Sophie Corporation (SC) is planning to acquire a slower-growth competitor, which will materially increase SC's sales volume.

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Sophie Corporation (SC) is planning to acquire a slower-growth competitor, which will materially increase SC's sales volume. The company to be acquired has pretax margins that are approximately the same as those of SC. SC plans to issue $300 million in long-term debt to finance the entire cost of the acquisition.

a. Discuss how SC's potential acquisition might decrease its valuation based on a constant growth dividend discount model. Be sure to comment on each of the three factors in such a model.

b. Discuss two reasons why SC's potential acquisition might increase the P/E multiple investors are willing to pay for SC.

Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

ISBN: 978-0538482387

10th Edition

Authors: Frank K. Reilly, Keith C. Brown

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