Dave Inc. recently hired you as a consultant to handle project valuation. You have obtained the following information. The firm has 2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The common stock just paid a dividend of $1. It is expected to grow by 30% per year for the next 2 years. After that, the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% per year forever. The market value of debt is $20 million. The current risk-free rate is 3% and the market premium is 10%. The company’s equity beta is 1.4 and the corporate tax rate is 35%.
a. What is Dave’s current stock price per share?
b. What is the company’s WACC?
c. Suppose you have a project that’s going to cost $7 million initially, and it will generate cash flow of $1.5 million every year for 6 years, starting from year 3. Assume the project is as risky as the firm, will you take it?