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The following information is given about a corporation. All figures are in milli

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The following information is given about a corporation.  All figures are in million dollars.

                Sales = 900

                Long term debt = 500.  The current yield to maturity is 8.8 percent.  The coupon rate is zero.  The maturity is 10          years.

                Find Capital expenditures and the change in working capital.

                The equity Beta of this company is =1.4

                ROE = 15 %,           

                Tax rate = 30%

                Growth rate of the free cash flow = 120 %, 50 %, and 5% thereafter.               

                Risk-free rate = 4%

Market risk premium = 8 %        

2009

2010

2009

2010

Current Assets

200

300

Current liabilities

100

150

Fixed Assets

500

600

Long-term Debt

500

500

Equity

100

250

Total Assets

700

900

SE and liabilities

700

900

                               

2009

2010

Sales

800

900

COGS

500

500

Depreciation

100

100

Tax rate 30%

                                                                                                                                 

                Using the information in the tables, calculate the free cash flow and weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to find the value of this corporation at the end of year 2010.  Assume that debt ratio, yield to maturity, risk-free rate, market risk     premium, beta  and other relevant ratios will stay the same for the foreseeable future

2009

2010

2009

2010

Current Assets

200

300

Current liabilities

100

150

Fixed Assets

500

600

Long-term Debt

500

500

Equity

100

250

Total Assets

700

900

SE and liabilities

700

900

Explanation / Answer

Applying CAPM,

Cost of equity = risk free rate + beta of equity x market risk premium = 4% + 1.4 x 8% = 15.2%

After tax cost of debt = Yield x (1 - tax rate) = 8.8% (1- 30%) = 6.16%

Weighted Average cost of capital = weight of equity x cost of equity + weight of debt x after tax cost of debt = (250/750) * 15.2% + (500/250) * 6.16% = 17.39%

EBIT = Sales - COGS - depreciation = 900 - 500 - 100 = $300million

FCF

= EBIT(1-Tax Rate) + Depreciation & Amortization - Change in Net Working Capital - Capital Expenditure

= 300 (1-30%) + 100 - 50 - 100

= 210 + 100 - 150

= $160 million

FCFF0 = $160 million

FCFF1= 160 (1 + 120%) = $352 million

FCFF2 = 352 (1+50%) = $528 million

FCFFn = $528 (1+5%) = $554.40 million

Firm Value

= FCFF1 / (1+17.39%) + FCFF2 / (1+17.39%)^2 + FCFFn / (17.39% - 5%) x [ 1/ (1+17.39%)^3]

= 352 / (1.1739) + $528 / (1.1739)^2 + [$554.40 / 12.39%] x [1/ (1.1739)^3

= $3449 million

Year 2009 2010 Current assets $ 200 $ 300 Less: Current Laibilities $ 100 $ 150 Working capital $ 100 $ 150 Cincrease in working capital $   50