Question

Gonzales Corporation generated free cash flow of $86 million this year. For the next two years, the company's free cash flow is expected to grow at a rate of 10%. After that time, the company's free cash flow is expected to level off to the industry long-term growth rate of 4% per year. If the weighted average cost of capital is 11% and Gonzales Corporation has cash of $100 million, debt of $275 million, and 100 million shares outstanding, what is Gonzales Corporation's expected current share price

Answer 1

Answer:

$12.49

Explanation:

The computation of the expected current price is shown below:

But before that first we have to determine the current firm value which is

Current firm value = ($86 million ×1.10^1) ÷ 1.11^1 + ($86 million × 1.10^2) ÷ 1.11^2 + {($86 million × 1.10^2 × 1.04) ÷ (0.11 - 0.04)} ÷ 1.11^2

= $1,424.48 million

Now

Expected current share price is

= ($1,424.48 - $275 million + $100 million) ÷ 100 million shares outstanding

= $12.49