Conrad Corporation plans to raise $8 million to pay off its existing short-term bank loan of $2.4 million and to increase total assets by $5,600,000. The bank loan bears an interest rate of 12 percent. The company's president owns 55% of the 4,000,000 shares of common stock and wishes to maintain control of the company. The company's tax rate is 21%. Balance sheet information is shown below. The company is considering two alternatives to raise the $8 million: (1) sell common stock at $20 per share, or (2) Sell bonds at a 12% coupon, each $1,000 bond carrying 25 warrants to buy common stock at $30 per share.             Current Liabilities $3,000,000         Common Stock, Par $0.50 2,000,000         Retained earnings 1,400,000   Total Assets $6,400,000   Total claims $6,400,000               Alternative 1: Common stock $20   Tax rate 35%   # new shares 400,000   New financing $8,000,000   Par value per share $0.50   Existing Loan $2,400,000         Interest rate 12%   Alternative 2: Debentures 12%   Interest amount - old $288,000   Exercise price per warrant $30   Interest amount - new $960,000   # bonds to raise 4M 8,000         # new shares 200,000   President owns 55.0%   warrants per bond 25   Shares outstanding 4,000,000   New money raised 6,000,000         Addition to par 100,000         Additional paid-in capital 5,900,000         a. Show the new balance sheet under both alternatives. For Alternative 2, show the balance sheet after exercise of the warrants. b. Calculate the president's ownership position for both alternatives. He doesn't buy any of the additional shares. c. Calculate earnings per share for both alternatives, assuming that EBIT is 20% of total assets. d. Calculate the debt ratio under both alternatives e, Which alternative do you recommend and why?

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Conrad Corporation plans to raise $8 million to pay off its existing short-term bank loan of $2.4 million and to increase total assets by $5,600,000. The bank loan bears an interest rate of 12 percent. The company's president owns 55% of the 4,000,000 shares of common stock and wishes to maintain control of the company. The company's tax rate is 21%. Balance sheet information is shown below.

The company is considering two alternatives to raise the $8 million: (1) sell common stock at $20 per share, or (2) Sell bonds at a 12% coupon, each $1,000 bond carrying 25 warrants to buy common stock at $30 per share.

 

 

 

      Current Liabilities $3,000,000  
      Common Stock, Par $0.50 2,000,000  
      Retained earnings 1,400,000  
Total Assets $6,400,000   Total claims $6,400,000  
           
Alternative 1: Common stock $20   Tax rate 35%  
# new shares 400,000   New financing $8,000,000  
Par value per share $0.50   Existing Loan $2,400,000  
      Interest rate 12%  
Alternative 2: Debentures 12%   Interest amount - old $288,000  
Exercise price per warrant $30   Interest amount - new $960,000  
# bonds to raise 4M 8,000        
# new shares 200,000   President owns 55.0%  
warrants per bond 25   Shares outstanding 4,000,000  
New money raised 6,000,000        
Addition to par 100,000        
Additional paid-in capital 5,900,000        

a. Show the new balance sheet under both alternatives. For Alternative 2, show the balance sheet after exercise of the warrants.

b. Calculate the president's ownership position for both alternatives. He doesn't buy any of the additional shares.

c. Calculate earnings per share for both alternatives, assuming that EBIT is 20% of total assets.

d. Calculate the debt ratio under both alternatives

e, Which alternative do you recommend and why?

 

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