Tono Hotels reported earnings of 400 million before interest and taxes in the most recent year and paid 40% of its taxable income in taxes. The book value of capital at the firm is 2,400 million and the firm expects to grow 4% a year in perpetuity. The firm has a beta of 1.2, pretax cost of debt of 6%, equity with a market value of 2,000 million and debt with a market value of 1,000 million. The risk-free rate of interest is 5%, and the market risk premium if 5.5%.

a) Use the free cash flow to the firm-method to value this firm.

b) If you were told the probability of default at this firm at its current debt level is 10% and that the cost of bankruptcy is 25% of unlevered firm value, estimate the value of the firm using the adjusted present value approach.

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a Valuation using Free Cash Flow to the Firm FCFF Approach Step 1 Calculate Earnings Before Interest and Taxes EBIT EBIT 400 million Step 2 Calculate ... View the full answer