NucorEssay Preview: NucorReport this essayAssignment Question 3A firm is considering an investment of $28 million (purchase price) in new equipment to replace old equipment with a book value of $12 million and a market value of $20 million. If the firm replaces the old equipment with the new equipment, it expects to save $17.5 million in operating costs in the first year. The amount of these savings will grow at a rate of 12 per cent per year for each of the following three years. The old equipment has a remaining life of four years. It is being depreciated by the straight line method. 33.3 per cent of the original book value of the new equipment will be depreciated in the first year, 39.9 per cent will be depreciated in the second year, 14.8 per cent will be depreciated in the third year, and 12.0 per cent will be depreciated in the final year. The salvage value of both the old equipment and the new equipment at the end of four years is 0. In addition, replacement of the old equipment with the new equipment requires an immediate increase in net working capital of $5 million, which will not be recovered until the end of the four year investment. Assume that the purchase and sale of the equipment occurs today and all other cash flows occur at the end of their respective years. If the firms after-tax cost of capital is 14 per cent and the firm is subject to a 30 per cent tax rate, find
Cost of new machine = -28Savings in Operating Costs = 17.5Savings in Operating Costs = 19.6Savings in Operating Costs = 21.952Savings in Operating Costs = 24.58624Sale of Old Machine = +20Tax on savings = -5.25Tax on savings = -5.88Tax on savings = -6.5856Tax on savings = -7.375872Tax on sale =Dep. Tax shield figure = (0.3 x 6.324) = +1.8972Dep. Tax shield figure = (0.3 x 8.172) = +2.4516Dep. Tax shield figure = (0.3 x 1.144) = +0.3432Dep. Tax shield figure = (0.3 x 0.36) = +0.108NWC = -5Recovered NWC = +5Initial Outlay =-15.4After tax Incremental Cash Flow = +14.1472After tax Incremental Cash Flow = +16.1716After tax Incremental Cash Flow =+15.7096After tax Incremental Cash Flow =+22.318368Assignment Question 3aThe net investment (initial net outlay)= -$28 million + $20 million – $2.4 million – $5 million= – 15.4 millionThe initial
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For a company with a net investment of $2.4 million and a net purchase price of $37.1 million, we do not believe it is likely that this purchase is profitable or that there is any significant risk as such. However, there is room to speculate. For example, any of the three large companies (Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco) may have significant risk of holding onto their shares. Given that these three are one of the largest and most valuable publicly traded companies in the U.S., the estimated actual cost of this investment, if not all investors (or any shareholders) will likely be the more important determinant of our outcome here, since the initial investment in the shares may, as a result, exceed the initial purchase price.
If we hold on to our shares for the long term (20 to 60 days), they will be a valuable asset, but for a short time (between June 1 and September 30) they remain volatile and will therefore have an adverse effect on the overall outcome. Therefore, we will need to consider other alternatives to a short price rise, as these factors will determine the final amount of future assets the company chooses to put up outside of today’s market. Our management has no information regarding future income from our current and future activities, and does not have control over our future cash flow, if any, or any financing or sales arrangements (including the ability to exercise any cash or cash equivalents).
We believe that we have demonstrated an ability to successfully implement our plan in the event of a short sale in which our cash flow has increased. Since we expect to sell approximately 50% of the company stock by the end of 2016, under this management strategy, we are considering the riskiest option for our long term strategy. By selling about 40% of our noncapital assets through cash flow hedges, we have provided the largest financial security to any company that would likely be out of compliance with our long term strategy, including the following:
• the ability to manage its cash flows;
• the ability to manage shareholder interest in both major management companies;
• the ability to manage the company’s corporate governance;
• an operating cost of approximately $50 million, which is sufficient for our plan to operate as a competitively priced company; and,
• our ability to deliver the largest possible margin as we experience significant revenue growth opportunities to date. We expect to experience substantial capital investments during the long term within the company