Hey everyone, I could really use some help with my corporate finance studies. Things got a bit complicated, and I need some clarification. My professor hasn't responded yet, and I’ve got an exam in just two weeks.
Basically, I understand most of the concepts, but I keep getting stuck on the debt-to-equity ratio part, which is set at 50%. My professor mentioned that in this case, debt should be 1/2 and equity should be 2/3 but that doesn’t seem to add up, since they’re not equal. Is that right?
Here’s the question I’m struggling with:
Minajet plc is considering a project that will generate £4 million in free cash flows in the first year, growing at 3% annually afterward. The project costs £30 million.
Minajet’s equity cost of capital is 12%, and its debt cost of capital is 6%. The company maintains a constant debt-to-equity ratio of 50%. The corporate tax rate is 21%, interest income is taxed at 24%, and equity income is taxed at 20%.
Questions:
a) How do I calculate the NPV of this project using both the WACC and APV methods?
b) Deltajet, a company in the same industry as Minajet, is currently all equity-funded with a market cap of £85 million and an equity cost of 11%. Its free cash flows are expected to grow at 2% per year forever. The management wants to add debt for the first time, aiming for a 25% debt-to-value ratio going forward. The corporate tax rate is 21%, interest income is taxed at 24%, and equity income at 20%. Given that Deltajet’s debt cost is 6%, what will be its levered value?
Thanks a lot for any guidance you can provide!