January 2018
Beginner
976 pages
142h 14m
English
In the chapter opener you learned that Johnson & Johnson’s weighted average cost of capital was around 6% but its investments were earning returns closer to 17%. In 2016, J&J invested about $3.2 billion in capital expenditures. Suppose J&J spends the same amount this year to expand its manufacturing facilities, and that investment produces a net cash flow of $544 million (17% of $3.2 billion) every year in perpetuity. Calculate the NPV of that investment using a 6% discount rate. How much value does the $3.2 billion investment create or destroy? Does it seem that J&J should be pursuing growth in this market?
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