As the chief financial officer of Cascade Designs, you have the following information:
Next year's expected net income after tax but before new financing...................................................$70 million
Sinking-Fund payments due next year on the existing debt................................................................$20 million
Interest due next year on the existing debt........................................................................................$15 million
Common stock price, per share.........................................................................................................$40.00
Common shares outstanding..............................................................................................................25 million
Company tax rate.............................................................................................................................30%
A) Calculate Cascade's time-interest-earned ratio for next year assuming the firm raises $70 million in new debt at an interest rate of 6%.
B) Calculate Cascade's times-burden-covered ratio for next year assuming annual sinking-fund payments on the new debt will equal $7 million
C) Calculate next year's earnings per share assuming Cascade raises the $70 million of new debt.
D) Calculate next year's times-interest-earned ratio, times-burden-covered ratio, and earnings per share if Cascade sells 2 million new shares at $35 a share instead of raising new debt.