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CHAPTER 2
Understanding Financial
Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flows
CHAPTER ORIENTATION
In this chapter, we review the contents and meaning of a firm’s income statement and
balance sheet. We also look very carefully at how to compute a firm’s cash flows from a
finance perspective, which is called free cash flows.
CHAPTER OUTLINE
I. Basic Financial Statements
A. The Income Statement
1. The income statement reports the results from operating the business
for a period of time, such as a year.
2. It is helpful to think of the income statement as comprising five types
of activities:
a. Selling the product
b. The cost of producing or acquiring the goods or services sold
c. The expenses incurred in marketing and distributing the
product or service to the customer along with administrative
operating expenses
d. The financing costs of doing business: for example, interest
paid to creditors and dividend payments to the preferred
stockholders
e. The taxes owed based on a firm’s taxable income
3. An example of an income statement is provided in Table 2-1 for the
Harley-Davidson Corporation.
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B. The Balance Sheet
1. The balance sheet provides a snapshot of the firm’s financial position
at a specific point in time, presenting its asset holdings, liabilities, and
owner-supplied capital.
a. Assets represent the resources owned by the firm
(1) Current assets - consisting primarily of cash,
marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventories,
and prepaid expenses
(2) Fixed or long-term assets – comprising equipment,
buildings, and land
(3) Other assets – all assets not otherwise included in the
firm’s current assets or fixed assets, such as patents,
long-term investments in securities, and goodwill
b. The liabilities and owners’ equity indicate how the assets are
financed.
(1) The debt consists of such sources as credit extended
from suppliers or a loan from a bank.
(2) The equity includes the stockholders’ investment in the
firm and the cumulative profits retained in the business
up to the date of the balance sheet.
2. The balance sheet is not intended to represent the current market value
of the company, but rather reports the historical transactions recorded
at their costs.
3. Balance sheets for the Harley-Davidson Corporation are presented in
Table 2-2.
II Computing a Company’s Taxes
A. Types of taxpayers
1. Sole proprietors
a. Report business income on personal tax returns
b. Pay taxes at personal tax rate
2. Partnerships
a. The partnership reports income but does not pay taxes
b. Each partner reports his or her portion of income and pays the
corresponding taxes.
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3. Corporations
a. Corporation reports income and pays taxes
b. Owners do not report these earnings except when all or part of
the profit is paid out as dividends.
c. Our focus is on corporate taxes.
B. Computing Taxable Income
1. Taxable income is based on gross income less tax-deductible
expenses
a. Interest expense is tax deductible
b. Dividend payments are not tax deductible
2. Depreciation
a. Modified accelerated cost recovery system used for computing
depreciation for tax purposes
b. We use straight-line depreciation to reduce complexity.
C. Computing Taxes Owed
1. Taxes paid are based on corporate tax structure.
2. Tax rates used to calculate tax liability are marginal tax rates, or the
rate applicable to the next dollar of income.
3. Average tax rate is calculated by dividing taxes owed by the firm’s
total income
4. Marginal tax rate is used in financial decision making
III. Measuring Free Cash Flows
A. While an income statement measures a company’s profits, profits are not the
same as cash flows; profits are calculated on an accrual basis rather than a
cash basis.
B. In measuring cash flows, we could use the conventional accountant’s
presentation called a statement of cash flows. However, we are more
interested in considering cash flows from the perspective of the firm’s
shareholders and its investors, rather than from an accounting view. We will
instead measure the cash flow that is free and available to be distributed to
the firm’s investors, both debt and equity investors, or what we will call free
cash flows.
C. The cash flows that are generated through a firm’s operations and
investments in assets will always equal its cash flows paid to – or received
from – the company’s investors (both creditors and stockholders).
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D. Calculating Free Cash Flows: An Asset Perspective
1. A firm's free cash flows, from an asset perspective, is the
after-tax cash flows generated from operations less the firm's
investments in assets. It is this same amount that will be
available for distributing to the firm’s investors. That is, a
firm's free cash flows for a given period is equal to:
After-tax cash flow from operations
less
the investment (increase) in net operating working capital
less
investments in fixed assets (plant and equipment) and other
assets.
