. Buchanan Brothers anticipates that its net income at the end of the year will be $3.6 million (before any recapitalization). The company currently has 900,000 shares of common stock outstanding and has no debt. The companys stock trades at $40 a share. The company is considering a recapitalization, where it will issue $10 million worth of debt at a yield to maturity of 10 percent and use the proceeds to repurchase common stock. Assume the stock price remains unchanged by the transaction, and the companys tax rate is 34 percent. What will be the companys earnings per share, if it proceeds with the recapitalization?