Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 15, Problem 14P
Restex maintains a debt-equity ratio of 0.85, and has an equity cost of capital of 12% and a debt cost of capital of 7%. Restex's corporate tax rate is 40%, and its market capitalization is $220 million.
- a. If Restex’s
free cash flow is expected to be $10 million in one year, what constant expected future growth rate is consistent with the firm’s current market value? - b. Estimate the value of Restex’s interest tax shield.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
K
Restex has a debt-equity ratio of 0.56, an equity cost of capital of 13%, and a debt cost of capital of 9%. Restex's corporate tax rate is 20%, and its market capitalization is $153 million.
a. If Restex's free cash flow is expected to be $4 million one year from now and will grow at a constant rate, what expected future growth rate is consistent with Restex's current
market value?
b. Estimate the value of Restex's interest tax shield.
a. If Restex's free cash flow is expected to be $4 million one year from now and will grow at a constant rate, what expected future growth rate is consistent with Restex's current
market value?
If Restex's free cash flow is expected to be $4 million in one year, the expected future growth rate is % (Round to two decimal places)
b. Estimate the value of Restex's interest tax shield.
Interest tax shield value is $million. (Round to the nearest million.
Happy Time Inc. is expected to generate the following cash flows for the next year, as shown in the table below. Happy Time now only has one outstanding debt with
a face value of $110 million to be repaid in the next year. The current market value for the debt is $67 million. The tax rate is zero. If the firm is financed by common
equity and debt, what is the expected value of common equity next year?
Cash flow in the next year
Probability Amount
Economy
Boom
0.3
$110 million
Normal
0.4
$101 million
Recession 0.3
$61 million
$26.8 million
$24.7 million
$0
-$18.3 million
Gbenda Corporation has sales of $91,200, net income of $18,240, dividends paid of $3,830, total assets of $456,000, and total liabilities of $182,400. Assume that all costs and assets change spontaneously with sales. The tax rate and dividend payout ratios remain constant. If the firm’s managers project a firm growth rate of 10 percent for next year, what will be the amount of external financing needed to support this level of growth? Assume the firm is currently operating at full capacity.Multiple Choice- $25,536- $29,749- $45,600- $65,664- $41,387
Chapter 15 Solutions
Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
Ch. 15.1 - With corporate income taxes, explain why a firms...Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 15.2 - With corporate taxes as the only market...Ch. 15.2 - How does leverage affect a firms weighted average...Ch. 15.3 - How can shareholders benefit from a leveraged...Ch. 15.3 - How does the interest tax shield enter into the...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 15.4 - How does this personal tax disadvantage of debt...Ch. 15.5 - How does the growth rate of a firm affect the...Ch. 15.5 - Do firms choose capital structures that fully...
Ch. 15 - Prob. 1PCh. 15 - Grommit Engineering expects to have net income...Ch. 15 - Suppose the corporate tax rate is 40%. Consider a...Ch. 15 - Braxton Enterprises currently has debt outstanding...Ch. 15 - Your firm currently has 100 million in debt...Ch. 15 - Arnell Industries has just issued 10 million in...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7PCh. 15 - Prob. 8PCh. 15 - Safeco Inc. has no debt, and maintains a policy of...Ch. 15 - Rogot Instruments makes fine violins and cellos....Ch. 15 - Rumolt Motors has 30 million shares outstanding...Ch. 15 - Summit Builders has a market debt-equity ratio of...Ch. 15 - NatNah, a builder of acoustic accessories, has no...Ch. 15 - Restex maintains a debt-equity ratio of 0.85, and...Ch. 15 - Acme Storage has a market capitalization of 100...Ch. 15 - Milton Industries expects free cash flow of 5...Ch. 15 - Prob. 17PCh. 15 - Kurz Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm...Ch. 15 - Rally, Inc., is an all-equity firm with assets...Ch. 15 - Prob. 20PCh. 15 - Facebook, Inc. had no debt on its balance sheet in...Ch. 15 - Markum Enterprises is considering permanently...Ch. 15 - Garnet Corporation is considering issuing...Ch. 15 - Suppose the tax rate on interest income is 35%,...Ch. 15 - With its current leverage, Impi Corporation will...Ch. 15 - Colt Systems will have EBIT this coming year of 15...Ch. 15 - PMF, Inc., is equally likely to have EBIT this...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Manshukarrow_forwardPack-and-Send, Inc. expects to have free cash flow of $6.5 million next year and this cash flow will grow at a rate of 6% per year thereafter. The firm's equity cost of capital is 9% and its debt cost of capital is 5%. Assume that Pack-and-Send has a corporate tax rate of 30%. If the firm maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, the value of the firm's tax shield is closest to: options: $18.47 million $27.95 million $54.28 million $260.00 million None of the abovearrow_forwardMilton Industries expects free cash flows of $4 million each year. Milton's corporate tax rate is 30%, and its unlevered cost of capital is 12%. Milton also has outstanding debt of $24.27 million, and it expects to maintain this level of debt permanently. a. What is the value of Milton Industries without leverage? b. What is the value of Milton Industries with leverage? a. What is the value of Milton Industries without leverage? The value of Milton Industries without leverage is $ million. (Round to two decimal places.) b. What is the value of Milton Industries with leverage? The value of Milton Industries with leverage is $ million. (Round to two decimal places.)arrow_forward
