• What is Stephenson's market value balance sheet before it announces the purchase.

Market Value Balance Sheet
	Assets			Equity
	Total assets			Debt & Equity

• If Stephenson decides to issue equity to finance the purchase, determine the net present value (NPV) of the project. (Hint: Calculate the after-tax increase in earnings as a result of the land purchase as a perpetuity.)

Then what would be the new price per share of the firm's stock? And how many shares will Stephenson need to issue in order to finance the issue?

How many shares of common stock does Stephenson have outstanding after the new equity issue?

What is the price per share of the firm's stock?

• Suppose Stephenson decides to issue debt to finance the purchase.

What will the market value of the Stephenson company be if the purchase is financed with debt? (Hint: V_L= V_U+ t_CB.)

Construct Stephenson's market value balance sheet after both the debt issue and the land purchase. What is the price per share of the firm's stock after the debt issue?

Market Value Balance Sheet
	Value unlevered			Debt
	Tax shield			Equity
	Total assets			Debt & Equity

Stephenson Real estate Recapitalization Stephenson Real Estate Company was founded 25 years ago by the current CEO, Robert Stephenson. The company purchases real estate, including land and buildings, and rents the property to tenants. The company has shown a profit every year for the past 18 years, and the shareholders are satisfied with the companys management. Prior to founding Stephenson Real Estate, Robert was the founder and CEO of a failed alpaca farming operation. The resulting bankruptcy made him extremely averse to debt financing. As a result, the company is entirely equity financed, with 18 million shares of common stock outstanding. The stock currently trades at $37.50 per share. Stephenson is evaluating a plan to purchase a huge tract of land in the southern United States for $105 million. The land will subsequently be leased to tenant farmers. This purchase is expected to increase Stephensons annual pretax earnings by $21.5 million in perpetuity. Kim Weyand, the companys new CFO, has been put in charge of the project. Kim has determined that the companys current cost of capital is 10.5 percent. She feels that the company would be more valuable if it included debt in its capital structure, so she is evaluating whether the company should issue debt to entirely finance the project. Based on some conversations with investment banks, she thinks that the company can issue bonds at par value with an 7 percent coupon rate. Based on her analysis, she also believes that a capital structure in the range of 70 percent equity/30 percent debt would be optimal. If the company goes beyond 30 percent debt, its bonds would carry a lower rating and a much higher coupon because the possibility of financial distress and the associated costs would rise sharply. Stephenson has a 40 percent corporate tax rate (state and federal)