Corporate valuation
Barrett Industries invests a large sum of money in R&D; as a result, it retains and reinvests all of its earnings. In other words, Barrett does not pay any dividends, and it has no plans to pay dividends in the near future. A major pension fund is interested in purchasing Barrett's stock. The pension fund manager has estimated Barrett's free cash flows for the next 4 years as follows: $2 million, $6 million, $11 million, and $13 million. After the fourth year, free cash flow is projected to grow at a constant 8%. Barrett's WACC is 16%, the market value of its debt and preferred stock totals $52 million, and it has 16 million shares of common stock outstanding.
a. What is the present value of the free cash flows projected during the next 4 years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
b. What is the firm's horizon, or continuing, value? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
c. What is the firm's total value today? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
d. What is an estimate of Barrett's price per share? Round your answer to the nearest cent.