Synergy Valuation

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Inputs

Current riskfree rate = 4.25%


Risk Premium = 4.00%
I will assume that there are zero excess returns beyond your high growth phase and that stable growth rate

Acquiring firm Target Firm After merger In terminal year


Beta 1.20 0.90 1.08838 1.09
Pre-tax cost of debt 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Tax rate 30.00% 30.00% 30.00%
Debt to Capital Ratio 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%

Revenues $1,000.00 $500.00 $1,500.00


Operating Income (EBIT) $50.00 $25.00 $75.00

Pre-tax return on capital 15.00% 15.00% 15.00%


Reinvestment Rate = 70.00% 70.00% 70.00%

Length of growth period = 5 5 5

Computed Values Acquiring firm Target firm Value of firm with synergy In terminal year (Weights
Cost of Equity = 9.05% 7.85% 8.60% 8.61%
After-tax cost of debt = 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50%
Cost of capital = 8.50% 7.42% 8.09% 8.10%

After-tax return on capital = 10.50% 10.50% 10.50%


Reinvestment Rate = 70.00% 70.00% 70.00%
Expected growth rate= 7.35% 7.35% 7.35%

Value of firm
PV of FCFF in high growth = $50.86 $26.20 $77.14
Terminal value = $612.34 $350.76 $963.10
Value of firm today = $458.19 $271.50 $729.79

Value of Synergy
Value of independent firms $729.68
Value of combined firm $729.79
Value of synergy $0.11
that stable growth rate = riskfree rate.

terminal year

terminal year (Weights based on terminal value)

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