Business, 13.09.2019 03:10, diamondk2019
Assume you have just been hired as a business manager of pizzapalace, a regional pizza restaurant chain. the company’s ebit was $50 million last year and is not expected to grow. the firm is currently financed with all equity, and it has 10 million shares outstanding. when you took your corporate finance course, your instructor stated that most firms’ owners would be financially better off if the firms used some debt. when you suggested this to your new boss, he encouraged you to pursue the idea. as a first step, assume that you obtained from the firm’s investment banker the following estimated costs of debt for the firm at different capital structures:
percent financed
with debt, wd rd
0% —
20 8.0%
30 8.5
40 10.0
50 12.0
if the company were to recapitalize, then debt would be issued and the funds received would be used to repurchase stock. pizza palace is in the 40% state-plus-federal corporate tax bracket, its beta is 1.0, the risk-free rate is 6%, and the market risk premium is 6%.
using the mini case information, write a 250-500 word recommendation of the financial decisions you propose for this company based on an analysis of its capital structure and capital budgeting techniques. explain why you chose this recommendation.
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