If Brutus buys Fisher with new shares and with no premium, the new earnings per share after the merger would be $2.94
Brutus currently has 5 million shares which are valued at $32 for a total worth of:
= 5 x 32
= $160,000,000
Fisher has 3.5 million shares valued at $1.50 for a total worth of:
= 1.5 x 3.5
= $5,250,000
The shares to be issued can be found as:
= Share price of Fisher / Share price of Brutus x Fisher shares
= 15 / 32 x 3.5 million shares
= 1,640,625 shares
The total number of shares are now:
= Brutus shares + Shares issued to acquire Fisher
= 5 million + 1,640,625
= 6,640,625 shares
The new EPS would be:
= (Earnings of Brutus + Earnings of Fisher) / Number of shares
= ( (3 x 5 million) + (1.50 x 3.5 million)) / 6,640,625
= $2.94 per share
In conclusion, the new EPS is $2.94
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