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Mike Company\'s free cash flow is $1.75 million. Its free cash flow growth rate

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Question

Mike Company's free cash flow is $1.75 million. Its free cash flow growth rate is expected to be constant at 25% for 2 years, after which free cash flows are expected to grow at a rate of 6% forever. Its weighted average cost of capital WACC is 12%. Huxley has $5 million in short-term investments and $7 million in debt and has 1 million shares outstanding. What is the best estimate of the current intrinsic stock price?

a.

$40.64

b.

$44.92

c.

$41.71

d.

$39.58

e.

$42.64

a.

$40.64

b.

$44.92

c.

$41.71

d.

$39.58

e.

$42.64

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of current intrinsic stock price:

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Free Cash Flows

$     2.18750

$                         2.73438

$               2.89844

(1.75*125%)

(2.1875*125%)

(2.734375*106%)

Terminal Value at the end of year 2

$                      48.30729

= Year 3 Free cash Flows / (WACC - Growth rate)

2.8984375 / (12%-6%)

Net Cash Flows (CF)

$     2.18750

$                      51.04167

PVF (12%)

         0.89286

                            0.79719

PV = CF*PVF

$            1.95

$                             40.69

Current intrinsic stock price = CF * PVF

$ 42.64

Calculation of current intrinsic stock price:

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Free Cash Flows

$     2.18750

$                         2.73438

$               2.89844

(1.75*125%)

(2.1875*125%)

(2.734375*106%)

Terminal Value at the end of year 2

$                      48.30729

= Year 3 Free cash Flows / (WACC - Growth rate)

2.8984375 / (12%-6%)

Net Cash Flows (CF)

$     2.18750

$                      51.04167

PVF (12%)

         0.89286

                            0.79719

PV = CF*PVF

$            1.95

$                             40.69

Current intrinsic stock price = CF * PVF

$ 42.64