Question

You are going to value Lauryn’s Doll Co. using the FCF model. After consulting various sources, you find that Lauryn's has a reported equity beta of 1.6, a debt-to-equity ratio of .6, and a tax rate of 21 percent. Assume a risk-free rate of 6 percent and a market risk premium of 8 percent. Lauryn’s Doll Co. had EBIT last year of $53 million, which is net of a depreciation expense of $5.3 million. In addition, Lauryn's made $4.75 million in capital expenditures and increased net working capital by $3.1 million. Assume the FCF is expected to grow at a rate of 2 percent into perpetuity. What is the value of the firm?

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