Pierre Corporation is interested in acquiring Coller Corporation. Coller has 30 million shares outstanding and a target capital structure consisting of 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity. Coller's debt interest rate is 9 percent. Assume that the risk-free rate of interest is 2 percent and the market risk premium is 10%.

Coller's free cash flow (FCF0) is $10 million per year and is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% a year; its beta is 1.2. Coller has 8 million in debt. The tax rate for both companies is 30 percent.

a. Calculate the required rate of return on equity using equation: rs= rRF + RPM(b)

b. Calculate weighted average cost of capital, using equation: WACC = Wdrd(1-%) + wsrs

c. Calculate the value of operations, using equation: Vops = FCF0(1+g)/WACC - g)

d. Calculate the value of the company's equity, using the equation: Vs = Vops - debt

e. Calculate the current value of the company's stock, using the equation:

Price per share = Vs/shares outstanding

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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