Company A is considering acquiring Company B. Neither company has any debt. Company A expects the acquisition
Question:
Company A is considering acquiring Company B. Neither company has any debt. Company A expects the acquisition of the Company will generate synergy equal to $2 million per year in after-tax cash flow, indefinitely. The appropriate discount rate, based on the risk of Company B, is 10.0%. Company A's current market value is $100 million. Company B's current market value is $50 million. Company A needs to decide between offering 35% of its stock or $65 million in cash to Company B's shareholders.
a) What is the value of Company B to Company A?
b) What will the stock offer to Company B cost Company A?
c) What is the NPV of the stock offered to the shareholders of Company A?
d) What is the NPV of the cash offer to the shareholders of Company A?
e) Which alternative should Company A pursue?
Business Statistics in Practice
ISBN: 978-0077404741
6th edition
Authors: Bruce Bowerman, Richard O'Connell