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Fi512 Dcf Valuation Assignment Essay

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1. [DCF Valuation and Ownership Concepts] The venture investors and founders of ACE Products, a closely held corporation, are contemplating merging the successful venture into a much larger diversified firm that operates in the same industry. ACE estimates its free cash flows that will be available to the enterprise next year at $5,200,000. Since the venture is now in its maturity stage, ACE’s free cash flows are expected to continue to grow at a 6 percent annual compound growth rate in the future. A weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the venture is estimated at 15 percent. Interest-bearing debt owed by ACE is $17.5 million. In addition, the venture has surplus cash of $4 million. ACE currently has five million shares outstanding, …show more content…

What was the compound annual rate of return on the first-round investment? Venture investors made a second-round investment of 1.5 million shares at $3 per share two years ago. Calculate their compound rate of return on this investment.

IRR: Compound rate of return that equates the present value of the cash inflows received with the initial investments
ACE currently has five million shares outstanding, with three million held by venture investors and two million held by founders. The venture investors have an average investment of $2.50 per share while the founders’ average investment is $.50 per share.

Founders Valuation for 5 years:
Present Value: Founder’s cost per share $0.50 x 2,000,000 shares = .50 x 2,000,000 = $1,000,000
Pre calculated Future Value = $17,711,111
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR):
FV $17,711,111 / PV 1,000,000 = 17.711111 1 / year 5 = 0.20 17.711111^.20 = 1.776843
CAGR = 1.776843 – 1 = .776843 or 77.68% Compound rate of return

Venture investors first round investment: 1.5 million shares at $2 per share; 3M initially held
= 1,500,000 x $2.00 = $3,000,000
= 1,500,000 first round shares / 3,000,000 shares
= 0.50 percentage of shares x $26,566,667 venture investors value = $13,283,333.50 or $13,283,334
=Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR):
FV $13,283,334/ PV 3,000,000 = 4.427778 1 / year 4 = 0.25 4.427778^.25 = 1.450595846
CAGR = 1.450595946 – 1 = .450595946 or 45.06%

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