Company B's board is meeting to decide how to pay out $20 million in excess cash to shareholders. The company has 10 million shares outstanding, no debt, faces an equity cost of capital = WACC = 12%, and expects to generate future free cash flows of $48 million per year forever that will be paid out to shareholders as dividends each period.. Calculate each shareholders' wealth if the company decides to pay out the $20 million excess cash immediately by repurchasing stock.
Present value of annuity = Annuity / Required rate of return |
Present value of Free cash flow = 48 / 12% |
Present value of Free cash flow = 400 |
Present value per share = Present value of cash flow / Number of shares outstanding |
Present value per share = 400 / 10 |
Present value per share = 40 |
If company repurchases shares |
Number of shares repurchased = 20 / 40 |
Number of shares repurchased = 0.5 |
Shares outstanding after repurchase = 10 - 0.5 |
Shares outstanding after repurchase = 9.5 |
Present value per share after repurchase = 400 / 9.5 |
Present value per share after repurchase = 42.11 |
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