Below are the financial statements for Arden Cosmetics and Pia's Perfume.
Arden is considering two alternative approaches to making the acquisition of Pia: share-for-share exchange or cash purchase. Assume the following: - The billion dollar cost of purchasing Pia at per share would be financed by debt with a 10 percent interest rate.
- All assets and liabilities of Pia have fair market values equal to their balance sheet values except property, plant and equipment, which have a fair market value of billion. Pia depreciates its property, plant, and equipment over 10 years using the straight-line method.
- The marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
Part a.
Assume Arden uses a share-for-share exchange to acquire Pia and accounts for the transaction as a pooling-of-interests:
i. Prepare a pro forma December 31, 2006 balance sheet for Arden reflecting the acquisition and calculate the resulting book value per share.
ii. Prepare a pro forma estimated 2007 income statement for Arden reflecting the acquisition, and calculate the resulting earnings per share.
Part b.
Assume Arden pays $30 cash per share to acquire 100 percent of the common stock of Pia and accounts for the transaction as a purchase.
i. Prepare a pro forma December 31, 2006 balance sheet for Arden reflecting the acquisition and calculate the resulting book value per share.
ii. Prepare a pro forma estimated 2007 income statement for Arden reflecting the acquisition, and calculate the resulting earnings per share.
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