Quantitative Problem 1: Assume today is December 31, 2019. Barrington Industries expects that its 2020 after-tax operating income (EBIT(1 - 1)] will be $430 million and its 2020 depreciation expense will be $60 milion Barrington's 2020 gross capital expenditures are expected to be $120 million and the change in its net operating working capital for 2020 will be $20 million. The firm's free cash flow is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.5% annually. Assume that its free cash flow occurs at the end of each year. The firm's weighted average cost of capital is 3%; the market value of the company's debt is $2.3 billion; and the company has 180 million shares of common stock outstanding. The firm has no preferred stock on its balance sheet and has no plans to use it for future capital budgeting projects. Also, the firm has zero non-operating assets. Using the corporate valuation model, what should be the company's stock price today (December 31, 2019)? Do not round Intermediate calculations, Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ per share Quantitative Problem 2: Hadley Inc. forecasts the year-end tree cash flows (in millions) shown below Year 1 2 3 5 FCE $22.40 $37.9 $43.2 352.7 356.7 The weighted average cost of capital is 10%, and the FCs are expected to continue growing at a 4% rate after years. The firm has $25 million of market value debt, but it has no preferred stock or any other outstanding calms. There are 20 milion shares outstanding. Also, the firm has zero non-operating assets. What is the value of the stock price today (Year O)? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not found intermediate calculations. 5 per share Accordind to the valuation models developed in this chapter, the value that an investor assigns to a share of stock is dependent on the length of time the westor plans to hold the stock The statement above is Conclusions Analysts use both the discounted dividend model and the corporate valuation model when valuing mature, dividend-paying firms; and they generally use the corporate model when valuing divisions and firms that do not pay dividends. In principle, we should find the same intrinsic value using other model, but differences are often observed. Even if a company is paying steady dividends, much can be learned from the corporate model; so analysts today use it for all types of valuations. The process of projecting future financial statements can reveal a great deal about a company's operations and financing needs. Also, such an analysis can provide insights into actions that might be taken to Increase the company's value and for this reason, it is integral to the planning and forecasting process
