QDai for FEUNL Finanças December 5
QDai for FEUNL Topics covered An example of APV Beta and leverage
QDai for FEUNL APV Example: A firm is considering replacing a $5 million piece of equipment. The initial expense will be depreciated straight- line to zero salvage value over 5 years; The project will generate pretax savings of $1,500,000 per year, and not change the risk level of the firm. The firm can obtain a 5-year $3,000,000 loan at 12.5% to partially finance the project. If the project were financed with all equity, the cost of capital would be 18%. The corporate tax rate is 34%. The risk-free rate is 4%. The project will require a $100,000 investment in net working capital. Calculate the APV.
QDai for FEUNL APV Example: APV =
QDai for FEUNL APV Example: Cost The cost of the project is
QDai for FEUNL APV Example: PV unlevered project PV unlevered project
QDai for FEUNL Beta and Leverage Recall that an asset beta would be of the form:
QDai for FEUNL Beta and Leverage Riskless debtRisky debt Without corp tax With corp tax
QDai for FEUNL Beta and Leverage: with Corp. Taxes In a world with corporate taxes, and riskless debt
QDai for FEUNL Beta and leverage: Example A firm considers to invest $1 million in a new project. The projct is expected to bring a perpetual unlevered after-tax cash flow of $300,000 a year. The target debt to equity ratio for this project is 1. The three competitors in the same industry have unlevered betas of 1.2, 1.3, 1.4. The risk free rate is 5%. The market premium is 9%. The corporate tax rate is 34%. What is the NPV of the project?
QDai for FEUNL Beta and leverage: Example 1. Average unlevered beta: 2. Levered beta: 3. Cost of levered equity R s
QDai for FEUNL Beta and leverage: Example 4. R wacc 5. NPV