Question 31

A company financed by equity and debt can be valued by discounting:
  • Question 32

    Company A, a listed company, plans to acquire Company T, which is also listed.
    Additional information is:
    * Company A has 150 million shares in issue, with market price currently at $7.00 per share.
    * Company T has 120 million shares in issue,. with market price currently at $6.00 each share.
    * Synergies valued at $50 million are expected to arise from the acquisition.
    * The terms of the offer will be 2 shares in A for 3 shares in T.
    Assuming the offer is accepted and the synergies are realised, what should the post-acquisition price of each of Company A's shares be?
    Give your answer to two decimal places.

    Question 33

    Company E is a listed company. Its directors are valuing a smaller listed company, Company F, as a possible acquisition.
    The two companies operate in the same markets and have the same business risk.
    Relevant data on the two companies is as follows:

    Both companies are wholly equity financed and both pay corporate tax at 30%.
    The directors of Company E believe they can "bootstrap" Company F's earnings to improve performance.
    Calculate the maximum price that Company E should offer to Company F's shareholders to acquire the company.
    Give your answer to the nearest $million.
  • Question 34

    A company needs to raise $20 million to finance a project.
    It has decided on a rights issue at a discount of 20% to its current market share price.
    There are currently 20 million shares in issue with a nominal value of $1 and a market price of $5 per share.
    Calculate the terms of the rights issue.
  • Question 35

    An all equity financed company plans an issue of new ordinary shares to the general public to raise finance for a new project The following data applies:
    * 10 million ordinary shares are currently in issue with a market value of S3 each share
    * The new project will cost S2.88 million and is expected to give a positive NPV of S1 million
    * The issue will be priced at a AaA discount to the current share price.
    What gam or loss per share will accrue to the existing shareholders?