978-1259277160 Case Case 22

Robert Boyle & Associates, Inc. Case 22

Going Public and Investment Banking

Purpose: The pros and cons of going public are considered in this case. Although the firm is a fictitious

company, it is compared to a number of actual companies in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

industry in order to establish the initial evaluation. The problem of capital shortage for the small private

firm is the catalyst for considering the new offering. The potential dilution of new stock issues on

earnings per share is carefully considered. In order to bring added interest to the case, there is a slightly

nagging spouse who serves as a devil’s advocate.

Relation to Text: This case should follow Chapter 15.

Complexity: The case is moderately complex and should require 1 hour.

Solutions

1. Computation of Robert Boyle & Associates P / E ratio:

Industry P/E…………………………………………………………………………..14.0

Return on equity: Boyle Industry

35.5% 12.8% +.5

Net additions and subtractions: +2.0

2. Total size of the stock issue necessary to yield $10 million in net proceeds:

The size of the issue – the size times the spread percentage – out-of-pocket expenses = net proceeds

X= the size of the issue

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

3. Required rate of return on net proceeds: Let X = the amount of income necessary to be earned:

(Old net income + X) / Total number of shares outstanding = old EPS

*4,00,000 old shares + 699,029 new shares = 4,699,029

Note that Robert Boyle & Associates earned a 19.5% return on assets in 2015, so we would expect

4. The total number of shares to be issued will be the two million from the existing stockholders plus the

699,029 originally planned. The decision by some of the existing stockholders to sell some of their

5. Summary of the advantages of going public:

—Provides access to capital, which, in this case, appears difficult to obtain in any other way.

Summary of the disadvantages:

—Relatively high cost (over $759,358 in this case to raise $10 million).

—Additional paperwork and reporting requirements.

Conclusion: Robert Boyle & Associates is doing perfectly well as it is, and could conceivably

continue doing so without getting involved in the new shopping center on Nantucket Island.

However, the need to provide a market for the firm’s shares and the need to provide a way for the

existing stockholders to diversify their portfolios are strong arguments for going public (the shopping

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.