Provide detailed comments should the company proceeds with this new strategy or Not?

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As an analyst in the valuation team your job is to perform significant financial modeling and analysis. Your company is seeing a new sales strategy that require your input. The strategy will be effective for the upcoming 4 Years. If the company adopts the new strategy, sales will grow at the rate of 15% per year for three years. Other ratios such as: Asset turnover, gross margin, the capital structure and income tax will remain unchanged. However, depreciation would be applicable at 8% of net fixed assets at the starting of the year. Moreover, the target rate of return for the company is 12%. Additional financial information for current year is mentioned below:

 

Income Statement

Sales

50,000

Gross Margin (15%)

7,500

Admin., selling and Distribution expenses (7%)

3,500

Profit before tax

10,000

Tax (35%)

3,500

Profit After Taxes

6,500

Balance Sheet

Fixed Assets

17,000

Current Assets

12,000

Equity

25,000

  

  1. Determine value of business before adoption of new strategy?
  2. What will be the incremental value and value of business after adoption of this new strategy?
  3. Provide detailed comments should the company proceeds with this new strategy or Not?

ANS ( 1 AND 2 part of this Question is already solved in just need 3rd part detailed comment)

1.

Determine value of business before adoption of new strategy

Value of business = PAT/r

                             = 6500/12%

                             = 54166.66

2.

 

1

2

3

4

Sales

57500

66125

76043.75

87450.31

Profit After Taxes ( 13% of sales)

7475

8596.25

9885.688

11368.54

ADD: Depreciation

1360

8596.25

1798.6

2068.39

Less: Capital Expenditure

-3910

-4496.5

-5170.98

-5946.62

Less: Increase In Current Asset

-1800

-2070

-2308.5

-2737.58

Free Cash Flow

3125

3594

4133

4753

 

Value under New Strategy

=3125(1+.12)1+3594(1+.12)2+4133(1+.12)3+4753(1+.12)4+4753(1+.12)5+….

=3125/(1+.12)1+3594/(1+.12)2+4133/(1+.12)3+1/(1.12)3×[4753/]

=2790.1786+2865.1148+2941.7878+28192.4293

=36789.5105

Working Data

Calculate Depreciation and Purchase of Fixed Asset

 

 

0

1

2

3

4

Sales

50000

57500

66125

76043.75

87450.3125

Fixed Asset

17000

19550

22482.5

25854.88

29733.1063

Ratio

34%

34%

34%

34%

34%

 

Calculate Increase In Current Assets:

 

 

Incremental Value

=Value under New Strategy – Value Under Old Strategy

=36789.5108 – 54166.6667

=17377.1562

3. ( I NEED DETAILED COMMENTS OF C PART)

Calculate increase in current assets:
Year
1
2
3
4
Sales
50,000
57,500
66,125
76,043.75
87,450.31
Current Assets
Increase in Current
12,000
13,800
15,870
18,250.50
20,988.08
1,800
2,070
2,380.50
2,737.58
Assets
Incremental value
= Value under new strategy - Value under old strategy
= 36,789.5105 - 54,166.6667
= - 17,377.1562
3.
Provide detailed comments should the company proceeds with this new strategy or Not?
New strategy should not be adopted as incremental value is negative.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate increase in current assets: Year 1 2 3 4 Sales 50,000 57,500 66,125 76,043.75 87,450.31 Current Assets Increase in Current 12,000 13,800 15,870 18,250.50 20,988.08 1,800 2,070 2,380.50 2,737.58 Assets Incremental value = Value under new strategy - Value under old strategy = 36,789.5105 - 54,166.6667 = - 17,377.1562 3. Provide detailed comments should the company proceeds with this new strategy or Not? New strategy should not be adopted as incremental value is negative.
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