Nile Holdings
Selected Financial Information as of December 31, 2016

Last Years EBIT$300,000,000
expected EBIT$333,000,000
Current Portion of existing LT debt$46,250,000
Interest Due (2017) on Exisiting Debt$75,000,000
Tax Rate40%
Times Interest Earned4
Common Stock Price per share$50
Commonshares Outstanding25,000,000.00
Dividends per share

$2.50

A)Assume Nile raises $100 million of new debt at the end of 2016, at an interest rate of 8.25%.
a.Calculate the firm's pro forma 2017 times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio.  
b.Calculate 2017's times-burden-covered ratio.    
c.What percentage can EBIT fall before they can no longer meet there annual burden? 
d.Calculate 2017’s earnings per share.     
       
B)Now assume Nile sells 2 million new shares at $50 a share instead of raising new debt. 
a.Calculate the firm's pro forma 2017 times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio.  
b.Calculate 2017's times-burden-covered ratio    
c.What percentage can EBIT fall before they can no longer meet there annual burden? 
d.Calculate 2017’s earnings per share     
       
C.Comparing parts A and B, would you recommend they issue Debt or Equity?  
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