Based on market values, Gubler's Gym has an equity multiplier of 168 times. Shareholders require a return of 1179 percent on the company's stock and apretax return of 5.06 percent on the company's debt. The company is evaluating a new project that has the same risk as the company itself. The projectwill generate annual aftertax cash flows of $321,000 per year for 9 years. The tax rate is 21 percent. What is the most the company would be willing tospend today on the project?Multiple Choice$1,802,338$1,953,295$1,919,325$1,864,487$2,264,479

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For the next fiscal year, you forecast net income of $48,700 and ending assets of $506,100. Your firm's payout ratio is 10.1%. Your beginning stockholders' equity is $295,600 and your beginning total liabilities are $119,300. Your non-debt liabilities such as accounts payable are forecasted to increase by $10,500. What is your net new financing needed for next year? The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 temporarily allowed 100% bonus depreciation (effectively expensing capital expenditures). However, we will still include depreciation forecasting in this chapter and in these problems. The net financing required will be $ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
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Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $2.879 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. Then, for the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 48% of its earnings. It will retain 18% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 22.9% per year. Any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 9.7%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? The stock price will be $. (Round to the nearest cent.)
Alfa Inc company is targeted for merger. In the present, the revenues of the company are $10 mil and it is forecast that in the next years it will increase by 10% each year. The operating expenses are $8 mil, which are expected to grow with the same growth rate as the revenues. Depreciation is $500,000 and is estimated to increase by $50,000/year. The investment needs (CAPEX) are $200,000 each year, and the short term financing needs (NWC) are estimated at 2% of turnover. The company has $1 mil in net debts, at an interest rate of 4.5%. The risk-free rate for government bonds is 4.5%, the market risk premium is 6% and beta coefficient is 1.5. The D/E ratio is 0.5After the merger, the D/E ratio will be 0.35 taking into account the repayment of loans forecasted by the acquirer. Net debt = 700,000 after the deal b) Will the company record a financial synergy. Compute the value of the synergy. c) $10 mil will be a good price for the deal?
Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $2.89 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. For the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 45% of its earnings. It will then retain 21% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 21.52% per year. Any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 9.4%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? Note: Remember that growth rate is computed as: retention rate x rate of return. The price per share is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3.26 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. Then, for the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 50% its earnings. It will retain 17% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 22.8% per year. Any earnings that are not retained w be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 10.6%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? The stock price will be $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $2.82 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. For the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 54% of its earnings. It will then retain 20% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 26.02% per year. Any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 9.9%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? Note: Remenber that growth rate is computed as: retention rate rate of return. The price per share is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3.36 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. For the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 51% of its earnings. It will then retain 21% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 22.26% per year. Any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 11.9%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? Note: Remember that growth rate is computed as: retention rate x rate of return. The price per share is $. (Round to the nearest cent.)
Beach & Company reported EBIT of $40 million for last year. Depreciation expense totaled $18 million and capital expenditures came to $8 million. Free cash flow is expected to grow at a rate of 5 rate for the foreseeable future. Beach faces a 21 percent tax rate and has a 50 debt to equity ratio with $200 million (market value) in debt outstanding. Beach's equity beta is 1.25, the risk-free rate is currently 4.5 percent and the market risk premium is estimated to be 8 percent. What is the current total value of Beach & Company (in millions)? Multiple Choice $919.46 O $787.29 $655.02 $1,025.95 $840.95
Mary, Inc. is considering a project for next year, which will cost $5 million. Mary plans to use the following combination of debt and equity to finance the investment. Issue $1.5 million of 10-year bonds at a price of 101, with a coupon/contract rate of 4%, and flotation costs of 2% of par. Use $3.5 million of funds generated from retained earnings. The equity market is expected to earn 8%. U.S. Treasury bonds are currently yielding 3%. The beta coefficient for Mary, Inc. is estimated to be .70. Mary is subject to an effective corporate income tax rate of 30 percent. Compute Mary's expected rate of return using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Please show calculations.
Derry Corporation is expected to have an EBIT of $2,600,000 next year. Depreciation, the increase in net working capital, and capital spending are expected to be $195,000, $100,000, and $200,000, respectively. All are expected to grow at 17 percent per year for four years. The company currently has $14,500,000 in debt and 810,000 shares outstanding. After Year 5, the adjusted cash flow from assets is expected to grow at 2.3 percent, indefinitely. The company’s WACC is 8.6 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent. What is the price per share of the company's stock? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.
Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3.33 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. For the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 55% of its earnings. It will then retain 17% of its earnings from that point onward. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 21.56% per year. Any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. Assume Halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. If Halliford's equity cost of capital is 10.8%, what price would you estimate for Halliford stock? Note: Remenber that growth rate is computed as: retention rate × rate of return. The price per share is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)

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