Stockbridge Sprockets, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the company), has had a surge in orders that they believe will continue into the foreseeable future, and if so will likely necessitate building or buying a new factory to keep up with product orders. They have decided to do an analysis on potentially building a factory on a tract of land they currently own near Mason. They have hired you to complete this analysis and make a recommendation.

To perform the necessary analysis, you have compiled the following data:

• The project has a 5 year timeline.
• The company purchased the land in Mason that the factory would be built on for $10,000,000. The purchase was made in 2007.
• The factory site will require $4,000,000 in infrastructure improvements should they decide to build the factory on that site. (Hint: do NOT factor this in when calculating annual Depreciation).
• The company has performed Research and Development on the products that the factory would build over the past year in the amount of $500,000.
• The cost of building and equipping the factory is estimated at $40,000,000.
• The Marketing Department of the company has spent $250,000 over the past year to try to increase demand in the companys products.
• Both the factory and its equipment would be depreciated straight-line to $0 over their estimated 8-year useful life.
• A competitor, Williamston Widgets, Inc., has told the company that they will buy the new factory and all of its equipment for $10,000,000 at the end of the project (the end of Year 5). The company plans to accept the offer.
• Products produced by the factory will add an estimated $46,000,000 to the companys revenue in Year 1.
• Sales growth in Years 2 & 3 is expected to be 4.5% per year.
• As the market begins to become saturated, sales are expected to decline in Years 4 & 5 by 5% per year.
• Total Costs (Expenses) are estimated to be 76% of sales.
• Additional Net Working Capital will be required in Year 0 of $800,000, 20% of which will be recovered in the projects terminal year.
• The companys tax rate is 21%.
• The required rate of return on the project is 10.0%.

Part 1 Base Case:

Using the above data, complete the DCF Model in Excel posted on Connect. Compute the Base Cases NPV and IRR. Then copy the Base Case worksheet and post to the tabs marked Part 2 and Part 3. A consulting firm as suggested a few alternate scenarios based on their analysis, and has computed their estimate of the likelihood of each scenario occurring. They have also estimated that the Base Case has a 70% chance of occurring.

Part 2 Alternate Scenario 1:

The consulting firm believes that the company may have been too optimistic about expenses. Under this scenario, Expenses as a % of Sales should be increased to 77%. Recalculate NPV and IRR. The consulting firm has estimated that this scenario has a 15% chance of occurring.

Part 3 Alternate Scenario 2:

Under this scenario, leave expenses as in the base case (76% of sales), and increase Year 2 & 3 sales growth to 5%. The consulting firm has estimated that this scenario has a 15% chance of occurring.