QUESTION TWO: (40 MARKS)

A company, HBM Corp, is preparing to estimate its enterprise value using the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) method. The following financial information is available for HBM Corp:

Current Year Financial Data:

Revenue: R500,000,000
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): R300,000,000
Operating Expenses: R50,000,000
Depreciation: R15,000,000
Capital Expenditures: R20,000,000
Change in Net Working Capital (NWC): R5,000,000 (increase)
Tax Rate: 30%
Growth Assumptions:

Revenue Growth Rate: 6% per year
COGS and Operating Expenses Growth Rate: 5% per year
Depreciation: Assumed to be constant in future years
Capital Expenditures: Expected to grow at 4% per year
Change in NWC: Expected to grow at 5% per year
Discount Rate:

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC): 10%
Perpetuity Growth Rate:

Terminal Growth Rate: 3%
Required:

Calculate the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) for the current year. Show all your calculations. (6)
Project the FCFF for the next 5 years using the provided growth rates. Provide a detailed calculation for each year. (15)
Determine the terminal value of the company at the end of Year 5 using the perpetuity growth model. (4)
Estimate the enterprise value of HBM Corp. (15)

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To calculate the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) for HBM Corp and the subsequent values, we will proceed through each step methodically.

Step 1: Calculate FCFF for the Current Year

The formula to calculate FCFF is as follows:

\[ FCFF = EBIT(1 - Tax \ Rate) + Depreciation - Capital \ Expenditures - Change \ in \ NWC \]

Where:

  • EBIT = Revenue - COGS - Operating Expenses - Depreciation

1. Calculate EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes):

\[ EBIT = Revenue - COGS - Operating \ Expenses \]

Substituting the values:

\[ EBIT = R500,000,000 - R300,000,000 - R50,000,000 = R150,000,000 \]

2. Calculate tax on EBIT:

\[ Tax = EBIT \times Tax \ Rate = R150,000,000 \times 0.30 = R45,000,000 \]

3. Calculate (1 - Tax Rate):

\[ 1 - Tax \ Rate = 1 - 0.30 = 0.70 \]

4. Calculate FCFF:

\[ FCFF = EBIT \times (1 - Tax \ Rate) + Depreciation - Capital \ Expenditures - Change \ in \ NWC \]

Substituting the values:

\[ FCFF = R150,000,000 \times 0.70 + R15,000,000 - R20,000,000 - R5,000,000 \]

\[ FCFF = R105,000,000 + R15,000,000 - R20,000,000 - R5,000,000 \]

\[ FCFF = R105,000,000 + R15,000,000 - R25,000,000 = R95,000,000 \]

Thus, the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) for the current year is R95,000,000.

Step 2: Project FCFF for the Next 5 Years

We will need to calculate the FCFF for the next 5 years based on given growth rates.

Yearly Calculations:

  1. Revenue for Year 1 to Year 5: \[ Revenue_{t} = Revenue_{0} \times (1 + g_{R})^t \]

  2. COGS and Operating Expenses Growth: \[ COGS_{t} = COGS_{0} \times (1 + g_{COGS})^t \]

    \[ Operating\ Expenses_{t} = Operating\ Expenses_{0} \times (1 + g_{OE})^t \]

  3. Capital Expenditures Growth: \[ Capital\ Expenditures_{t} = Capital\ Expenditures_{0} \times (1 + g_{CapEx})^t \]

  4. Change in NWC Growth: \[ Change\ in\ NWC_{t} = Change\ in\ NWC_{0} \times (1 + g_{NWC})^t \]

Where:

  • \( g_{R} = 0.06 \) (Revenue Growth Rate)
  • \( g_{COGS} = g_{OE} = 0.05 \) (COGS and Operating Expenses Growth Rate)
  • \( g_{CapEx} = 0.04 \) (Capital Expenditures Growth Rate)
  • \( g_{NWC} = 0.05 \) (Change in NWC Growth Rate)

We will calculate all components necessary for FCFF for each year.

