In year 1, AMC will earn 2000 before interest and taxes. The market expects these earnings to grow at a rate of 3 % per year. The firm will make no net investments (i.e., capital expenditures will equal depreciation) or changes to net working capital. Assume that the corporate tax rate equals 40 %. Right now, the firm has 5000 in risk-free debt. It plans to keep a constant ratio of debt to equity every year, so that on average the debt will also grow by 3 % per year. Suppose the risk-free rate

Earnings Per Share Formula (EPS)

EBIT and Leverage (LO1) Charny Inc. has no debt outstanding and a total market value of 165,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be 21,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 25 percent lower. Charny is considering a 60,000 debt issue with a 7 percent interest rate. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 5,