Question #25
Reading: Reading 21 Free Cash Flow Valuation
PDF File: Reading 21 Free Cash Flow Valuation.pdf
Page: 11
Status: Correct
Correct Answer: A
Part of Context Group: Q24-25
Shared Context
Question
Senior management of TOY Inc. is considering selling the company to a rival firm that has offered $450 million. If the current market price represents the fair value of equity and TOY Inc. maintains its target capital structure, the bid represents a price that is:
Answer Choices:
A. less than the total value of the firm
B. about the same total value of the firm
C. greater than the total value of the firm
Explanation
The total value of a firm is the total market value of equity plus the total market value of
debt. The total value of equity is $56.00 per share × 5,000,000 shares = $280 million.
Equity represents 70.0% of the capital structure. The total value of the firm is thus $280
million/0.70 = $400 million. An offer of $450 million is a premium of $50 million – a price
greater than the current value of the firm.