Applesauce Co.’s share price is $50/share with $2.5m shares…
Applesauce Co.’s share price is $50/share with $2.5m shares outstanding, $125m in debt, and $350m in free cash flow this year. Applesauce’s beta is 1.2 with a 5.5% before-tax cost of debt and an expected growth rate of 1.5%. The market risk premium is 6%, the risk free rate is 3%, and the tax rate is 30%. What is Applesauce’s present valuation? Round to the nearest million dollars.