Question: 4 . Toofar Limited is trying to determine the value of Catchme Limited, its target for a takeover. The assets and liabilities of Catchme are

4. Toofar Limited is trying to determine the value of Catchme Limited, its target for a takeover. The assets and liabilities of Catchme are as follows:
Assets
Cash and marketable securities
$120000
Debtors
$600000
Inventory
$480000
Long-term investments
$1800000
Net fixed assets
$6700000
$9700000
Liabilities
Short-term bank loan
$200000
Trade creditors
$900000
Debentures
$2000000
Preference stock
$2500000
Owners equity
$4100000
$9700000
The following information is also made available:
Bad debts are estimated at 5% of debtors and 10% of inventory is obsolete.
The long-term investments are made up of $500000 in listed securities that have a present market value of $800000. The rest is in an affiliate in which the company expects to receive $120000 in dividends next year. The dividends are anticipated to grow at 10% annually for the foreseeable future. The required rate of return of companies in industries that are similar to the affiliate is 20%.
The net fixed assets are made up of land, a building and equipment. Land has a book value of $1000000 but is now valued at $2000000. The building has a book value of $3500000 but has been valued at $5000000. The equipment has a book value of $2200000 but the replacement value is $5000000, and the market value is $1450000.
Debentures are issued in perpetuity and have a coupon rate of 21%. The current yield is 15%. The par value is $100,00.
Preference stock has an annual dividend of 20 cents. The current price is 105 cents and the par value is $1,00.
Determine the fair value of Catchme Limited.

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