Strawberry Hill Plc is a specialty kitchen cabinet maker that produces cabinets to order. It is a mature business that earned EBITDA of 900,000 on revenues of 5 million in the most recent year and is expected to continue to generate these figures in perpetuity. The company is considering carrying some of its most popular models in inventory, with an eye on increasing sales and operating profits. It has collected the following information:

To carry inventory, the company will have to invest 2.25 million in a storage facility, which will be depreciated straight line over ten years down to a salvage value of 250,000.

With the inventory, the company expects its annual revenues to increase to 7.5 million and its overall EBITDA margin (EBITDA as % of sales) to increase to 20%.

For the next decade, the inventory will be maintained at 10% of total revenues, with the investment made at the start of each year. The inventory will be sold for book value at the end of ten years.

The cost of capital for the company is 10% and it faces a 40% tax rate.

1. Estimate the NPV of the project (carrying inventory) assuming at ten- year life for the investment
2. Estimate the breakeven EBITDA margin for the project, for the investment to have a zero NPV, if you now assume that the project lasts forever.