Assesment #2 Financial Management

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Discounted Dividend/Cash Flow Analysis 1) What conditions must exist to use the Gordon Growth Model for valuing a company’s stock? Are these conditions present for Sal Song Industries? Explain. The conditions that must exist to use the Gordan Growth Model are the company’s business model must be stable, there are no significant changes in its operations, and if the company grows at a constant, unchanging rate. These conditions are present for Sal Song Industries because it was not stated that there were any changes in operations and the company will grow at a constant unchanging rate of 4% after year 3. Future dividend payments from the corporation should also be anticipated which they are here. 2) Solve the following problem and walk through your solution. Stock Price = Value of next year dividend / (constant cost of equity capital – constant growth rate in perpetuity) 3.22/ (0.14-4%) = $32.20 Sal Song Industries just paid a dividend of D 0 = $2.80. Analysts expect the company's dividend to grow by 15% this year, by 20% in Year 2, and at a constant rate of 4% in Year 3 and thereafter. The required return on this low-risk stock is 14.0%. What is the best estimate of the stock’s current market value? Do not round intermediate calculations.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital 1) Describe the components of the WACC. Do all firms use all components? Explain. The components of Weighted Average Cost of Capital are the cost of debt, relevant tax rate, and cost of equity. Not all firms use all components all the time but in general those components are used. Some firms may choose to not use the relevant tax rate or use an assumption for the tax rate instead. This happens sometimes when a company has not paid taxes yet due to the current year’s earnings. 2) How is the WACC used by the managers of the firm? What are some of the applications? WACC is used to managers of a firm to help them make crucial decisions regarding financing and investing activities. It helps them to evaluate how their current capital is being brought in and how much it costs on average. It can also help managers to assess risk in taking on new forms of capital or continuing to take on old forms. 3) Determine the weighted average cost of capital for the following scenario and walk- through your analysis. Excel- WACC= 6.21% D'Trois Trucking Corp. recently hired you as a consultant to estimate the company’s WACC. You have obtained the following information. (1) The firm's noncallable bonds mature in 25 years, have a(n) 9.50% annual coupon, a par value of $1,000, and a market price of $1,255.00. (2) The company’s tax rate is 40%. (3) The risk-free rate is 6.00%, the market risk premium is 7.00%, and the stock’s beta is 1.45. (4) The target capital structure consists of 30% debt and the balance is common equity. The firm uses the CAPM to estimate the cost of equity, and it does not expect to issue any new common stock. What is its WACC? Do not round your intermediate calculations.
Capital Decisions 1) Explain the decision criteria for Net Present Value analysis. This analysis is used to determine if a company will be profitable in the future. If NPV is greater than 0 that means, there will be a profit but if it below 0 that means there will not. This than can be used to make decisions for the company. Discount Factor = 1/(1+r)^n R=6.55% N=Number of years Year 1= 0.939 Year 2= 0.881 Year 3= 0.826 Year 4= 0.776 NPV of Project S= 285.91 NPV of Project L= 363.84 (Excel) 2) Explain the decision criteria for Internal Rate of Return analysis. If the IRR on an investment is greater than the cost of capital then the company should go through with the investment. IRR = L + [(NL/(NL-NH) * (H-L)] L=Lover Rate H=Higher Rate NL= NPV at lower rate H= NPV at higher rate 3) Complete the following problem. Walk through your calculations and your recommendation to the CEO for acceptance/rection of projects. Present Value of annuity = Future Cash Inflows * Discount Factor 2.69 * 405= 1089.45 NPV of Project S = 1089.45-1100 NPV of Project S= -10.55 IRR of Project S = 6.55 + [(285.91/(285.91- (-10.55)) * (18-6.55)] IRR = 17.54% Present Value= 2.69 * 720= 1936.8
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1936.8- 2100 NPV of Project L = -163.2 IRR of Project L = 6.55 + [(363.84/(363.84 - (-163.2)) * (18-6.55)] IRR of Project L= 14.45% I would suggest Project S because it has a higher IRR and is still profitable based on NPV. A firm is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below. These projects are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable. The CEO wants to use the IRR criterion, while the CFO favors the NPV method. You were hired to advise the firm on the best procedure. If the wrong decision criterion is used, how much potential value would the firm lose? Project S Project L WACC 6.55% 6.55% Initial Cost ($1,100 ($2100) Year 1 $405 $720 Year 2 $405 $720 Year 3 $405 $720 Year 4 $405 $720 Bonus (10 points): At which rate would the projects cross over, meaning their NPVs would be the same? (If you complete the video for this question, you may include the bonus in your video as an option). 9.33% both projects S and L will have the same NPV of $185.71