Solutions - L5 & 6 - CH 9 (Equity Valuation)
Solutions - L5 & 6 - CH 9 (Equity Valuation)
Solutions - L5 & 6 - CH 9 (Equity Valuation)
27. We need to find the enterprise value of the company. We can calculate EBITDA as sales minus costs, so:
EBITDA = $29,000,000
The total value of equity is the enterprise value minus any outstanding debt, plus cash, so:
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Kennedy’s Remark for Q28 – Please kindly make the following adjustments regarding growth rates in the
question background:-
“Each of these values is expected to grow at 14 percent the following year, with the growth rate declining by 2
percent per year (insert “from Year 2 to Year 5”) until the growth rate reaches 5 percent (insert “Year 6”), where
it is expected to remain indefinitely”
If we do not make the adjustments in the question background, growth rate of Year 6 is arguably as 6% and
terminal year will be in Year 7 accordingly, but not in Year 6
28. a. To value the stock today, we first need to calculate the cash flows for the next 6 years. The sales, costs,
and net investment all grow by the same rate, namely 14 percent, 12 percent, 10 percent, and 8 percent,
respectively, for the following 4 years, then 5 percent indefinitely. So, the cash flows for each year will
be:
To find the terminal value of the company in Year 6, we can discount the Year 7 cash flows as a growing
perpetuity, which will be:
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Dividing the company value by the shares outstanding to get the share price, we get:
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