Following information is given in respect of Alpha Ltd., which is expected to grow at a rate of 20% p.a. for the next three years, after which the…
CA Final · Advanced Financial Management · RTP · November 2026
Following information is given in respect of Alpha Ltd., which is expected to grow at a rate of 20% p.a. for the next three years, after which the growth rate will stabilize at 8% p.a. normal level, in perpetuity. For the year ended March 31, 2023 Revenues ₹ 15,000 Crores Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) ₹ 6,000 Crores Operating Expenses ₹ 4,500 Crores Capital Expenditure ₹ 1,500 Crores Depreciation (included in Operating Expenses) ₹ 1,200 Crores During high growth period, Revenues & Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) will grow at 20% p.a. and capital expenditure net of depreciation will grow at 15% p.a. From year 4 onwards, i.e. normal growth period revenues and EBIT will grow at 8% p.a. and incremental capital expenditure will be offset by the depreciation. During both high growth & normal growth period, net working capital requirement will be 25% of revenues. Out of total capital, 60% constitute Equity and rest is Debt. The cost of equity is 17.53% and pre-tax cost of debt is 16%. Corporate Income Tax rate is 30%. Required: Estimate the value of Alpha Ltd. using Free Cash Flows to the Firm (FCFF). The PVIF @ 15 % for the three years are as below: Year t 1 t 2 t 3 PVIF 0.8696 0.7561 0.6575 Note: Carry out calculation in ₹ Crore and round off figures upto two decimal points.
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5. Determination of forecasted Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) (₹ in crores) Yr. 1 Yr. 2 Yr. 3 Terminal Year Revenue 18000.00 21600.00 25920.00 27993.60 COGS 7200.00 8640.00 10368.00 11197.44 Operating Expenses 3960.00* 4752.00 5702.40 6158.59 Depreciation 1440.00 1728.00 2073.60 2239.49 EBIT 5400.00 6480.00 7776.00 8398.08 Tax @30% 1620.00 1944.00 2332.80 2519.42 EAT 3780.00 4536.00 5443.20 5878.66 Capital Exp. – Dep. 345.00 396.75 456.26 - Δ Working Capital 750.00 900.00 1080.00 518.40 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 2685.00 3239.25 3906.94 5360.26 * Excluding Depreciation. Calculation of WACC = 60% x 17.53% + 40% x 16% (1-0.30) = 15% Present Value (PV) of FCFF during the explicit forecast period is: FCFF (₹ in crores) PVF @ 15% PV (₹ in crores) 2685.00 0.8696 2334.88 3239.25 0.7561 2449.20 3906.94 0.6575 2568.81 7352.89 PV of the terminal, value is: 5360.26 0.15-0.08 x (PVIF 15%, 3) = ₹ 76575.14 Crore x 0.6575 = ₹ 50348.15 Crore The value of the firm is: 7352.89 Crores + 50348.15 Crores = 57701.04 Crores
Topics: Business Valuation
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