Janice purchased 300 shares of a company whose capital struc…

Janice purchased 300 shares of a company whose capital structure is 25 percent debt. The company announced that it will sell new shares of stock to pay off all of its debt (that is, become unlevered). The value of the shares is $35 per share before and after the restructuring. How can Janice use homemade leverage to replicate the company’s old capital structure? Ignore taxes in your analysis.

ABC Co. has a debt-equity ratio of 0.25, which will stay the…

ABC Co. has a debt-equity ratio of 0.25, which will stay the same forever. Their cost of debt is 5 percent per year, which means their annual interest payment is $1.00 million each year forever. The firm’s unlevered cost of capital is 10 percent and their tax rate is 20 percent. The firm’s assets will generate an annual EBIT of $12.00 million in perpetuity. Depreciation, agency costs, and bankruptcy costs are all zero in perpetuity. What is the value of the company’s equity? (Hint: use the Flow-to-Equity approach)