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Capital Structure Theory: Afm - Sem Ii
Capital Structure Theory: Afm - Sem Ii
AFM Sem II
Arbitrage
Process of buying an security in one market ad
selling it in another market to derive the
benefit from price differential
MM theory: the process of arbitrage will
prevent the different market values for
equivalent firms because of different capital
structures
Firm U
150,000
0
150,000
15%
1000,000
0
0
1000,000
Firm L
150,000
60,000
90,000
16%
562,500
12%
500,000
1062,500
9000
56250
50000
106250
100000
15000
6000
9000
6250
Firm L
EBIT
Interest
Equity earnings
Cost of Equity
Market Value of Equity
Cost of Debt
Market value of Debt
150,000
150000
15%
1000,000
0
150,000
60,000
90000
16%
562,500
12%
500,000
1000,000
1062,500
100,000
15,000
100,000
56,250
50,000
Remaining funds
6250
9000
6000
Total Return
15,000
Example
The following is the data regarding two companies X and Y
belonging to same risk class:
Co. X
Co. Y
Number of ordinary shares
90000
150,000
Market price of the share (Rs)
1.20
1.00
6% Debentures
60000
0
PBT (Rs.)
18000
18,000
All profits after debenture interest are distributed as
dividends. Explain how under the MM approach, an
investor holding 10% shares in company X will be better off
in switching his holding to Company Y
Sell shares in X Co
6% loan of 6000
6000
Total Cash
(9000*1.20)
10800
(10% * 60,000)
16800
15000
1800
1800
360
1440