Covan, Inc. is expected to have the following free cashflow:
Year 1 2 3 4
FCF 13 15 16 17 Grow by 4% per year
a. Covan has 66 million shares outstanding, 33 million in excess cash, and it has no debt. If its cost of capital is 13%, what should be its stock price?
b. Covan reinvests all its FCF and has no plans to add debt or change its cash holdings (it does not invest its cash holdings). If you plan to sell Covan at the beginning of year 2, what is its expected price?
c. Assume you bought Covan stock at the beginning of year 1. What is your expected return from holding Covan stock until year2?