Following are forecasts of Target Corporation's sales, net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), and net operating assets

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Following are forecasts of Target Corporation's sales, net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), and net operating assets (NOA) as of January 31, 2008 .

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Answer the following requirements assuming a terminal period growth rate of \(1 \%\), discount rate (WACC) of \(5.8 \%\), shares outstanding of 818.7 million, and net nonoperating obligations (NNO) of \(\$ 17,090\) million.

a. Estimate the value of a share of Target common stock using the discounted cash flow (DCF) model as of January 31, 2008 .

b. Target Corporation (TGT) stock closed at \(\$ 50.68\) on March 31, 2008. How does your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some reasons for the difference?

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Financial Accounting For MBAs

ISBN: 9781934319345

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Authors: Peter D. Easton, John J. Wild, Robert F. Halsey, Mary Lea McAnally

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