Exam 14: Capital Structure in a Perfect Market

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Galt Industries has no debt, total equity capitalization of $600 million, and an equity beta of 1.2. Included in Galt's assets is $90 million in cash and risk-free securities. Assume the risk-free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. -Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Luther Industries has no debt, a total equity capitalization of $20 billion, and a beta of 1.8. Included in Luther's assets are $4 billion in cash and risk-free securities. -Considering the fact that Luther's Cash is risk-free,Luther's unlevered beta is closest to:

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Nielson Motors (NM)has no debt. Its assets will be worth $600 million in one year if the economy is strong, but only $300 million if the economy is weak. Both events are equally likely. The market value today of Nielson's assets is $400 million. -Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 4%. If Nielson borrows $150 million today at this rate and uses the proceeds to pay an immediate cash dividend, then according to MM, the expected return of Nielson's stock just after the dividend is paid would be closest to:

Use the information for the question(s)below. Luther is a successful logistical services firm that currently has $5 billion in cash. Luther has decided to use this cash to repurchase shares from its investors, and has already announced the stock repurchase plan. Currently Luther is an all equity firm with 1.25 billion shares outstanding. Luther's shares are currently trading at $20 per share. -After the repurchase how many shares will Luther have outstanding?

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. d'Anconia Copper is an all-equity firm with 60 million shares outstanding, which are currently trading at $20 per share. Last month, d'Anconia announced that it will change its capital structure by issuing $300 million in debt. The $200 million raised by this issue, plus another $200 million in cash that d'Anconia already has, will be used to repurchase existing shares of stock. Assume that capital markets are perfect. -The market capitalization of d'Anconia Copper after this transaction takes place is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s)below. Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. With has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million dollars in debt at an interest rate of 5%. -Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as with. You have $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying With stock. Using homemade (un)leverage, how much do you need to invest at the risk-free rate so that the payoff of your account will be the same as a $5000 investment in Without stock?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Consider two firms: firm Without has no debt, and firm With has debt of $10,000 on which it pays interest of 5% per year. Both companies have identical projects that generate free cash flows of $1000 or $2000 each year. Suppose that there are no taxes, and after paying any interest on debt, both companies use all remaining cash free cash flows to pay dividends each year. -Suppose you own 10% of the equity of Without. What is another portfolio you could hold that would provide you with the same exact cash flows?

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Nielson Motors is currently an all equity financed firm. It expects to generate EBIT of $20 million over the next year. Currently Nielson has 8 million shares outstanding and its stock is trading at $20.00 per share. Nielson is considering changing its capital structure by borrowing $50 million at an interest rate of 8% and using the proceeds to repurchase shares. Assume perfect capital markets. -Nielson's EPS if they choose not to change their capital structure is closest to:

Which of the following is NOT one of Modigliani and Miller's set of conditions referred to as perfect capital markets?

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Galt Industries has no debt, total equity capitalization of $600 million, and an equity beta of 1.2. Included in Galt's assets is $90 million in cash and risk-free securities. Assume the risk-free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. -Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following equations would NOT be appropriate to use in a firm with risky debt?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -The NPV for this project is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s)below. You are evaluating a new project and need an estimate for your project's beta. You have identified the following information about three firms with comparable projects: -Based upon the three comparable firms, what asset beta would you recommend using for your firm's new project?

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Nielson Motors (NM)has no debt. Its assets will be worth $600 million in one year if the economy is strong, but only $300 million if the economy is weak. Both events are equally likely. The market value today of Nielson's assets is $400 million. -Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Consider two firms: firm Without has no debt, and firm With has debt of $10,000 on which it pays interest of 5% per year. Both companies have identical projects that generate free cash flows of $1000 or $2000 each year. Suppose that there are no taxes, and after paying any interest on debt, both companies use all remaining cash free cash flows to pay dividends each year. -Suppose you own 10% of the equity of With. What is another portfolio you could hold that would provide you with the same exact cash flows?

Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $45,000 at the risk free rate and issues new equity to cover the remainder. In this situation, calculate the value of the firm's levered equity from the project. What is the cost of capital for the firm's levered equity?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $40,000 at the risk free rate and issues new equity to cover the remainder. In this situation, the cash flow that equity holders will receive in one year in a weak economy is closest to:

Two separate firms are considering investing in this project. Firm unlevered plans to fund the entire $80,000 investment using equity, while firm levered plans to borrow $45,000 at the risk-free rate and use equity to finance the remainder of the initial investment. Calculate the expected returns for both the levered and unlevered firm.

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Galt Industries has no debt, total equity capitalization of $600 million, and an equity beta of 1.2. Included in Galt's assets is $90 million in cash and risk-free securities. Assume the risk-free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. -Which of the following statements is FALSE?