Omnicorp is all equity financed and generates perpetual annual EBIT of $500. Assume that the EBIT, and all other cash flows, occur at year end and that we are currently at the beginning of a year
Omnicorp has 1,000 shares outstanding which trade for $3.125. The stockholders of Omnicorp require a return of 8%. Omnicorp is considering an open market stock repurchase. It plans to buy 20% of its outstanding shares. The repurchased shares will be cancelled. It will finance the repurchase by issuing perpetual bonds with a coupon rate (and yield) of 2%. Assume that the tax rate is 50%. What price does Omnicorp have to offer for repurchased shares such that the repurchase price is equal to the price that prevails after the repurchase is complete?
A) $3.125
B) $3.472
C) $3.906
D) $4.34
E) $4.13
B
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