Question: Happy Times, Incorporated, wants to expand its party stores into the Southeast. In order to establish an immediate presence in the area, the company is
Happy Times, Incorporated, wants to expand its party stores into the Southeast. In order to establish an immediate presence in the area, the company is considering the purchase of the privately held Joe
s Party Supply. Happy Times currently has debt outstanding with a market value of $
million and a YTM of
percent The company
s market capitalization is $
million and the required return on equity is
percent Joe
s currently has debt outstanding with a market value of $
million The EBIT for Joe
s next year is projected to be $
million EBIT is expected to grow at
percent per year for the next five years before slowing to
percent in perpetuity. Net working capital, capital spending, and depreciation as a percentage of EBIT are expected to be
percent
percent and
percent respectively. Joe
s has
million shares outstanding and the tax rate for both companies is
percent
a
What is the maximum share price that Happy Times should be willing to pay for Joe
s
Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to
decimal places, e
g
b
After examining your analysis, the CFO of Happy Times is uncomfortable using the perpetual growth rate in cash flows. Instead, she feels that the terminal value should be estimated using the EV
EBITDA multiple. The appropriate EV
EBITDA multiple is
What is your new estimate of the maximum share price for the purchase?
Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to
decimal places, e
g
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