Question No: 01

In line with the end result of the Kunt and Maks model, The Middle East Company (MEC) has estimated its financial needs in 2021. The EFN is anticipated to be $215,000,000 which will increase the total liabilities by 20% and the financial leverage will be 57%. The management is planning to raise 40,000,000 from the City Bank under nominal interest rate of 5%. To issue bonds, the MEC has given incentive to bond investors by giving 10% more on the prevailing RRR of 14%. The bond face value is $1,000 and it is projected that 50,000 will be purchased. The MEC Co. has maintained a retained earning ratio of 65% coming to the total of $76,000,000. MEC management opts for the option to invite Ramada Corporation as a preference shareholder under dividend per share of $200 and share value of 1,500 for 40,000 preference shares.

The RRR of the common shareholder is built around CAPM in the sense that the rf is projected to be 7% which equals 72% of the ERM under 1.62 Beta. The Co. will issue common shares for the remaining part of its financial needs under RRR of 10%. MEC is operating business in the tax-oriented economy with BPT of 16% and tax exemption of 40%.

Required:

1. Find out the WACOC of the MEC in securing its financial needs.

2. What would be the case if Ramada declines the offer and the common shareholders take the role under the same RRR of common shares?

3. What would be the WACOC if the EFN increased by 12% and the incremental fund will be secured by more bank borrowing under the 6% interest rate. Other things remain the same.

Question No: 02

2 (a). Omron Enterprise is planning to use trade credit as short-term finance. The owner has approached your company to buy goods on credit. The value of stock including the profit is around $920,000. Omron Enterprise records in 2019 were as follows:

1. The quick ratio deviated from the min and max rate by 35%.

2. The financial leverage equals the rate of the minimum under CART Model.

2. The Times-Interest-Earned (TIE) equals 5.4.

Required:

As a specialist, you have been requested to provide a reliable opinion on to give or not to give credit facilities to Omron Enterprise, bearing in mind that Omron Enterprise was established as active enterprise on 24 December 2011.

2 (b). Masen Enterprise is operating business in the gulf. To cope the competitiveness of the GCCs market, Masen Enterprise is looking for optimal capital structure and good operational and financial indicators. The following information was derived from the enterprise records of 2019.

Sales (Q)

450,000

Price per unit

$25

Contribution margin ratio

45%

Gross profit ratio

32%

Fixed operating cost

1,200,000

Interest amount

190,000

Tax rate

15%

Required:

Compute DOL, DFL and DCL of the Masen Enterprise in 2019. Provide complete elaboration to the derived results of DFL, DOL and DCL.

Question No: 03

3 (a). The capital structure of Al Kawthar Corporation is built around the financial leverage of 35% against total capitalization of $140,000,000. The foxed asset intensity is around 46%. The corporation is planning to expand its total assets by 20% under the prevailing ROTA of 16%. Before the expansion policy the relationship between b and DPR was built around the ratio 4 to 5 respectively. Under the expansion plan the DPR will be reduced by 10%. Al Kawthar Corp. is operating business in a very short-term finance market in the sense that current liabilities represent 90% of the total liabilities before expansion.

Required:

1. Based on Kunt and Maks Model, develop the financing scenario and expected growth profile of Al Kawthar Corporation.

2. What would be the required external fund if shareholders forgo dividend for the coming five years.

3 (b). Cairo Corporation is facing financial difficulties in the light of devaluation of the Egyptian pound. The Board of Directors are targeting to maintain zero EPS to get out of the bottleneck. The Corp.s obligations towards interest on bank borrowing was amounted to $14,500,000 and obligation of interest to bond holders amounted 140% of banking finance cost. Al MENA Corp. joined Cairo Corp. as preference shareholders with the dividend amount as obligation EP 10,500,000. The outstanding common shares are 190,000.

Required:

1. Find out the EBIT that will qualify the Corp. to maintain zero EPS.

2. What would be the EBIT if the obligation to bond holders reduced by 14%?