ZIO is a small-to-medium-sized privately held company specializing in electrical equipment manufacturing and is seeking additional investors. Below…

CA Final · Advanced Financial Management · PYQS · May 2025
ZIO is a small-to-medium-sized privately held company specializing in electrical equipment manufacturing and is seeking additional investors. Below are key financial indicators to assist in evaluating the investment potential: Break-even Achieved: The Company has reached its break-even point this year.EBITDA:110 Lakh, including an extraordinary gain of 16 Lakh.Pending Adjustments:38 Lakh in preliminary sales promotion costs are yet to be written off.Unlevered Beta: 1.5 (based on the industry benchmark).Capital Structure: Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 30:70.Risk-Free Rate: 6% (based on liquid bonds).Market Rate of Return: 12% (internal industry assessment).Equity Value (EV): The EV is to be taken at a multiple of 8 on EBITDA.The pre-tax cost of debt is 12.45% and assume a tax regime of 30%. The Future Cash Flows (FCFs) for the next three years are as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Future cash flows (₹ in Lakh) 150 200 220 Future cash flows are discounted at Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) PV Factor at 15% & 14% are as under - 1 2 3 PV Factor at 15% 0.870 0.756 0.658 PV Factor at 14% 0.877 0.769 0.675 Calculation upto 2 decimal places. You are required to calculate potential value to be placed on ZIO Company.

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The levered beta of the company will be 1.5[1+(1-0.3)*30/70)] = 1.95 The adjusted EBITDA would be 110Lakh – 16Lakh – 38Lakh = 56 Lakh The EV will be multiple of 8 on the 56Lakh obtained above = 448 Lakh The Cost of equity in accordance with CAPM = R f + β (R m – R f ) = 6% + 1.95 (12% - 6%) = 17.70% The WACC = Cost of Equity + Cost of Debt = 17.70 (70/100) + 12.45 (1-0.3) (30/100) = 15.00% Finally, the future cash flows can be discounted at the WACC obtained above as under- Y1 Y2 Y3 Future Cash flows 150 200 220 Discount factor 0.870 0.756 0.658 PVs of cash flows 130.50 151.20 144.76 Value of the Firm 426.46

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