2. After-tax cash flows from operations as follows:
Operating income (earnings before interest and taxes)
+ depreciation
= Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA)
- cash tax payments
= After-tax cash flows from operations
3. The increase in net operating working capital is equal to the:
change in - changein noninterest - bearing
current assets
currentliabilitie s
4. Investments in fixed assets includes the change in gross fixed assets
and any other balance sheet assets not already considered.
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E. Calculating Free Cash Flows: A Financing Perspective
1. Free cash flows from a financing perspective are equal to:
Interest payments to creditors
+ decrease in debt principal
or
- increase in debt principal
plus dividends paid to stockholders
+ decrease in stock
or
- increase in stock
2. Free cash flow from an asset perspective must equal free cash flow
from a financing perspective.
3. Free cash flows from a financing perspective are simply the net cash
flows received by the firm’s investors, or if negative, the cash flows
that the investors are paying into the firm. In the latter situation where
the investors are putting money into the firm, it is because the firm’s
free cash flow from assets is negative, thereby requiring an infusion of
capital by the investors.
IV. Financial Statements and International Finance
A. Many countries have different guidelines for firms to use in preparing
financial statements. For example, a $1 of earnings in the United States is
not the same as 1.10 Euro (the equivalent of a U.S. dollar based on the
exchange rate). The differences are due to the two countries having different
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which guide their firms’ financial
reporting.
B. As a result of this situation, the International Accounting Standards
Committee (IASC), a private body supported by the worldwide accounting
profession, is trying to develop international financial-reporting standards that
will minimize the problem. In spite of the work to standardize accounting
practices around the world, the U.S. accounting profession has rejected
efforts toward international standards. At this time, foreign companies
seeking to list their shares in the United States must follow U.S. accounting
standards.
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ANSWERS TO
END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS
2-1. a. The balance sheet represents an enumeration of a firm’s resources (assets)
along with its liabilities and owners’ equity at a given date. The income
statement summarizes the net results of the operation of a firm over a specified
time interval.
The primary distinction between these two statements is that the balance sheet
shows the financial condition of a firm at a given date, whereas the income
statement deals with the revenues and expenses of the firm incurred during a
specified period of time.
b. The conventional cash flow statement as prepared by accountants provides
the information we need to know about what has happened to the firm’s cash
and why. But it does not present it in a way that makes clear the cash flows
the firm’s creditors and investors are providing to or receiving from the firm.
Thus, we choose to reformat the presentation to show the firm’s free cash
flows—the cash available to distribute to the creditors and investors. We are
more interested in considering cash flows from the perspective of the firm’s
shareholders and its investors, rather than from an accounting view. We
instead measure the cash flow that is free and available to be distributed to
the firm’s investors, both debt and equity investors, or what we will call free
cash flows. Thus, what we use is similar to a conventional cash flow
statement presented as part of a company’s financial statements, but “not
exactly.” We also make the distinction between the cash flows generated by
the firm’s assets and the financing free cash flows.
2-2. Gross profits is sales less the cost of producing or acquiring the firm’s product or
service. Operating profits is the gross profits less the operating expenses, which
consist of distributing the product or service to the customer (namely, marketing
expenses) and any general and administrative expenses in operating the business.
Net income is operating profits less financing costs (interest expenses and preferred
stock dividends) and less income taxes.
2-3. Interest expense is the cost of borrowing money from a banker or another lender.
There typically is a fixed interest rate so that the interest expense is computed as the
interest rate times the amount borrowed. If we borrow $500,000 at an interest rate of
12 percent, then our interest expense will be $60,000.
While interest is paid for the use of debt capital, dividends are paid to the firm’s
stockholders. Preferred stock typically has a fixed dividend rate, so that the preferred
stockholder gets a constant dividend each year. Common stockholders, on the other
hand, usually receive dividends only if management decides to pay a dividend instead
of reinvesting the firm’s profits. However, typically once a dividend has been paid to
common stockholders, management is reluctant to decrease it or cease paying a
dividend.
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2-4 Once preferred shares are sold, dividends are paid or accrued each year based upon
preferred dividends (i.e., the percentage of the preferred stock’s par value paid as
dividends) agreed to at the selling date. However, these dividends affect the income
statement only. Common stock dividends, which may vary from year to year, also
affect the income statement; however, the investment of common shareholders varies
with the net addition to (or reduction from) retained earnings from year to year. The
net addition to retained earnings equals the difference in the period’s net income and
common dividends paid. Thus, the common equity section of the balance sheet (par
value of common stock, paid-in capital and retained earnings) varies from year to year
due to changes in the retained earnings portion of the firm’s common equity.
