You prepared the following projection for a proposed leveraged recapitalization of Safe Co. You are going to value the firm using the Capital Cash Flow
You prepared the following projection for a proposed leveraged recapitalization of Safe Co. You are going to value the firm using the Capital Cash Flow model.
NOPAT | Incr.(Decr.) in Invested Capital | Interest Expense | |
Year 1 | 324 | (54) | 400 |
Year 2 | 350 | (58) | 380 |
Year 3 | 378 | (63) | 300 |
Year 4 | 408 | (68) | 200 |
Year 5 | 441 | (73) | 150 |
The finite forecast period is 5 years.
Other Data:
Cost of equity (unlevered) | 10.70% |
Cost of equity (levered) | 12.50% |
Pretax cost of debt | 8.0% |
Target equity/value | 60% |
Target debt/value | 40% |
Tax rate | 40% |
Debt value, end of year 0 | $2,000 |
a) What is capital cash flow for year 1?
b) To compute a terminal value, you forecast cash flows for year 6. You estimate FCF as 439 and interest expense as 100. You assume that the capital cash flow of year 6 will grow at a 3% rate per year thereafter. What is the undiscounted terminal value?
c) What is the relevant discount rate?
d) What is the current value of Safe Co's equity?
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