Problem 5 (15 points) Big Blue Mango (BBM) is an all-equity clothing retailer wi
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Problem 5 (15 points) Big Blue Mango (BBM) is an all-equity clothing retailer with a current share price of $10.00 and with 25 million shares outstanding. Suppose that BBM announces plans to lower its corporate taxes by borrowing $100 million and using the proceeds to repurchase shares. a) Assuming perfect capital markets, what is the share price for BBM after this announcement? (2) Suppose that BBM pays corporate taxes of 35% and that shareholders expects the change in debt to be permanent. Assuming that capital markets are perfect except for the existence of corporate taxes, what is the share price for BBM after this announcement? (3) Suppose that BBM pays corporate taxes of 35% and that shareholders expects the change in debt to be permanent. Assume that capital markets are perfect except for the existence of corporate taxes and financial distress costs. If the price following the announcement, then what is the present value of BBM s financial distress cost? of BBM's stock rises to S10.85 per shareExplanation / Answer
a) Equity Value = $10 * 25 million = $250 Million
with $100 million, no.of shares purchased = 100/10 = 10 Million
Shares left = 25 - 10 =15 Million
After putting $100 million debt, Remaining equity = 250 million - 100 milion = $ 150 million
New Share price = Remaining Equity /Shares left = 150/15 = $10
b) Tax benefit passed onto equity holders = Tax rate*Debt = 0.35*100 = $35 million
Remaining Equity Value now becomes = 150 + 35 = $185 million
Share price = $185 million/15 = $ 12.33 per share
c) Total Equity Value now = $10.85*15 million = $162.75 million
It should have been $185 million had it not been the cost of financial distress
Therefore, PV of financial distress cost = 185 - 162.75 = $ 22.25 million