Global Pistons (GP) has common stock with a market value of $350 million and debt with a value of $188 million Investors expect a 12% retum on the stock and a 6% return on the debt. Assume perfect capital markets a. Suppose GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? b. Suppose instead GP issues S67 93 million of new debt to repurchase stock 1. If the risk of the debt does not change what is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? TIL. If the risk of the debt increases would the expected return of the stock be higher or lower than when debt is issued to repurchase stock in part (1)? a. Suppose GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? 1 GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt, the expected return is % (Round to two decimal places.) b. Suppose instead GP issues $67 93 million of new debt to repurchase stock I. if the nsk of the debt does not change, what is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? IGP issues $67 93 million of new debt to ropurchase stock and the risk of the debt does not change the expected return is % (Round to two decimal places) ll. If the risk of the debt increases, would the expected return of the stock be higher or lower than when debt is issued to repurchase stock in part (1? (Select the best choice below) Higher Lower Global Pistons (GP) has common stock with a market value of $350 million and debt with a value of $188 million Investors expect a 12% retum on the stock and a 6% return on the debt. Assume perfect capital markets a. Suppose GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? b. Suppose instead GP issues S67 93 million of new debt to repurchase stock 1. If the risk of the debt does not change what is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? TIL. If the risk of the debt increases would the expected return of the stock be higher or lower than when debt is issued to repurchase stock in part (1)? a. Suppose GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? 1 GP issues $188 million of new stock to buy back the debt, the expected return is % (Round to two decimal places.) b. Suppose instead GP issues $67 93 million of new debt to repurchase stock I. if the nsk of the debt does not change, what is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? IGP issues $67 93 million of new debt to ropurchase stock and the risk of the debt does not change the expected return is % (Round to two decimal places) ll. If the risk of the debt increases, would the expected return of the stock be higher or lower than when debt is issued to repurchase stock in part (1? (Select the best choice below) Higher Lower
