Texs. Inc. is facing a new investment opportunity that has a similar business risk as its current operation. The project will require $12 million initial investment and is expected to generate volatile cash flow during the first three years. The estimated after tax cash flow during year 1 through 3 is given below. From year 4 the after tax cash flow is expected to grow at a constant growth rate of 2% per year. The company's current balance sheet shows a $2 billion debt in book value and the debt is trading at 80% of book value. The debt beta is 0.6 the market value of equity of the company is 4.8 billion and the equity beta is 1.75. The company has kept a stable capital structure in the past. To take this new investment project, the company will issue $10 million new debt at the current borrowing cost. The under written charges of 1.5% of the debt issue as their total commission. The company plans to gradually reduce borrowing in the first 3 years and then return to its previous stable…

Milton 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.)

As part of their investment strategy, the Carringtons have decided to put $100,000 into stock market investments and also into purchasing precious metals. The performance of the investments depends on the state of the economy in the next year. In an expanding economy, it is expected that their stock market investment will outperform their investment in precious metals, whereas an economic recession will have precisely the opposite effect. Suppose the following payoff matrix gives the expected percentage increase or decrease in the value of each investment for each state of the economy.   Expanding   Economic   economy   recession Stock market investment Commodity investment   30 5 -10 20   (a) Determine the optimal investment strategy for the Carringtons' investment of $100,000. (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.) stocks     $   commodities     $

As part of their investment strategy, the Carringtons have decided to put $100,000 into stock market investments and also into purchasing precious metals. The performance of the investments depends on the state of the economy in the next year. In an expanding economy, it is expected that their stock market investment will outperform their investment in precious metals, whereas an economic recession will have precisely the opposite effect. Suppose the following payoff matrix gives the expected percentage increase or decrease in the value of each investment for each state of the economy. Expanding Economic economy recession [25 5 Stock market investment -15 Commodity investment 10 (a) Determine the optimal investment strategy for the Carringtons' investment of $100,000. (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.) stocks commodities (b) What profit can the Carringtons expect to make on their investments over the year if they use their optimal investment strategy? (Round your answer to the…

Barnette Inc.'s free cash flows are expected to be unstable during the next few years while the company undergoes restructuring. However, FCF is expected to be $42 million in Year 5, i.e., FCF at t = 5 equals $47 million, and the FCF growth rate is expected to be constant at 8% beyond that point. If the weighted average cost of capital is 13.2%, what is the horizon value (in millions) at t = 5? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Suppose Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is considering divesting one of its manufacturing plants. The plant is expected to generate free cash flows of 51.54 million per year, growing at a rate of 2.4% per year. Goodyear has an equity cost of capital of 8,7%, a debt cost of capital of 6.7%, a marginal corporate tax rate of 38%, and a debt- equity ratio of 2.6. If the plant has average risk and Goodyear plans to maintain a constant debt equity ratio, what after tax amount must it receive for the plant for the divestiture to be profitable?

A market research firm with current sales of $750 does not expect any growth in sales for the next two years. The company, however, anticipates that expenses, currently at $160, will increase to $240 next year and to $270 the year after. Assuming a tax rate of 34%, determine the firm’s cash flow in year two. Assume straight line depreciation of $50 each year. Select one: a. ($333.80) b. $389.40 c. ($389.40) d. $333.80 e. $366.00

Your company doesn't face any taxes and has $755 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $50.50 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 Recession Average Boom   Probability of State .20 .60 .20   Expect EBIT in State $105 million $180 million $240 million The firm is considering switching to a 20-percent debt capital structure, and has determined that they would have to pay a 10 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the standard deviation in EPS if they switch to the proposed capital structure? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places except calculation of number of shares which should be rounded to nearest whole number.)

The table below shows the forecast cash flow information of Good Time Inc. for the nextyear. The required debt payment in the next year is $88 million, with a current market valueof $60 million. The company pays no tax. If you invest in the corporate debt of Good TimeInc. today, what is your expected return on this investment?