问题如下:
Company M has 10 million shares of outstanding stock. Currently, the earning per share is $2.50. If Company M repurchases $50 million at the current share price of $25 per share by borrowing the funds at an after-tax cost of 8%, what`s the change in earning per share after the repurchase?
选项:
A.It would remain the same.
B.It would decrease.
C.It would increase.
解释:
C is correct.
考点:Share Repurchases
解析:M公司earnings yield = EPS/Share price = 2.5/25 = 10%,大于8%,因此回购完的EPS将会上升。
请问能不能这么考虑:EPS由企业盈利除以在外发行股票数量,因为回购不影响企业盈利,盈利能力不变,同时在外发行股票减少,所以EPS变大。