Assume that you have been asked to place a value on the ownership position in Briarwood Hospital. Its | ||||||||||
projected profit and loss statements and retention requirements are shown below (in millions): | ||||||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | ||||||
Net revenues | $225.0 | $240.0 | $250.0 | $260.0 | $275.0 | |||||
Cash expenses | $200.0 | $205.0 | $210.0 | $215.0 | $225.0 | |||||
Depreciation | $11.0 | $12.0 | $13.0 | $14.0 | $15.0 | |||||
Earnings before interest and taxes | $14.0 | $23.0 | $27.0 | $31.0 | $35.0 | |||||
Interest | $8.0 | $9.0 | $9.0 | $10.0 | $10.0 | |||||
Earnings before taxes | $6.0 | $14.0 | $18.0 | $21.0 | $25.0 | |||||
Taxes (40 percent) | $2.4 | $5.6 | $7.2 | $8.4 | $10.0 | |||||
Net profit | $3.6 | $8.4 | $10.8 | $12.6 | $15.0 | |||||
Estimated retentions | $10.0 | $10.0 | $10.0 | $10.0 | $10.0 | |||||
Briarwood’s cost of equity is 16 percent, its cost of debt is 10 percent, and its optimal capital structure is | ||||||||||
40 percent debt and 60 percent equity. The best estimate for Briarwood’s long-term growth rate is 4 | ||||||||||
percent. Furthermore, the hospital currently has $80 million in debt outstanding. | ||||||||||
a. What is the equity value of the hospital using the Free Operating Cash Flow (FOCF) method? | ||||||||||
b. Suppose that the expected long-term growth rate was 6 percent. What impact would this change have | ||||||||||
on the equity value of the business according to the FOCF method? What if the growth rate were | ||||||||||
only 2 percent? | ||||||||||
c. What is the equity value of the hospital using the Free Cash Flow to Equityhloders (FCFE) method? | ||||||||||
d. Suppose that the expected long-term growth rate was 6 percent. What impact would this change have | ||||||||||
on the equity value of the business according to the FCFE method? What if the growth rate were | ||||||||||
only 2 percent? |