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Test terminal assumptions for a services firm

Stress-test terminal value · Fictional case

The situation

Year-five FCFF is ₹40 crore. Long-run growth is 3%, WACC is 9%, and growth starts in year six.

Your task

Find terminal value at year five and its value today.

Reveal step-by-step solution
  1. Set up the problem

    Year-six FCFF is ₹40 × 1.03 = ₹41.2 crore. The capitalization spread is 9% − 3% = 6%.

  2. Work through the numbers

    Terminal value at year five is ₹41.2 ÷ 0.06 ≈ ₹686.67 crore. PV = ₹686.67 ÷ 1.09⁵ ≈ ₹446.29 crore.

  3. Interpret the result

    Check that growth is below WACC and supported by steady-state reinvestment. The ₹446.29 crore excludes the explicit years.

What to remember

Use first post-forecast cash flow in the numerator. Discount from the terminal date to today.

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