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%
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