August Ltd has equity capital amounting to N$350 million comprising ordinary share capital N$70million and retained earnings of N$280 million. The par value of a fully paid up share is N$10. August Ltd has a profit after tax for the year just ended of N$87.5 million. The current market price of the share is N$110 and the dividend ratio is 60%. Debt amounts to N$420 million. (c) Determine the book value debt-equity ratio and the market value debt-equity ratio
book value debt-equity ratio =Debt/Equity
=420/385
=1.09
WORKING NOTE
Equity=share sapital+closeing retained earnings
=70+315 i.e385
closeing retained earnings?=begening retained earning+net income-dividend
=280+87.5 -(87.5*60%)
=315
market value debt-equity ratio=debt/market capitalised equity
=420/770
=0.55
?WORKING NOTE
market capitalised equity=shares out standing*market price per share
? shares out standing =70000000$/10$
? =7000000SHARES
? I.e7000000*110=770M$
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