2.5 Net working capital is the firm’s liquid assets (current assets) less its short-term debt.
Accountants include all short-term debt when computing net working capital;
however, in computing free cash flows, we only subtract the noninterest-bearing
debt, such as accounts payables and accruals. With this latter method, we are only
considering the assets and liabilities that are changing as a result of the normal
operating cycle of the business—beginning with the time inventory is purchased on
credit to the time the firm collects the cash from its customer.
Gross working capital is the sum of current assets, while net working capital is the
difference between current assets and current liabilities.
As already suggested, we have both interest-bearing debt and noninterest-bearing
debt. The former is debt where the lender is paid interest for providing us the money.
Noninterest-bearing debt charges no interest because the “lender” is really a supplier
or an employee to whom we owe money, but they are not requiring the firm to pay
interest.
2-6. A firm could have positive cash flows but still be in trouble because it has negative
cash flows from operations. The positive cash flows would then be the result of the
firm reducing its investments in working capital or long-term assets. Such a situation
means that the company is not earning a satisfactory rate of return on its investments.
Another company could have very attractive rates of return on its assets, but be
growing so fast that the large investments in working capital and long-term assets
result in negative cash flows. In this latter case, management is simply investing in
the future. As the rate of growth slows, positive cash flows will occur.
2-7. Examining only the income statement and the balance sheet fails to tell us how the
firm is using its cash, which is a critical issue for any company.
2-8. Free cash flows from assets equal the cash flows that are generated by the company
that are then distributed to (if positive) or received from (if negative) the firm’s
creditors and investors. It looks at cash flows from the firm’s perspective. Free cash
flows from a financing perspective looks at the cash flows from the investors’
viewpoint. It indicates how the investor received cash in the form of interest,
dividends, debt repayment or stock repurchase and how the investor infused cash in
the form of additional debt or stock purchase. Whatever the company does is the exact
opposite of what the investor receives or pays. That is, if a company distributes $100
in cash to the investors, then the investors must receive $100 as well. They have to be
equal.
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SOLUTIONS TO
END-OF-CHAPTER PROBLEMS
Solutions to Problem Set A
2-1A. Belmond, Inc.
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash $ 16,550
Accounts receivable 9,600
Inventory 6,500
Total current assets $ 32,650
Gross buildings & equipment $122,000
Accumulated depreciation (34,000)
Net buildings & equipment $ 88,000
Total assets $120,650
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Notes payable $ 600
Accounts payable 4,800
Total current liabilities $ 5,400
Long-term debt 55,000
Total liabilities $ 60,400
Equity
Common stock $ 45,000
Retained earnings 15,250
Total equity $ 60,250
Total liabilities and equity $120,650
Belmond, Inc.
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Sales $ 12,800
Cost of goods sold 5,750
Gross profits $ 7,050
General & admin expense $ 850
Depreciation expense 500
Total operating expense $ 1,350
Operating income (EBIT) $ 5,700
Interest expense 900
Earnings before taxes $ 4,800
Taxes 1,440
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Net income $ 3,360
2-2A. Sharpe Mfg. Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Cash $ 96,000
Accounts receivable 120,000
Inventory 110,000
Total current assets $ 326,000
Machinery and equipment $ 700,000
Accumulated depreciation (236,000)
Net fixed assets 464,000
Total assets $ 790,000
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Notes payable $ 100,000
Accounts payable 90,000
Total current liabilities $ 190,000
Long-term debt 160,000
Total liabilities $ 350,000
Equity
Common stock $ 320,000
Retained earnings
Prior year 100,000
Current year 20,000
Total equity $ 440,000
Total liabilities and equity $ 790,000
Sharpe Mfg. Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Sales $ 800,000
Cost of goods sold 500,000
Gross profits $ 300,000
Operating expense 280,000
Net income $ 20,000
(Assume no interest accrued or taxes)
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2-3A. Delaney, Inc. - Corporate Income Tax
Sales $4,000,000
Cost of goods sold and
cash operating expenses 2,400,000
Depreciation expense 100,000
Operating profit $1,500,000
Interest expense 150,000
Taxable Income $1,350,000
Tax Liability:
$50,000 x 0.15 = $7,500
25,000 x 0.25 = 6,250
25,000 x 0.34 = 8,500
235,000 x 0.39 = 91,650
1,015,000 x 0.34 = 345,100
$1,350,000 $459,000
2-4A. Potts, Inc. - Corporate Income Tax
Sales $ 6,000,000
Cost of goods sold and
cash operating expenses 5,600,000
Operating profit $ 400,000
Interest expense 30,000
Taxable Income $ 370,000
Tax Liability:
$50,000 x 0.15 = $7,500
25,000 x 0.25 = 6,250
25,000 x 0.34 = 8,500
235,000 x 0.39 = 91,650
35,000 x 0.34 = 11,900
$370,000 $125,800
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2-5A. Pamplin, Inc.
