Suppose that you're an investment banker pitching a valuation to a potential acquirer. The acquirer's CFO asks how your valuation would be affected by significantly higher than expected inflation. You explain that the target firm's: -Pricing power over customers enables it to raise nominal prices by the same proportion as nominal costs would increase; and that -Required nominal returns and terminal growth rates would rise by roughly equal amounts. In aggregate this is likely to result in an equity valuation that's: Select one: a. Significantly higher. b. Largely unchanged. c. Significantly lower. d. Not enough information. (Please all options information and correct answer)

Suppose that you're an investment banker pitching a valuation to a potential acquirer. The acquirer's CFO asks how your valuation would be affected by significantly higher than expected inflation. You explain that the target firm's: -Pricing power over customers enables it to raise nominal prices by the same proportion as nominal costs would increase; and that -Required nominal returns and terminal growth rates would rise by roughly equal amounts. In aggregate this is likely to result in an equity valuation that's: Select one: a. Significantly higher. b. Largely unchanged. c. Significantly lower. d. Not enough information. (Please all options information and correct answer)

Financial Management: Theory & Practice

16th Edition

ISBN:9781337909730

Author:Brigham

Publisher:Brigham

Chapter25: Portfolio Theory And Asset Pricing Models

Section: Chapter Questions

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