Excess Cash, Total Cash, and Enterprise Value - Interview question
Hey Everybody, I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, but doing interview prep and ran across this question for calculating EV that I don't get. Super lost, and sorry if this is a stupid question...I got a lot to learn. I am given the share count ($10), # of shares (200M), net debt (300m), total cash (80M), accumulated depreciation (125M), and excess cash (30M). I am confused about the relationship between excess cash and total cash and how that should be calculated to get EV. Does total cash include excess cash? Currently I have: EV = 200*10 (mkt cap) + 300M (debt) -?? I believe I ignore depreciation, but not sure if I should subtract total cash (80M), or total cash - excess cash (50M).
Any help would be appreciated.
If the debt figure is NET debt --> ask how the 80 and the 30 are reflected in it. What they probably want you to say is: 50 (80-30) of the 80 is appearently trapped cash and cannot be distributed. Therefore net debt is not 300 but 350.
Rest of calc is ok.
Will give this a spin. assuming that you made an error and share count = share price
EV = Market Value of Equity + MV of Debt - Cash
Do note that trapped cash and cash tied up in working capital are not to be considered here.
EV = 200m (# of shares) * 10 (Market Price) + 300m (debt) - Cash (30m)
EV = 2270m
Please feel free to point out any mistakes.
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