$2.20 Bynum and Crumpton Inc. (B&C), a small jewelry manufacturer, has been successful and has enjoyed a positive growth trend. Now B&C is planning to go public with an issue of common stack, and it faces the problem of setting an appropriate price for the stock. The company and its investment banks believe that the proper procedure is to conduct a valuation and select several similar firms with publicly traded common stock and to make relevant comparisons. Several jewelry manufacturers are reasonably similar to BAC with respect ta product mix, asset composition, and debt/equity prapartions. Of these companies, Abercrombe Jewelers and Gunter Fashions are most similar. When analyzing the following data, assume that the most recent year has been reasonably "normal' in the sense that it was neither especially good nor especially bad in terms of sales, carnings, and free cash flows. Abercrombe is listed on the AMEX and Gunter on the NYSE, while B&C will be traced in the Nasdaq market. Company data Abercrombe Gunter B&C Shares outstanding 5 million 11 million 500,000 Price per share $31.00 S53.00 NA Earnings per share $3.13 $2.60 Free cash flow per share $1.63 $2.54 $1.90 Book value per shara $17.00 $20.00 $19.00 Total assets $120 million $270 million $11.5 million Total debt $35 million $50 million $2 million a. B&C is a closely held corporation with only 500,000 shares outstanding, Free cash flows have been low and in some years negative due to B&C's recent high sales growth rates, but as its expansion phase comes to an end B&C's free cash flows should increase. B&C anticipates the following free cash flows over the next 5 years: Year 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 FCF $1,000,000 $1,050,000 $1,208,000 $1,329,000 $1,462,000 After Year 5, free cash flow growth will be stable at 7% per year. Currently, B&C has no non-operating assets, and its WACC is 12%. Using the free cash flow valuation model, estimate BBC's intrinsic value of equity and intrinsic per share price. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers for the value of equity to the nearest dollar and for the value of equity per share to the nearest cent. Value of equity $ Per share value of equity $ b. Calculate debt to total assets, P/E, market to book, P/FCF, and ROE for Abercrombe, Gunter, and B&C. For calculations that require a price for BBC, use the per share price you obtained with the corporate valuation model in Part a. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. B&C Abercrombe % Gunter 96 % D/A P/E PE Market/Book ROE % % % P/FCF c. Using Abercrombe's and Gunter's P/E, Market/Book, and Price/FCF ratios, calculate the range of prices for B&C's stock that would be consistent with these ratios. For example, if you multiply Bac's earnings per share by Abercrombe's P/E ratio you get a price. What range of prices do you get? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent. The range of prices: from s to $ How does this compare with the price you get using the corporate valuation model? The price obtained with the corporate valuation model is -Select- this range of prices