QUESTION 2.
Jill currently holds 10,000 shares in General Plants Company. The
company has issued a total of 500,000 ordinary shares and no
preference shares are issued. The available earnings for ordinary
shareholders totals $550,000 and its shares are currently selling
for $11.00 per share in the market. The company intends to retain
these earnings and pay a 10.00% bonus shares instead of a cash
dividend.
Find the
following:
(a) What are the current earnings per share (EPS) before the bonus
shares distribution? (1 mark)
(b) Expressed as a percentage, what proportion of General Plants
Company does Jill own before the bonus share distribution? (1
mark)
(c) What is the market value of Jill’s shares before the bonus
share distribution? (1 mark)
(d) Expressed as a percentage, what proportion of the General
Plants Company will Jill own after the bonus share distribution? (1
mark)
(e) What will be the market value of Jill’s shares after the bonus
share distribution, if the market price is $10.00 per share? (1
mark)
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