sterling optical and royal optical both make glass frames and each
is able to generate earnings before interest and taxes of $102,600.
The seperate capital structures for sterling and royal are shown:
STERLING
Debt @ 9% - $684,000
common stock, $5 par - 456,000
Total - $1,140,000
common shares - 91,200
ROYAL
Debt @ 9% - $228,000
common stock, $5 par - 912,000
total - $1,140,000
common stock - 182,400
A. compute earnings per share for both firms. assume a 20% tax
rate. round to 2 decimal places.
Earnings per share?
Sterling -
royal -
B. in part A, you should have gotten the same answer for both
companies' earnings per share. Assuming a P/E ratio of 24 for wach
company, what would its stock price be? (do not round intermediate
calculations. round 2 decimal places.)
Stock price? -
C. now as part of your analysis, assume the P/E ratio would be
18 for the risker company in terms of heavy debt utilization in the
capital structure and 20 for the less risky company. What would the
stock proces for the two firms be under these assumptions? NOTE:
Although interest rates also would likely be different based on
risk, we will hold them constant for ease of analysis. do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal
places.
Stock price?
Sterling -
royal -