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Case 6: Scotch Bar Valuation

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After the candidate has subtracted costs from revenues, he/she should have an income of $334,400. Do not forget that we need the after-tax cash flow number (approximately $334,000 * (1-40%)) = $200,400 (or $200,000 for ease of calculation in next prompt). You now have the annual cash flows generated by the bar. At this point a great candidate will drive the process forward and recognize that they need to figure out a stream of cash flows going forward. The interviewer may have to nudge less-savvy candidates toward the next step (discounted cash flow analysis). How does one perform a valuation of the business? To perform a valuation in this case, the candidate must estimate the cash flows from the business and discount them back using a perpetuity formula. The discount rate typically used for bars of this genre LV:KHQWKHFDQGLGDWHLQTXLUHVDERXWJURZWKUDWHVVD\WKHEDU¶VFDVKIORZLVJURZLQJDW-the rate of inflation. Thus, whatever numerator the candidate arrives at should be divided by .13 - .03 = .10, an easy calculation. Use the CF / (r ± g) formula for a perpetuity. In this case, the answer is around $200,000 / .10, or $2 million.

Expected: - Accurate arithmetic

Performance Evaluation

Good: - Drive the process forward, accurate arithmetic. Excellent: - A great candidate will drive the process forward and recognize that they need to figure out a stream of cash flows going forward. Accurate valuation given assumptions. 36

Case 6: Scotch Bar

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