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1: Estimate the value of AEM and its equity from operations using the DCF method. Earlier 2002, the stock price of Agnico-Eagle Mines sharply decreased by $1 finally closed at $13.89. This price has reached one of the lowest level, from the company's historical perspective. As a professional equity portfolio manager, who has a large number of AEM stocks on hand. Acker and his team are necessary to find a proper way to estimated the fair value of AEM as well as its equity. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) has been chosen to do this job. The theory behind DCF valuation approach is that the firm's value can be estimated by using the expected future free cash flow discounted by an appropriate discounted rate (Koller etc 2005). However several assumptions need to be clearly examined within this approach. The following sections are showing the process of DCF step by step. 1.1 value of AEM Free cash flow US$ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 FCF -779000 4281000 6832000 11097000 12625000 13131000 13658000 14206000 The first important component of DCF needs to be estimated is the expected future Free cash flow of the company. However FCF prediction has already been done by Acker. The relevant data is the estimated cash flow from 2002 to 2008, As well as the real FCF at the end of 2001. all figures in this report is in $ value: . Weighted average cost of capital The appropriate discounted rate should use in the DCF approach is the weighted average cost of capital. However the WACC prediction has also already been done by Acker by applying the following equation: WACC= E/V Re + D/V Rd (1-Tc) E: value of equity Re= cost of equity D:value of Debt Rd= cost of debt V=E+D However the ... ... middle of paper ... ...f) 5.79% time to maturity (t) assume equal to T 16 In(S/X) 0.771049125 d1 2.521811406 d2 1.721811406 N(d1) 0.994162386 N(d2) 0.957448156 Call price 1929590819 The above result shows that by including the real option of un-mined gold, it will provide a extra $1929590819 to the value of company. This value will be treated as excess assets, which means it could have a significant effect on the value of equity. Put all the things together Adjusted value of equity -105435887.7 +option value of un-mined gold 1929590819 Fair value of equity 1824154932 ÷Total numbers of shares 67722853 fair price of stock 26.93558896 Clearly, the current share price of $13.89 is deeply undervalued. The fair stock value of $26.94 has been conducted by including tax-shield, on/off balance sheet value and the value of un-mined gold, however this result is based on number of assumptions.

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