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At the beginning of its fiscal year 2019, an analyst made the following forecast for GM, Inc. (in millions of dollars):
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Cash flow from operation |
$1,035 |
$3,180 |
$3,155 |
$2,120 |
Cash investment |
425 |
480 |
445 |
820 |
GM did not have any short-term and long-term debt at the beginning of 2019. Assume that free cash flow will grow at 5 percent per year in 2023 and 2024, after that this will grow at 4 percent per year. GM had 305 million shares outstanding at the beginning of 2019, trading at $73.25 per share. Using a required return of 10 percent, calculate the following for GM at the beginning of 2019: