Here is a simplified balance sheet for Locust Farming:
Locust Farming | |||||||
Balance Sheet | |||||||
($ in millions) | |||||||
Current assets | $ | 42,541 | Current liabilities | $ | 29,738 | ||
Long-term assets | 46,866 | Long-term debt | 27,769 | ||||
Other liabilities | 14,351 | ||||||
Equity | 17,549 | ||||||
Total | $ | 89,407 | Total | $ | 89,407 | ||
Locust has 662 million shares outstanding with a market price of $100 a share.
a. Calculate the company’s market value added. (Enter your answers in millions.)
Market Value?
Market Value added?
b. Calculate the market-to-book ratio. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
c. How much value has the company created for its shareholders as a percent of the investment of the equity holders?
Increase in value of equity _____%?
Part (a)
Market value of equity = Number of shares outstanding x Current share price = 662 mn x $ 100 = $ 66,200 mn
Market value added = Market value of equity - Book value of equity = 66,200 - 17,549 = $ 48,651 mn
Part (b)
Market value to book ratio = Market value of equity / Book value of equity = 66,200 / 17,549 = 3.77
Value the company has created for its shareholders as a percent of the investment of the equity holders = Market value Added / Book value of equity = 48,651 / 17,549 = 277.23%
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