DCF & WACC
Walk me through cross-checking an exit-multiple terminal value using the Gordon growth method.
Model answer
Take the TV you computed from the exit multiple and back out the perpetuity growth rate it implies. Set EBITDA-based TV equal to the Gordon formula and solve for g: from TV = FCF_N x (1 + g) / (WACC…
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