Levered, Inc., and Unlevered, Inc., are identical in every way except their capital structures. Each company expects
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Levered, Inc., and Unlevered, Inc., are identical in every way except their capital structures. Each company expects to earn $23 million before interest per year in perpetuity, with each company distributing all its earnings as dividends. Levered's perpetual debt has a market value of $73 million and costs 8 percent per year. Levered has 2.1 million shares outstanding, currently worth $105 per share. Unlevered has no debt and 4.5 million shares outstanding, currently worth $78 per share. Neither firm pays taxes. Is Levered's stock a better buy than Unlevered's stock?
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ISBN: 978-0077861759
11th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan
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