- FinCorp’s free cash flow to the firm is expected to be $50 million. The firm’s interest expense is $12 million. Assume the tax rate is 35% and the net debt of the firm remains the same. What is the market value of equity if the FCFE is projected to grow at 2% indefinitely and the cost of equity is 12.5%? Enter your answer in millions, rounded to one decimal place (e.g., 2.1 for $2.1 million).arrow_forwardSuppose that Portsea Inc. is thinking about acquiring a firm in its industry for $150 million. The acquisition is expected to increase Portsea's free cash flow by $20 million in the first year, and this contribution is expected to grow at a rate of 3% every year thereafter. Assume that Portsea currently maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, its corporate tax rate is 30%, its cost of debt is 4%, and its cost of equity is 14% . Further assume that Portsea will maintain a constant debt - equity ratio for the acquisition. What is the free cash flow to equity (FCFE) for the acquisition in year 0 ?arrow_forwardHappy Time Inc. is expected to generate the following cash flows for the next year, as shown in the table below. Happy Time now only has one outstanding debt with a face value of $110 million to be repaid in the next year. The current market value for the debt is $67 million. The tax rate is zero. If you invest in the corporate debt of Happy Time Inc. today, what is your expected percentage return on this investment? Cash flow in the next year Economy Probability Amount Boom 0.3 Normal 0.4 Recession 0.3 O 36.87% O -26.37% 64.8% O-16.63% $110 million $101 million $61 millionarrow_forward
- XYZ Corp. is anticipating a sustained growth rate of 15% per year. Is it possible for them to achieve this growth rate given the following numbers. Debtequity ratio of 0.40 times Profit margin is 5.3 percent Capital Intensity Ratio is 0,75 times to answer: determine what the dividend payout ratio must be. How do you interpret the result?arrow_forwardSuppose that Maphisa Plc has the following balance sheet and that sales for the year just ended were $7 million. The firm also has a profit margin of 27 percent, a retention ratio of 20 percent, and expects sales of $8 million next year. If all assets and current liabilities are expected to grow with sales, what additional funds will Maphisa Plc need from external sources to fund the expected growth? Assets Liabilities and Equityarrow_forwardYou’ve collected the following information about Odyssey, Inc.:Sales =$165,000Net income = $14,800Dividends = $9,300Total debt = $68,000Total equity = $51,000What is the sustainable growth rate for the company? If it does grow at this rate, how much new borrowing will take place in the coming year, assuming a constant debt –equity ratio? What growth rate could be supported with no outside financing at all?arrow_forward
- GTB, Incorporated has a 21 percent tax rate and has $100 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $7 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let's assume that the firm's expected values for EBIT depend upon which state of the economy occurs this year, with the possible values of EBIT and their associated probabilities as shown below: State Probability of state Expected EBIT in state Pessimistic 0.45 $ 5 million Standard deviation in EPS The firm is considering switching to a 40-percent-debt capital structure and has determined that it would have to pay a 12 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the standard deviation in EPS if it switches to the proposed capital structure and can take full advantage of the debt interest tax shields? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. Optimistic 0.55 $19 million %arrow_forwardces NoNuns Companies has a 21 percent tax rate and has $350 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $37 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let's assume that the firm's expected values for EBIT depend upon which state of the economy occurs this year, with the possible values of EBIT and their associated probabilities as shown below: State Probability of state Expected EBIT in state Recession 0.25 $ 5 million EBIT Average 0.55 $ 10 million Boom 0.20 $ 17 million The firm is considering switching to a 20-percent-debt capital structure, and has determined that it would have to pay an 8 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the break-even level of EBIT? Note: Round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars not millions and round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.arrow_forwardGTB, Inc. has a 25 percent tax rate and has $67.92 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $6 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let’s assume that the firm’s expected values for EBIT depend upon which state of the economy occurs this year, with the possible values of EBIT and their associated probabilities as shown below: State Pessimistic Optimistic Probability of state 0.40 0.60 Expected EBIT in state $4,018,600 $16,244,200 The firm is considering switching to a 25-percent-debt capital structure, and has determined that it would have to pay a 9 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the level of expected EPS if GTB switches to the proposed capital structure? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Expected EPSarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395083
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:Cengage Learning
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Financial leverage explained; Author: The Finance story teller;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GESzfA9odgE;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY