12 Aug Explain how Woolworths would execute the takeover in practice
This Report is focus on the acquisition of a target company nominated by the ‘Woolworths Board of Directors’. The target company is Blackmores Limited. Please answer the following question.
1. Woolworths Cost of Capital
→ calculate Woolworths’ Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) using current market inputs and data contained in Woolworths’ 2021 Annual Report
2. Valuation of the Target Company
→ complete a bottom-up DCF valuation (FCFF) of the target company, all assumptions need be justified.
3. The Proposed Structure of the Transaction
→ explain how Woolworths would execute the takeover in practice (that is, how Woolworths would secure ownership of the target company’s shares); assess the approximate cost of the acquisition (that is, the takeover amount) based on your DCF valuation and market multiples methods
