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Simple Analysis and Parsimonious Forecasting. Vernon Gair. About the Company.
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Simple Analysis and Parsimonious Forecasting Vernon Gair
About the Company • Aéropostale, Inc. is a primarily mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 4 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores.
Abnormal Income Growth • The abnormal enterprise income growth model anchors the accounting information based valuation on the capitalized forecast of next-year’s EPAT, as opposed to current NEA • Abnormal enterprise income growth explains the premium of market value over capitalized EPAT
Conclusion • All three valuation method arrive at the same estimated enterprise value. • The abnormal enterprise income growth model anchors the valuation on the capitalized forecast of next-year’s EPAT. • The abnormal enterprise income growth model captures 97.5% of ARO’s value in the 9 year forecast horizon. • Must forecast out two years after steady state is reached. • Note shift in discount factors, as all value to be capitalized is discounted an additional year