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Operating income (EBIT) $ 360,000
Depreciation 200,000
EBITDA $ 560,000
Tax expense $ 120,000
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes $ 120,000
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 440,000
Change in net working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ (50,000)
Change in accounts receivable (25,000)
Change in inventory 75,000
Change in current assets $ -
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payable $ (50,000)
Change in net operating working capital $ (50,000)
Change in long-term assets:
Purchase of fixed assets (400,000)
Free cash flows - asset perspective $ (10,000)
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest expense $ (60,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest paid to lenders $ (60,000)
Repayment of long-term debt -
Increase in short-term debt 150,000
Common stock dividends paid to owners (80,000)
Free cash flows - financing perspective $ 10,000
Note: The dividends were computed by comparing net income against the change in
retained earnings. Net income was $180,000, but retained earnings increased only by
$100,000; thus the balance was distributed in the form of dividends.
Pamplin, Inc. had an after-tax operating cash flow of $440,000. Additionally,
Pamplin acquired further financing though increasing short-term debt by $150,000.
This cash was mainly used to purchase fixed assets of $400,000. The remainder was
used to decrease payables to suppliers by $50,000, pay interest of $60,000, and pay
dividends back to the investors of $80,000.
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2-6A. T.P. Jarmon
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Step 1: Compute after-tax cash flows from operations
Earnings before taxes $ 70,000
Plus interest expense 10,000
EBIT 80,000
Depreciation 30,000
EBITDA $ 110,000
Tax expense $ 27,100
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes 27,100
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 82,900
Step 2: Change in net operating working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ (1,000)
Change in accounts receivable (9,000)
Change in inventory 33,000
Change in prepaid rent (100)
Change in marketable securities 200
Change in current assets $ 23,100
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payable $ 9,000
Change in accrued expenses (1,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt: $ 8,000
Change in net operating working capital $ (15,100)
Step 3: Change in long-term assets
Purchase of fixed assets $ 14,000
(Change in net fixed assets + depr. expense)
Change in other assets -
Net cash used for investments $ (14,000)
Asset free cash flows $ 53,800
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest paid to investors $(10,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest received by investors $ (10,000)
Decrease in long-term debt (10,000)
Decrease in notes payable (2,000)
Common stock dividends (31,800)
Financing free cash flows $ (53,800)
T.P. Jarmon had a successful year, generating an after-tax cash flow of $82,900. To
increase cash flow further, noninterest-bearing debt increased by $8,000. Part of this
cash was consumed when current assets were increased by $23,100 (of which
inventory increased by $33,000). Fixed assets of $14,000 were also purchased. The
substantial part of the cash flow, however, was distributed back to the investors.
Debt was decreased, both long-term and short-term, by $12,000. Interest of $10,000
was also paid on this debt. Finally, investors were paid $31,800 in dividends.
