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You are going to value Lauryn’s Doll Co. using the FCF model. After consulting various sources, you find that Lauryn's has a reported equity beta of 1.5, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.4, and a tax rate of 30 percent. Assume a risk-free rate of 5 percent and a market risk premium of 7 percent. Lauryn’s Doll Co. had EBIT last year of $46 million, which is net of a depreciation expense of $4.6 million. In addition, Lauryn's made $6.25 million in capital expenditures and increased net working capital by $3.6 million. Assume the FCF is expected to grow at a rate of 3 percent into perpetuity. What is the value of the firm?
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