Calculations for Each Year:

| Year | Revenue | COGS | Operating Expenses | EBIT | Tax | FCFF | |------|--------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| | 0 | 500,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 45,000,000 | 95,000,000 | | 1 | 530,000,000 | 315,000,000 | 52,500,000 | 162,500,000 | 48,750,000 | \( 162,500,000 \cdot 0.70 + 15,000,000 - 20,800,000 - 5,250,000 \) = 97,700,000 | | 2 | 561,800,000 | 330,750,000 | 55,125,000 | 175,925,000 | 52,777,500 | \( 175,925,000 \cdot 0.70 + 15,000,000 - 21,632,000 - 5,512,500 \) = 99,559,500 | | 3 | 595,108,000 | 347,287,500 | 57,881,250 | 189,939,250 | 56,981,775 | \( 189,939,250 \cdot 0.70 + 15,000,000 - 22,469,280 - 5,788,125 \) = 101,771,070 | | 4 | 630,055,480 | 364,051,875 | 60,775,313 | 205,228,292 | 61,568,488 | \( 205,228,292 \cdot 0.70 + 15,000,000 - 23,321,609 - 6,077,281 \) = 104,016,282 | | 5 | 666,211,818 | 381,254,469 | 63,763,042 | 221,194,307 | 66,358,292 | \( 221,194,307 \cdot 0.70 + 15,000,000 - 24,189,719 - 6,381,121 \) = 106,044,679 |

Summary of FCFF Projections:

  1. Year 1 FCFF = R97,700,000
  2. Year 2 FCFF = R99,559,500
  3. Year 3 FCFF = R101,771,070
  4. Year 4 FCFF = R104,016,282
  5. Year 5 FCFF = R106,044,679

Step 3: Determine Terminal Value at the End of Year 5

To find the terminal value using the perpetuity growth model:

\[ Terminal\ Value = \frac{FCFF_{5} \times (1 + g)}{WACC - g} \]

Where:

  • \( g = 0.03 \) (terminal growth rate)

Substituting the values:

\[ Terminal\ Value = \frac{R106,044,679 \times (1 + 0.03)}{0.10 - 0.03} = \frac{R106,044,679 \times 1.03}{0.07} \]

Calculating:

\[ Terminal\ Value = \frac{R109,227,878.37}{0.07} = R1,560,398,515.00 \]

Step 4: Estimate the Enterprise Value of HBM Corp

To find the enterprise value, we will discount the FCFF and the terminal value back to the present value using the WACC of 10%.

Present Value (PV) of FCFFs:

\[ PV(FCFF) = \sum_{t=1}^{5} \frac{FCFF_{t}}{(1 + WACC)^{t}} + \frac{Terminal\ Value}{(1 + WACC)^{5}} \]

Calculating each term:

  1. Year 1: \( \frac{97,700,000}{(1.10)^1} \approx R88,818,182.00\)
  2. Year 2: \( \frac{99,559,500}{(1.10)^2} \approx R82,845,620.00\)
  3. Year 3: \( \frac{101,771,070}{(1.10)^3} \approx R76,787,022.00\)
  4. Year 4: \( \frac{104,016,282}{(1.10)^4} \approx R71,649,555.00\)
  5. Year 5: \( \frac{106,044,679}{(1.10)^5} \approx R67,274,756.00\)
  6. Present Value of Terminal Value (at Year 5): \[ \frac{1,560,398,515}{(1.10)^5} \approx R970,243,085.00 \]

Total Enterprise Value:

Adding up the present values:

\[ EV = R88,818,182.00 + R82,845,620.00 + R76,787,022.00 + R71,649,555.00 + R67,274,756.00 + R970,243,085.00 \]

\[ EV \approx R1,377,018,670.00 \]

Thus, the estimated enterprise value of HBM Corp is approximately R1,377,018,670.00.

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