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1. Lauryn’s asset beta is 1.18. Calculate the appropriate FCF discount rate assu

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Question

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Lauryn’s asset beta is 1.18. Calculate the appropriate FCF discount rate assuming a risk-free rate of 2 percent and a market risk premium of 11 percent. (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

              

2. You are going to value Lauryn’s Doll Co. using the FCF model. After consulting various sources, you find that Lauryn has a reported equity beta of 1.4, a debt-to-equity ratio of .5, and a tax rate of 30 percent. Assume a risk-free rate of 4 percent and a market risk premium of 9 percent. Lauryn’s Doll Co. had EBIT last year of $42 million, which is net of a depreciation expense of $4.2 million. In addition, Lauryn made $6 million in capital expenditures and increased net working capital by $1.0 million. Assume her FCF is expected to grow at a rate of 3 percent into perpetuity. What is the value of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

           

$  million

3. You are going to value Lauryn’s Doll Co. using the FCF model. After consulting various sources, you find that Lauryn has a reported equity beta of 1.5, a debt-to-equity ratio of .3, and a tax rate of 40 percent. Based on this information, what is Lauryn’s asset beta? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

   

Lauryn’s asset beta is 1.18. Calculate the appropriate FCF discount rate assuming a risk-free rate of 2 percent and a market risk premium of 11 percent. (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

              

  Discount rate %

2. You are going to value Lauryn’s Doll Co. using the FCF model. After consulting various sources, you find that Lauryn has a reported equity beta of 1.4, a debt-to-equity ratio of .5, and a tax rate of 30 percent. Assume a risk-free rate of 4 percent and a market risk premium of 9 percent. Lauryn’s Doll Co. had EBIT last year of $42 million, which is net of a depreciation expense of $4.2 million. In addition, Lauryn made $6 million in capital expenditures and increased net working capital by $1.0 million. Assume her FCF is expected to grow at a rate of 3 percent into perpetuity. What is the value of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Explanation / Answer

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Discount Rate can be calculated with the help of CAPM formula:

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Discount Rate can be calculated with the help of CAPM formula:

Discount Rate = Risk Free Rate + Beta (Market Risk Premium) Risk Free Rate = 2%, Beta = 1.18, Market Risk premium = 11% Discount Rate = 0.02 + 1.18 (0.11) = 14.98% So, the answer is 14.98%