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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: $2 million, $6 million, $11 million, and $16 million.
After the fourth year, free cash flow is projected to grow at a
constant 6%. Brandtly's WACC is 11%, the market value of its debt
and preferred stock totals $62 million; the firm has $16 million in
non-operating assets; and it has 9 million shares of common stock
outstanding.
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