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Valuation You are hired by Garcia Incorporated to help with an acquisition value

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Valuation

You are hired by Garcia Incorporated to help with an acquisition value of the Weir Guitar Company.Garcia gives you the following financial information related to Weir:

Weir Guitar Company
Balance Sheet
December 31

Actual

estimated

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Cash

             125,000

         489,350

       505,000

         520,000

          561,650

Accounts Receivable

             400,000

         315,000

       425,000

         468,550

          530,000

Inventory

             375,000

         225,000

       303,450

         365,000

          420,000

Total Current Assets

             900,000

     1,029,350

   1,233,450

     1,353,550

       1,511,650

PP&E (net)

          2,350,000

     2,345,000

   2,750,000

     2,975,000

       3,200,000

Total Assets

          3,250,000

     3,374,350

   3,983,450

     4,328,550

       4,711,650

Current Liabilities

             315,000

         284,000

       305,000

         315,000

          338,000

Bonds Payable

             800,000

         600,000

       600,000

         400,000

          200,000

Deferred Taxes

                  1,100

             2,100

           2,200

             2,300

               2,400

Shareholder Equity

          2,133,900

     2,588,250

   3,076,250

     3,611,250

       4,171,250

Total Debt and Equity

          3,250,000

     3,474,350

   3,983,450

     4,328,550

       4,711,650

Weir Guitar Company
Income Statement
for the year ending December 31

Actual

estimated

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Sales

          3,555,000

     3,775,000

   3,900,000

     4,050,000

       4,225,000

Cost of Sales

          2,445,000

     2,554,000

   2,610,000

     2,665,000

       2,775,000

Gross Margin

          1,110,000

     1,221,000

   1,290,000

     1,385,000

       1,450,000

Operating Expenses*

             445,000

         522,000

       535,000

         553,000

          575,000

Income before Taxes

             665,000

         699,000

       755,000

         832,000

          875,000

Tax Expense**

             232,750

         244,650

       267,000

         297,000

          315,000

Net Income

             432,250

         454,350

       488,000

         535,000

          560,000

* Depreciation expense

             100,000

         105,000

       125,000

         135,000

          140,000

** Deferred income tax

                    

500

             1,000

               100

                 100

                  100

Required (Assuming Garcia has a WACC of 11.0%):

1. Estimate Weir’s free cash flow from 2016 to 2019.

2. Estimate Weir’s value at the end of 2019 assuming it is worth the book value of its assets at the end of 2019.

3. What is the maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir based on your answers to requirements 1 and 2?

4. Estimate Weir’s value at the end of 2019 assuming in the years after 2019 the company’s free cash flow grows 4 percent per year into perpetuity.

5. What is the maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir based on your answers to requirements 1 and 4?

6. How would your valuation change if Garcia is currently not in the Guitar business (i.e. business venture would be unrelated to their current core business operations)?

Weir Guitar Company
Balance Sheet
December 31

Actual

estimated

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Cash

             125,000

         489,350

       505,000

         520,000

          561,650

Accounts Receivable

             400,000

         315,000

       425,000

         468,550

          530,000

Inventory

             375,000

         225,000

       303,450

         365,000

          420,000

Total Current Assets

             900,000

     1,029,350

   1,233,450

     1,353,550

       1,511,650

PP&E (net)

          2,350,000

     2,345,000

   2,750,000

     2,975,000

       3,200,000

Total Assets

          3,250,000

     3,374,350

   3,983,450

     4,328,550

       4,711,650

Current Liabilities

             315,000

         284,000

       305,000

         315,000

          338,000

Bonds Payable

             800,000

         600,000

       600,000

         400,000

          200,000

Deferred Taxes

                  1,100

             2,100

           2,200

             2,300

               2,400

Shareholder Equity

          2,133,900

     2,588,250

   3,076,250

     3,611,250

       4,171,250

Total Debt and Equity

          3,250,000

     3,474,350

   3,983,450

     4,328,550

       4,711,650

Weir Guitar Company
Income Statement
for the year ending December 31

Actual

estimated

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Sales

          3,555,000

     3,775,000

   3,900,000

     4,050,000

       4,225,000

Cost of Sales

          2,445,000

     2,554,000

   2,610,000

     2,665,000

       2,775,000

Gross Margin

          1,110,000

     1,221,000

   1,290,000

     1,385,000

       1,450,000

Operating Expenses*

             445,000

         522,000

       535,000

         553,000

          575,000

Income before Taxes

             665,000

         699,000

       755,000

         832,000

          875,000

Tax Expense**

             232,750

         244,650

       267,000

         297,000

          315,000

Net Income

             432,250

         454,350

       488,000

         535,000

          560,000

* Depreciation expense

             100,000

         105,000

       125,000

         135,000

          140,000

** Deferred income tax

                    

500

             1,000

               100

                 100

                  100

Required (Assuming Garcia has a WACC of 11.0%):

1. Estimate Weir’s free cash flow from 2016 to 2019.

2. Estimate Weir’s value at the end of 2019 assuming it is worth the book value of its assets at the end of 2019.

3. What is the maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir based on your answers to requirements 1 and 2?

4. Estimate Weir’s value at the end of 2019 assuming in the years after 2019 the company’s free cash flow grows 4 percent per year into perpetuity.

5. What is the maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir based on your answers to requirements 1 and 4?

6. How would your valuation change if Garcia is currently not in the Guitar business (i.e. business venture would be unrelated to their current core business operations)?

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1:

Answer 2:

Weir’s value at the end of 2019 will be equal to Shareholder Equity of $ 4,171,250 if  we consider book value for the purpose of valuation.

Answer 3:

Maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir in requirement 1 is $ 1,953,574 and requirement 2 is $ 4,171,250.

Answer 4:

For solving this, we need to calculate value of perpetuity at the end of 2019.

Value at the end of 2019 = Cash flow at the end of 2020 / WACC - Growth rate

= 700,100 * 1.04 / 11.00% - 4.00%

= 728,104 / 7.00%

= 10,401,486

.Answer 5:

Maximum price Garcia should pay for Weir in requirement 1 is $ 1,953,574 and requirement 4 is $ 8,805,355.

Answer 6:

If Garcia is currently not in the Guitar business, then valuation should be based upon fair value of the assets acquired during acquisition.

2016 2017 2018 2019 Net Income 454,350 488,000 535,000 560,000 Depreciation expense 105,000 125,000 135,000 140,000 Deferred income tax 1,000 100 100 100 Free Cash flow = Net income + Depreciation + Deferred tax 560,350 613,100 670,100 700,100