Gartner Systems has no debt and an equity cost of capital of 9.7%.
?Gartner's current market capitalization is $95 ?million, and its free cash flows are expected to grow at 2.9% per year.? Gartner's corporate tax rate is 35%. Investors pay tax rates of 40% on interest income and 20% on equity income.
a. Suppose Gartner adds $49 million in permanent debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase shares. What will? Gartner's levered value be in this? case?
b. Suppose instead Gartner decides to maintain a 50% ?debt-to-value ratio going forward. If? Gartner's debt cost of capital is 6.14%?, what will? Gartner's levered value be in this? case?
Hint?:
Make sure to round all intermediate calculations to at least four decimal places.