Table 6. Effect on Chicago Skyway of imposing leverage rations similar to those imposed by  French Government (US$ million)

 

Cost of Capital (a)

Base Case

Case 6a

Equity

12.30%

$661,061

$1,777,393

Net Debt

8.00%

$1,400,000

$283,668

EBITDA-2006

 

$40,524

$40,524

Net Debt divided by EBITDA

 

35

7

Total Capitalization

 

$2,061,061

$2,061,061

Weighted Cost of Capital

 

9.38%

11.71%

Discounted Value of Cash Flows

 

$1,881,815

$371,421

Concession Price as Multiple of EBITDA (b)

 

63.1x

12.5x

(a)  Represents the imputed cost of equity and debt for Skyway concession.

(b)  Concession price equals the discounted cash flow value minus transaction fees.

Source: Authors' calculations.