Calculate Dearborn's:

a. yearly free cash flows.

b. WACC

c. horizon value using the corporate valuation method.

d. value of operations, value of equity, and maximum share price that Brock would be willing to pay.

Brock Industries is contemplating whether to make a takeover bid for Dearborn Aerospace. Dearborn currently has $16 million of debt at 7%, and the market value of its equity is $34 million. Dearborn's tax rate is 35%. The following financial information, which includes all synergies, has been forecast for Dearborn Aerospace if the acquisition takes place. Dearborn's long-term growth rate is expected to be 4% per year. 

Additional market information is shown below:

Risk-free rate is 3%.

Market risk premium is 5%.

Dearborn's stock beta is 1.4.

Dearborn has 5 million shares outstanding.

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$ Millions 12/31/16 12/31/20 1/1/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 $24.0 $34.0 Sales $15.0 $19.0 $29.0 COGS 6.0 7.6 9.6 11.6 13.6 Selling and admin. 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Depreciation 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 Interest expense 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 Debt $23.8 25.6 27.2 28.9 30.5 31.7 Operating current assets 4.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 Operating long-term assets Operating current liabilities 40.0 42.0 45.0 48.0 52.0 56.0 4.5 3.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 3.0