a) Calculate the free cash flow generated by a firm which has earnings before interest and taxes of £30m, has depreciated its fixed assets by £1m, has invested £10m in new fixed assets and £5m in working capital during 2019 when it paid corporate tax at 20%. Explain what you have assumed about the firm’s asset base. (b) During 2019 the firm in (a) generated revenue of £60m, its cost of goods sold was £20m and its selling, general and administrative costs were £10m. You anticipate that over the next five years revenue will grow at 5% each year, the cost of goods sold will continue to be a fixed percentage of revenue, but due to managerial efficiencies administrative costs will not change. All forms of investment, together with depreciation will have a consistent relationship with revenue. At the end of this five-year period you believe that free cash flow will grow at 2% each year. What is the company worth at the end of 2019, assuming that its weighted average cost of capital is 5%?
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(b) During 2019 the firm in (a) generated revenue of £60m, its cost of goods sold was £20m and its selling, general and administrative costs were £10m. You anticipate that over the next five years revenue will grow at 5% each year, the cost of goods sold will continue to be a fixed percentage of revenue, but due to managerial efficiencies administrative costs will not change. All forms of investment, together with depreciation will have a consistent relationship with revenue. At the end of this five-year period you believe that free cash flow will grow at 2% each year. What is the company worth at the end of 2019, assuming that its weighted average cost of capital is 5%?
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