Comparable Firms Sales Levered Beta 1.45 1.33 Total Debt Ratio 22.0% Таx Rate ($ Mill) 25% 35% 30% 28% Judy in the Sky, Inc. Yellow Submarine, Ltd. Eleanor Rigby, Co. Hold My Hand, LLC 54.86 312.29 18.90 27.0% 1.12 32.0% 1.23 75.35 45.0%

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So I need to estimate a beta for Digital Universe Company. Since they are a privately held firm, I do not have access to the necessary data. I want to estimate a beta for DUC, I will have to work with some comparable firm data.  Calculate the unlevered betas for each of the four basic comparable firms shown below

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Comparable Firms
Sales
Levered
Beta
1.45
1.33
Total
Debt Ratio
22.0%
Таx
Rate
($ Mill)
25%
35%
30%
28%
Judy in the Sky, Inc.
Yellow Submarine, Ltd.
Eleanor Rigby, Co.
Hold My Hand, LLC
54.86
312.29
18.90
27.0%
1.12
32.0%
1.23
75.35
45.0%
Transcribed Image Text:Comparable Firms Sales Levered Beta 1.45 1.33 Total Debt Ratio 22.0% Таx Rate ($ Mill) 25% 35% 30% 28% Judy in the Sky, Inc. Yellow Submarine, Ltd. Eleanor Rigby, Co. Hold My Hand, LLC 54.86 312.29 18.90 27.0% 1.12 32.0% 1.23 75.35 45.0%
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