4263 REV: APRIL 27‚ 2012 ERIK STAFFORD JOEL L. HEILPRIN Valuation of AirThread Connections In early December 2007‚ Robert Zimmerman‚ senior vice president of business development for American Cable Communications (ACC)‚ was in his office sifting through a number of investment banking proposals related to potential acquisition targets when he paused to consider the recent presentation made by Rubinstein & Ross (R&R). Rubinstein & Ross was a boutique investment bank with a strong reputation
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acquirer. Air Thread Connections (ATC) is one of the options available to be acquired because of ATC owns greater technical resources in wireless service‚ and it is one of the largest regional wireless companies in the US. This report will analyse the initial valuation of ATC based on discounted cash flow analysis as well as market multiples approach‚ based on the analyse‚ it will decide whether the acquisition should be made or not. Body The valuation of Air Thread Connections can be divided into
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issues that need to be considered in valuing AirThread Connections. In particular‚ the following issues must be considered: Valuation of cash flows in the relevant period Estimating terminal value A. Procedure 1. The cash flows (without synergy) were taken as provided for 5 years along with adjustment for Net working capital changes. 2. WACC was calculated for various D/V ratios 3. Terminal Value of the firm was determined using P/E Multiple of 19.1 4. Valuation done for the cash flows and terminal value
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looming competitive threat from advance wireless networks based on 802.16n standard for mobile WiMAX. Those networks are expected to offer not only wireless telephony but also internet service which is also the main product of ACC. Problem for AirThread Connections (ATC) 1. ATC faced a cost disadvantage relative to its main wireless competitors owned by ILEC’s. High operating cost is resulted from moving traffic from cell towers to central switching offices using either landlines leased from competitors
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Assignment 4 Group Assignment Airthread Connections Prepare the Airthread Connections case using the following questions as a guide: 1. What methodological approach (APV‚ WACC‚ FTE‚ or some combination) should Ms. Zhang use to value Air Thread? Hint: It may be possible to use more than one techniques simultaneously. The valuation of the Airthread Connections is conducted to assist American Cable Communication to decide if the acquisition of the Airthread Connections should be processed to achieve
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Valuation of AirThread The valuation of Air Thread is intended to present to it’s potential acquirer‚ American Cable Communication (ACC) for consultation on decision of acquisition purpose. According to the case study‚ American Cable communications is a large and healthy cable operator which provides the services and products that related to internet‚ video and landline telephony. The demand of the ACC is high in America as for instance‚ there are around 48.5 million households installed the ACC
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AIRTHREAD CASE Develop a projection of debt-free FCF for AirThread using the information provided in the case. Estimate a terminal value considering both the GG model and an exit EBITDA approach. Explain how you calculated g for the GGM. Also explain your final choice of terminal value. Develop a WACC for the acquisition. Assume an industry average D/E ratio. Do not use a private company discount as discussed on page 7. Calculate the value of Airthread operating assets based on the
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VALUATION TECHNIQUES Vault Guide to Finance Interviews Valuation Techniques How Much is it Worth? Imagine yourself as the CEO of a publicly traded company that makes widgets. You’ve had a highly successful business so far and want to sell the company to anyone interested in buying it. How do you know how much to sell it for? Likewise‚ consider the Bank of America acquisition of Fleet. How did B of A decide how much it should pay to buy Fleet? For starters‚ you should understand that the value
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Equity Valuation: Discounted Cash Flow and Residual Income Models Introduction Valuation plays a very important role when companies are trying to increase their value‚ raise money‚ acquire another firm or sell a subsidiary‚ also when a company decides to go public. Managers‚ investors and shareholders need to have the most accurate and reliable information in order to make decisions‚ that is why valuation is a fundamental exercise in corporate finance. It is pretty evident that whatever
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Valuation : * Price earnings ratio : DESCRIPTION | Mar-12 | Mar-11 | Mar-10 | Mar-09 | Mar-08 | Price-earnings ratio | 23.04 | 24.23 | 12.71 | 7.25 | 12.17 | This ratio reflects the following factors : growth prospects‚ risk characteristics ‚shareholder orientation ‚corporate image and the degree of liquidity.It indicates company performance and forecast future performance.Ratio is decreasing and it is good sign because investors will get high earnings.But risk will
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