What is the approx price per share of Company A today (end of 2015/ beginning of 2016)? Data: end of 2016: FCF $100,000 end of 2017: FCF $150,000 end of 2018: FCF $200,000 The growth rate beyond 2018 to infinity is estimated to be 3% per annum WACC= 8% per annum Number of Issued Shares: 500,000 Number of Treasury Shares: 150,000
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
What is the approx price per share of Company A today (end of 2015/ beginning of 2016)?
Data:
end of 2016: FCF $100,000
end of 2017: FCF $150,000
end of 2018: FCF $200,000
The growth rate beyond 2018 to infinity is estimated to be 3% per annum
WACC= 8% per annum
Number of Issued Shares: 500,000
Number of Treasury Shares: 150,000
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