Calculate the breakeven RoE a target must deliver to justify the acquisition premium
A value creation spread measures how much a company's return on equity exceeds its cost of equity. A positive spread means the company is creating value for shareholders; a negative spread means it is destroying value. The gap between the implied and current spreads shows how much improvement the deal requires.
Rows: Cost of equity (Ke). Columns: Offer premium. Green = deal justified at current RoE. Red = target must improve. Click any cell to apply those inputs.
Enter up to 5 peer companies and their 3-year average RoE.
These proofs verify internal consistency by back-solving the Implied RoE into the original equations.
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