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Cogswell Cogs (CC) is a fast-growing firm with expected earnings of $4.2 million next year. CC expects earnings to grow 12% per year indefinitely and CC’s cost of capital is 14%. CC has creative accounts, so it pays no taxes. What is the market value of CC? If CC has no debt, then what is its P0/E1 ratio? If CC repurchases $40 million in equity using $40 million in debt with an interest rate of 8% (cost of capital (WACC) remains 14%), what is the new P/E ratio?
| CC Company Valuation details | Nos in Millions |
| Expected earning next year =P0 | 4.20 |
| Earning Growth rate =g= | 12% pa |
| Cost of Capital=k | 14% |
| Market Value of CC=P0*(1+g)/(k-g)=4.2*(1+12%)/(14%-12%)= | 235.20 |
| So Market Value of CC=$235.2 Million | |
| As it has no debt , the value of Equity= $235.2 Million | |
| Earning for Equity shareholders =$4.2M | |
| So P0/E1=235.2/4.2=56 | |
| When CC repurchased $40M shares with $40M debt @ 8% interest pa, | |
| In this case EBIT remains unchanged , so Market value remains unchanged. | |
| The Market Value of Equity becomes=$235.2M-$40M=$195.2Million | |
| Interest per year on $40M loan =$40M*8%=$3.2M | |
| Earnings for Equity shareholders =$4.2M-$3.2M=$1M | |
| so New P/E ratio= 195.2/1=195.2 |