Use the following information

Suppose we are planning to buy a company with the following forecasts:

Year

1

2

3 & afterwards

FCF

$5 million

$ 5.5 million

3% constant growth rate

Debt level

$50 million

$35 million

Constant debt to equity ratio. Capital will be 50% debt and 50% equity, wd = ws = 0.5.

The cost of debt is 5%

The cost of equity is 20%

The tax rate is 40%

The company has 15 million shares outstanding

The current stock price is $2.05

The company is currently holding no financial assets.

The company has $3,000,000 in debt.

WACC, the cost of capital, is equal to 11.5%

RSU, the cost of unlevered equity, is equal to 12.5%

Question

Calculate the value of the debt tax shield.

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Calculate the horizon value of the target.

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Calculate the value of operations.

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