Question

Golden Eye Co., a hi-tech satellite company, has asked you to value the company for possible cross-listing in the U.S. The company has estimated revenues, earnings before interest and taxes, change in net working capital, and Net Capital spending (defined as Capital spending – depreciation) for the next three years (see Exhibit 1 below.) The free cash flow in year 4 is estimated to be $250 million and is expected to grow at 4% forever. The tax rate is 36%. The company’s unlevered cost of capital is 16.43%. Golden Eye Co. has just borrowed $1 billion of long-term debt at 9% interest rate. It will repay $200 million per year in the first three years, and then will maintain the debt at $400 million forever. What is the value of the firm?

Exhibit 1:
Year T=1 T=2 T=3
Revenues 6,619 7,417 8,564
EBIT 540 680 750
Net Capital spending 150 170 190
Change in NWC 70 75 80

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's first determine the free cash flow of the firm

Particulars Years

1 2 3

EBIT 540 680 750

Tax at 36% (0.36*540) (0.36*680) (0.36*750)

Less: 345.6 435.2 480

Net Capital -

Spending 150 170 190

Change in NWC 70 75 80

Less: 125.6 190.2 210

The terminal value at the end of T =(3 years) is:

`= (Free \ cash \ flow)/(unlevered \ cost - expected \ growth \ rate)`

`= (250)/(0.1643-0.04)`

`= (250)/(0.1243)`

= 2011.26

Finally, the value of the firm can be computed as follows:

Years Free Cash Flow PVIF PV

1 125.6 0.6589 107.88

2 190.2 0.7377 140.31

3 210 0.6336 133.06

Terminal Value 2011.26 0.6336 1294.33

Value of the firm ⇒ $1655.58