Assume Brutus Co. has $10 million in excess cash and no debt…

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Assume Brutus Cо. hаs $10 milliоn in excess cаsh аnd nо debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $40 million per year in subsequent years which they can pay out as a dividend. If Brutus's unlevered cost of capital is 8%, then the enterprise value of its ongoing operations is PV(FCFs) = $40 million/8% = $500 million.Brutus’s board is meeting to decide how to pay out its $10 million in excess cash to shareholders. The board is considering two options: 1) Use the $10 million to pay a $1 cash dividend for each of Brutus's 10 million outstanding shares2) Repurchase shares instead of paying a dividend In perfect capital markets, which would investors prefer?

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