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2-7A. Abrams Manufacturing
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Step 1: Compute after-tax cash flows from operations
Operating Income $ 54,000
Depreciation 26,000
EBITDA $ 80,000
Tax expense $ 16,000
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes 16,000
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 64,000
Step 2: Change in net operating working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ 11,000
Change in accounts receivables 6,000
Change in inventories (12,000)
Change in prepaid expenses -
Change in current assets $ 5,000
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payables $ 5,000
Change in accrued liabilities (5,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt: $ -
Change in net operating working capital $ (5,000)
Step 3: Change in long-term assets
Purchase of fixed assets $ 73,000
Change in other assets -
Net cash used for investments $ (73,000)
Asset free cash flows $ (14,000)
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest paid to investors $ (4,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest received by investors $ (4,000)
Decrease in long-term debt (mortgage payable) (70,000)
Increase in preferred stock 120,000
Preferred stock dividends (10,000)
Common stock dividends (22,000)
Financing free cash flows $ 14,000
Abrams generated cash through an after-tax operating profit of $64,000 and issuing
preferred stock of $120,000. This cash was primarily used to pay down debt of
$70,000 and purchase fixed assets of $73,000. Investors also received cash back
through dividends of $32,000 and interest of $4,000. Abrams also increased current
assets in total by $5,000 by increasing cash and accounts receivable while decreasing
inventory.
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2-8A. J.T. Williams
Williams generated $224,210 in after-tax operating cash flows(including other
income). To further increase cash flow, accounts payable and accrued expenses were
increased by $1,662 and $32,283, respectively. They also increased their short-term
debt by $30,577, increased their long-term debt by $7,018 and issued more common
stock for $61,806. They used the operating cash flow and increased financing to
purchase $58,297 in inventory and other current assets and purchased $308,336 in
fixed assets, investments, and other assets. While Williams generated a positive
after-tax cash flow from operations, investors and creditors infused $99,401 into the
operations to finance the increases in assets. Williams needs to analyze whether the
investors are receiving an acceptable return on their investments. It should be careful
not to become over-capitalized during this time of rapid growth.
2-9A. Johnson, Inc.
Johnson incurred a loss of $450,571 in after-tax operating cash flows(including other
losses). In addition, interest expense of $87,966 was paid to cover the company’s
current debt. The company increased their cash reserve, inventory and other current
assets by $587,924. Fixed assets, investments, and other assets increased in net by
$1,420,113. To finance this negative free cash flow, Johnson increased their long-
term debt by $1,118,198, increased short-term debt and other current liabilities by
$227,607, and issued more common stock in the amount of $851,016. Accounts
payable to suppliers were also increased by $349,753. While investors in Internet
companies have been satisfied with repeated annual losses, Johnson should look for
ways to decrease debt, produce positive future cash flows, and provide an acceptable
rate of return to its investors.
SOLUTION TO INTEGRATIVE PROBLEM
Davis & Howard had a successful year bringing in positive after-tax cash flows from
operations(including other income) of $174,034. This money was used in part to
increase current assets and fixed assets of $77,100 and $61,873, respectively.
Investments also increased $2,730 and other assets were sold for $9,881. The
noninterest-bearing current debt also increased by $59,062 to help finance the
increase in current assets. However, the increase in current assets was substantially
due to an increase of $57,467 in accounts receivable. Management should take
measures to reduce the average collection period or utilize other tools to maintain
control of this asset. Free cash flows of $101,274 were distributed to investors.
Interest expense of $17,024 was paid for the current debt. Davis & Howard
decreased their debt principal(including long-term debt, other liabilities, and notes
payable) by a total of $27,380. Stockholders were paid dividends of $26,912.
Finally, Davis & Howard used their free cash flows to repurchase common stock for
$29,958.
