term debt...................................15.00
Interest on long-term debt....................................69.75
Earnings before taxes.....................................$ 162.75
Federal-plus-state taxes (40%)..............................65.10
Net income..................................................$ 97.65
The probability distribution for annual sales is as follows:
ProbabilityAnnual Sales (Millions of Dollars)
0.30.....................................$2,250
0.40.......................................2,700
0.30.......................................3,150
Assuming that EBIT equals 10% of sales, calculate earnings per share (EPS) under the debt financing and the stock financing alternatives at each possible sales level. Then calculate expected EPS and σEPS under both debt and stock financing alternatives. Also calculate the debt-to-capital ratio and the times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio at the expected sales level under each alternative. The old debt will remain outstanding. Which financing method do you recommend?

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Fundamentals of Financial Management

ISBN: 978-1285867977

14th edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

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