Question - Effects of a Stock Exchange
Consider the following premerger information about firm A and Firm B:
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FIRM A
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FIRM B
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Total earnings
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$2,400
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$1,100
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Shares outstanding
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1,300
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750
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Price per share
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$38
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$17
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Assume that Firm A acquires Firm B via an exchange of stock at a price of $19 for each share of B's stock. Both A and B have no debt outstanding.
Required - What will the price-earnings ratio of the postmerger firm be if the market correctly analyzes the transaction?