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Essay on Starbucks Case Study

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Question 1 Overall, Starbucks’ performance has been mixed over the past six months. On April 13, 2012, its stock price reached a high of $61.67 per share and closed at $57.37 per share. Since April, the price of Starbucks’ stock fell on average in the following closing months of May and June before reaching a low of $43.16 in the opening days of August. The fall was correlated with the release of Starbucks’ third quarter annual report, which showed a less-than-expected performance for that quarter; the earnings per share were $0.43 compared to a market expectation of $0.45 (Baertlein). Since then, the price of Starbucks’ stock has gradually increased. Although market risk factors like decreased consumer spending may have impacted …show more content…

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n. Raw beta = 1.201 (p. 2 Bloomberg)
o. Risk premium = 5.5% (given)
p. Cost of debt = 2.82% (p. 2 Bloomberg)
q. Effective tax rate = 38% (given)
r. Under the linear decline model, the equity value per share is $55.59, while the current stock price is $51.07. Based on our evaluation, the current stock price is undervalued. Under the exponential decline model, the equity value per share is $47.63, while the current stock price is $51.07. Based on our evaluation, the current stock price is overvalued.

Question 3
a. Current year EPSO = Earnings per share – basic
b. Year 1 Consensus EPS Forecast (p. 3 Bloomberg)
c. Year 2 Consensus EPS Forecast (p. 3 Bloomberg)
e. Under the linear decline model, the final valuation of the equity per share is $52.70, while the current market price per share is $51.07. Based on our evaluations, the stock is undervalued. Under the exponential decline model, the final equity value per share is $45.10, while the current market price per share is $51.07. Based on our evaluation, the stock is overvalued.

Question 4 The Free Cash Flow For The Firm (FCFF) approach based on the linear decline most accurately reflects the value of Starbucks. The capital structure of Starbucks has been fluctuating. For example, in 2007 and 2008, Starbucks’ debt ratios were about .57 and .56 respectively; for those years, over 50% Starbucks’ assets were provided via debt. However, in 2009, 2010, and 2011, Starbucks’ debt

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