Covan, Inc. is expected to have the following free cash flow:
Year 1 2 3 4
FCF 13 15 16 17 Grow by 3 % per year
a. Covan has 6 million shares outstanding, $3 million in excess cash and it has no debt. If its cost of capital is 10 %, what should be its stock price?
b. Covan reinvests all its FCF and has no plans to add debt or change its cash holdings? (it does not invest its cash holdings). If you plan to sell Covan at the beginning of year 2, what is its expected price?
c. Assume you bought Covan stock at the beginning of year 1. What is your expected % return from holding Covan stock until year 2. Your expected return from holding Covan stock until the beginning of year 2 is (%)?