HW4 - FIN 655

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Eagle Products’ EBITDA is $400, its tax rate is 21%, depreciation is $25, capital expenditures are $70, and the planned increase in net working capital is $8. What is the free cash flow to the firm? (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.) 1. FCFF $ 243.25 Atech has fixed costs of $12.0 million and profits of $4 million. Its competitor, ZTech, is roughly the same size and this year earned the same profits, $4 million. However, ZTech operates with fixed costs of only $1.40 million but higher variable costs. 2. a. Calculate the operating leverage for each firm. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) DOL ATech 4.00 DOL ZTech 1.35 b. Which firm will likely have higher profits if the economy strengthens? ATech ZTech Use the DuPont system and the following data to find return on equity. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 3. Leverage ratio (assets/equity) 2.5 Total asset turnover 1.6 Net profit margin 6.0 % Dividend payout ratio 32.0 % ROE 24.00% The market consensus is that Analog Electronic Corporation has an ROE = 11%, a beta of 1.45, and plans to maintain indefinitely its traditional plowback ratio of 3/4. This year’s earnings were $2.60 per share. The annual dividend was just paid. The consensus estimate of the coming year’s market return is 14%, and T-bills currently offer a 6% return. 4. a. Find the price at which Analog stock should sell. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Price $7.53 b. Calculate the P/E ratio. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) P/E Ratio Leading 2.67 HOMEWORK 4 - FIN 655 Wednesday, October 18, 2023 5:00 AM
Trailing 2.89 c. Calculate the present value of growth opportunities. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) PVGO -$8.47 d. Suppose your research convinces you Analog will announce momentarily that it will immediately reduce its plowback ratio to 1/4. Find the intrinsic value of the stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Intrinsic Value $13.49 A firm has an ROE of 4.1%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.9, and a tax rate of 40% and pays an interest rate of 5% on its debt. What is its operating ROA? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 5. ROA 5.96% OceanGate sells external hard drives for $173 each. Its total fixed costs are $26 million, and its variable costs per unit are $121. The corporate tax rate is 47%. If the economy is strong, the firm will sell 8 million drives, but if there is a recession, it will sell only half as many. 6. a. What will be the percentage decline in sales if the economy enters a recession? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Percentage decline in sales -50.00% b. What will be the percentage decline in profits if the economy enters a recession? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Percentage decline in profits -53.33% c. Calculate the operating leverage of this firm? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) DOL 1.07
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