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Brandtly Industries invests a large sum of money in R&D; as a result, it retains and reinvests all of its earnings. In other words, Brandtly does not pay any dividends, and it has no plans to pay dividends in the near future. A major pension fund is interested in purchasing Brandtly's stock. The pension fund manager has estimated Brandtly's free cash flows for the next 4 years as follows: $4 million, $5 million, $9 million, and $15 million. After the fourth year, free cash flow is projected to grow at a constant 4%. Brandtly's WACC is 12%, the market value of its debt and preferred stock totals $44 million; and it has 19 million shares of common stock outstanding.
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