Ebit Eps Analysis
Ebit Eps Analysis
Ebit Eps Analysis
The firm requires Rs. 200 crore of external financing for which it is considering two
alternatives:
Alternative A : Issue of 1.6 crore equity shares of Rs 10 par at Rs. 125 each.
Alternative B : Issue of Rs.200 crore of debentures carrying 8 percent interest rate.
Tax rate is 30%.
What is the EPS-PBIT indifference point?
1.6*125 = 200
2) A company’s present capital structure contains 4,000,000 equity shares and 100,000
preference shares. The firm’s current PBIT is Rs.25 million. Preference shares carry a
dividend of Rs.3 per share. The earnings per share is Rs.4. The firm is planning to raise Rs.40
million of external financing. Tax rate is 34.8%. Two financing alternatives are being
considered:
(i) issuing 4,000,000 equity shares for Rs.10 each,
(ii) issuing debentures for Rs.40 million carrying 12 percent interest.
Required
(a) Compute the EPS-PBIT indifference point.
(b) Define the alternative which maximises EPS for various levels of PBIT.
Current information
Pref dividend = 3*100,000 =300,000
Eps =4
No of Equity shares = 40,00,000
Tax rate =34.8%
40 million
1) Ebit =x
Interest =-0
EBT = x
Tax 34.8
PAT .652 X
PREF DIVIDEND =300,000
.652 X – 300,000/80,00,000
X
Interest – 48,00,000
EBT X-48,00,000
TAX 34.8%
PAT.652(X-48,00,000)
PREF DIVIDEND -300,000
(.652(X-48,00,000)-300,000)/40,00,000
i) PBIT = 10,060,123
ii) When PBIT exceeds Rs. 10,060,123 debt financing maximises EPS
3) BGM Limited’s present capital structure consists of 20 million equity shares of Rs.10 each. It
requires Rs.60 million of external financing. It is considering two alternatives:
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4) Keerthinath Corporation presently has two million outstanding equity shares (Rs.10 par)
selling at Rs.11 per share and no outstanding debt . It needs Rs.8 million of additional funds
which can be raised in two ways: