Please explain if a company has already taken too much debt (exceeded the amount that they can borrow) but has strong equity value, can this company be a leverage buyout (LBO) target? Please reply. Thanks.
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Please explain if a company has already taken too much debt (exceeded the amount that they can borrow) but has strong equity value, can this company be a leverage buyout (LBO) target? Please reply. Thanks.
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- David Lyons, CEO of Lyons Solar Technologies, is concerned about his firms level of debt financing. The company uses short-term debt to finance its temporary working capital needs, but it does not use any permanent (long-term) debt. Other solar technology companies have debt, and Mr. Lyons wonders why they use debt and what its effects are on stock prices. To gain some insights into the matter, he poses the following questions to you, his recently hired assistant: d. Suppose that Firms U and L have the same input values as in Part c except for debt of 980,000. Also, both firms have total net operating capital of 2,000,000 and both firms are expected to grow at a constant rate of 7%. (Assume that the EBIT in part c is expected at t = 1.) Use the compressed adjusted present value (APV) model to estimate the value of U and L. Also estimate the levered cost of equity and the weighted average cost of capital.Which of the following is a valid reason for a firm not to use as much debt as it can raise? Group of answer choices The use of more debt is expected to result in an increase in the firmʹs cost of capital when everything is considered More debt will increase the firmʹs riskiness All of them are valid reasons for a firm to use less debt than might be available The use of more debt is expected to result in a lower price/earnings ratioAn analyst at a company notes that its cost of debt is far below that of equity. He concludes that it is important for the firm to maintain the ability to increase its borrowing because if it cannot borrow, it will be forced to use more expensive equity to finance some projects. This might lead it to reject some projects that would have seemed attractive if evaluated at the lower cost of debt. How do you balance the amount of equity and debt? Explain the significance of maintaining the ability to increase borrowing capacity for a company with a lower cost of debt compared to equity. How does this impact project evaluation and investment decisions, and what role does the concept of cost of capital play in such considerations?
- Regarding the EPS fallacy, which of the following statements is correct: a. When a company issues debt and uses all the proceeds to buy back equity and as a result EPS rises, the fact that some analysts associate the rise of EPS to an improvement in the company's performance is called the EPS fallacy. b. All given statements are correct. c. One of the reasons behind the EPS fallacy is not to take into account that when EPS rises mechanically due to a leveraged recapitalisation, the cost of equity also rises in the same proportion and the share price does not change (assume no taxes and perfect capital markets world). d. Suppose companies A and B have identical cash flows but different capital structures. Suppose further that EPS(A) > EPS(B). We cannot conclude that A has a better performance than B.Which statement about capital structure is the most correct? a. The more the company borrows, the lower will be the after-tax WACC. This increases the present value of the firm free cash flows which represents the value of the levered firm. Therefore, a firm should always seek to borrow as much debt as possible. b. The more the company borrows, the higher will be its tax shields, therefore a company will always prefer to issue debt than equity. c. Because the cost of debt is cheaper than the cost of equity, a company should use as much debt as possible to finance their projects d. Lenders rank ahead of shareholders when the company goes bankrupt. This increased risk for shareholders means the cost of equity is higher than the cost of debt. e. A company should always try to reduce its debt because of the high bankruptcy risk associated with debt. A company should aim to have 100% equity financing if it is possible.Which of the following makes this a true statement? In this slightly more realistic world with corporate taxes, managers can: Multiple Choice maximize the firm's value by taking on as much equity as possible. maximize the firm's value by taking on as much debt as possible. minimize the firm's value by taking on as much debt as possible. maximize the firm's value by financing only with debt.
- For each statement indicate whether it is true or false and briefly explain why. a) In a perfect capital market with no corporate taxes, as a firm takes on more and more debt its weighted average cost of capital remains unchanged while its required return on equity rises. b) If a firm issues riskfree debt the risk of the firm’s equity will not change. So, risk-free debt allows the firm to get the benefit of a low cost of debt without raising its cost of equity. c) In the context of firms’ capital structure decisions, the theory predicts that the value of a firm’s equity will rise in direct proportion to the level of debt in its capital structure.Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding how much debt a company should borrow? Choose all that apply. Question 9 options: A As long as the company can generate higher returns on its new projects than its borrowing interest rate, borrowing more debt will enhance the company's ROE. B Borrowing more debt will increase a company's distress level. C The bigger the company, the more it should borrow D Debt is considered a more expensive capital source.Explain why the following statement is true: "All else the same, firms with relatively stable sales are able to carry relatively high debt/assets ratios." If a firm went from zero debt to successively higher levels of debt, why would you expect its stock price to first rise, then hit a peak, and then begin to decline? Explain how a firm might shift its capital structure so as to change its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). What would be the impact on the value of the firm?
- Suppose your firm’s credit rating is B-, and outlook is negative, not easy to raise finance through debt from the capital market. According to the capital structure theories we examined, benefits by having debt since the interest expense is deductible for tax purposes, creating an interest tax shield. The interest tax shield, on the other hand, increases in value the higher the coupon rate on the debt and the higher the tax rate. Shouldn't the firm then choose to raise as much debt as possible or pay as high a coupon rate as possible given the low credit rating? As CFO, what kinds of concerns you have to issue as much debt as possible, and high coupon rate increase the benefits of tax shields? (300 words limit with bulletin points to answer the above questions)The cost of equity rises as the quantity of debt rises in each of the capital structure theories. So, why don't financial managers employ as little debt as feasible to keep equity costs low? After all, aren't finance managers expected to increase a company's value?Which statement is most correct? * A. Since debt financing raises the firm’s financial risk, increasing debt ratio will increase WACC. B. Since debt financing is cheaper than equity financing, increasing debt ratio will reduce WACC. C. Increasing a firm’s debt ratio will typically reduce the marginal costs of both debt and equity financing; however, it still may raise the firm’s WACC. D. Statements a and c are correct. E. None of the above
