Question: After completing financial statement analysis, CEO request CFO to estimate the Company's Cost of Capital in terms of weight average cost of capital (WACC). CEO

After completing financial statement analysis, CEO request CFO to estimate the Company's Cost of Capital in terms of weight average cost of capital (WACC). CEO has a target capital structure that the ratio of debt, preferred stock, and common stock is 35%, 35%, and 30% respectively. In this respect, CFO asks you to calculate weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The bankers expect the Company to pay interest for 6% per year and tax rate equals 30% of taxable income. Preferred stockholders expect dividend of 7% per year. However, common shareholders request the Company to pay dividend based on CAPM approach. In turn, CFO collects market data and finds out that 5-year government bond (risk-free) yields a return of 5%, Thailand market beta is 1.2 and the firm's risk premium equals 15% (5 Marks).

In October 2021, James, the owner of venture capital, is interested in evaluating the value of the Company and will propose a strategic acquisition proposal. James's financial advisor projects the free cash flow for the future 10 years of the Company as follows: 10,000, 12,500, 13,750, 14,500, 16,000, 18,000, 20,000, 22,500, 25,000, and 30,000 (i.e. FCF 1 - FCF 10). James's team adopts WACC calculated by you. What is corporate value (VOP) of the Company? (30 Marks)

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