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Celebrity Auto Parts, Inc. | |||
Facts and assumptions as of Dec. 31, 2017 | |||
EBIT for 2017 (millions) | $ | 420 | |
Company equity beta | 1.20 | ||
Stock price | $ | 30 | |
Number of shares outstanding (millions) | 200 | ||
Book value of equity (millions) | $ | 3,500 | |
Book value of interest-bearing debt (millions) | $ | 1,500 | |
WACC | 9 | % | |
Tax rate | 25 | % | |
Please refer to the information for Celebrity Auto Parts above. What was Celebrity’s EVA in 2017?
Multiple Choice
−$30 million
−$360 million
$765 million
−$135 million
None of the options are correct.
-$360 million
Economic Value Added(EVA) is an excess return (economic profit) over company's required return. We can calculate EVA with following equation :-
where,
NOPAT = Net Operating profit after tax (i.e EBIT(1-tax)
Invested Capital = Equity + Interest-bearing debts
Please refer to below spreadsheet for calculation and answer. Cell reference also provided.
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