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Solutions to Problem Set B
2-1B. Warner Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash $ 225,000
Accounts receivable 153,000
Inventory 99,300
Prepaid expenses 14,500
Total current assets $ 491,800
Gross buildings & equipment $ 895,000
Accumulated depreciation (263,000)
Net buildings & equipment $ 632,000
Total assets $1,123,800
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 102,000
Notes payable 75,000
Taxes payable 53,000
Accrued expense 7,900
Total current liabilities $ 237,900
Long-term debt 334,000
Total liabilities $ 571,900
Equity
Common stock $ 289,000
Retained earnings 262,900
Total equity $ 551,900
Total liabilities and equity $1,123,800
Warner Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Sales $ 573,000
Cost of goods sold 297,000
Gross profits $ 276,000
General & admin expense $ 79,000
Depreciation expense 66,000
Total operating expense $ 145,000
Operating income (EBIT) $ 131,000
Interest expense 4,750
Earnings before taxes $ 126,250
Taxes 50,500
Net income $ 75,750
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2-2B. Sabine Mfg. Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash $ 90,000
Accounts receivable 150,000
Inventory 110,000
Total current assets $ 350,000
Machinery and Equipment $ 700,000
Accumulated depreciation (236,000)
Net buildings & equipment $ 464,000
Total assets $ 814,000
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 90,000
Short-term notes payable 90,000
Total current liabilities $ 180,000
Long-term debt 160,000
Total liabilities $ 340,000
Equity
Common stock $ 320,000
Retained earnings
Prior year 84,000
Current year 70,000
Total equity $ 474,000
Total liabilities and equity $ 814,000
Sabine Mfg. Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Net Sales $ 900,000
Cost of goods sold 550,000
Gross profits $ 350,000
Operating expense 280,000
Net income $ 70,000
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2-3B. Cook, Inc. - Corporate Income Tax
Sales $ 3,500,000
Cost of goods sold and
cash operating expenses 2,500,000
Depreciation expense 100,000
Operating profit $ 900,000
Interest expense 165,000
Taxable Income $ 735,000
Tax Liability:
$50,000 x 0.15 = $ 7,500
25,000 x 0.25 = 6,250
25,000 x 0.34 = 8,500
235,000 x 0.39 = 91,650
400,000 x 0.34 = 136,000
$735,000 $249,900
2-4B. Rose, Inc. - Corporate Income Tax
Sales $7,000,000
Cost of goods sold and
cash operating expenses 6,600,000
Operating profit $400,000
Interest expense 40,000
Taxable Income $ 360,000
Tax Liability:
$50,000 x 0.15 = $ 7,500
25,000 x 0.25 = 6,250
25,000 x 0.34 = 8,500
235,000 x 0.39 = 91,650
25,000 x 0.34 = 8,500
$ 360,000 $122,400
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2-5B. J.B. Chavez
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Step 1: Compute after-tax cash flows from operations
Earnings before taxes $ 270,000
Plus interest expense 60,000
EBIT 330,000
Depreciation 200,000
EBITDA $ 530,000
Tax expense $ 108,000
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes 108,000
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 422,000
Step 2: Change in net operating working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ (50,000)
Change in accounts receivable (20,000)
Change in inventory 50,000
Change in current assets $ (20,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payable $(135,000)
Change in accrued expenses -
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt: $(135,000)
Change in net operating working capital $ (115,000)
Step 3: Change in long-term assets
Purchase of fixed assets $ 300,000
Change in other assets -
Net cash used for investments $ (300,000)
Asset free cash flows $ 7,000
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest expense $ (60,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest paid to lenders $ (60,000)
Increase in notes payable 115,000
Common stock dividends (62,000)
Financing free cash flows $ (7,000)
After-tax cash flows from operations of $422,000 and an increase in notes payable of
$115,000 were used to pay down the accounts payable by $135,000 and increase our
inventory and fixed assets by $50,000 and $300,000, respectively. Interest of
$60,000 and common stock dividends of $62,000 were paid to investors.
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2-6B. RPI, Inc.
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Step 1: Compute after-tax cash flows from operations
Earnings before taxes $ 110,000
Plus interest expense 10,000
EBIT 120,000
Depreciation 30,000
EBITDA $ 150,000
Tax expense $ 27,100
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes 27,100
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 122,900
Step 2: Change in net operating working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ 1,000
Change in marketable securities 200
Change in accounts receivable (4,000)
Change in prepaid rent (100)
Change in inventory 43,000
Change in current assets $ 40,100
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payable $ 7,000
Change in accrued expenses (1,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt: $ 6,000
Change in net operating working capital $ (34,100)
Step 3: Change in long-term assets
Purchase of fixed assets $ 34,000
(Change in net fixed assets
+ depreciation expense)
Change in other assets -
Net cash used for investments $ (34,000)
Asset free cash flows $ 54,800
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest expense $ (10,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest paid to lenders $ (10,000)
Decrease in notes payable (3,000)
Decrease in long-term debt (10,000)
Common stock dividends (31,800)
Financing free cash flows $ (54,800)
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RPI had positive after-tax operating cash flows of $122,900. As a result, RPI made a
decision to evenly split the cash flow between distribution to investors and investing
back into the company. Net operating capital increased by $34,100, mostly in the
area of inventory which increased by $43,000. Fixed assets of $34,000 were also
purchased. The asset free cash flow of $54,800 was distributed back to investors
through interest of $10,000, debt repayments of $13,000, and dividends of $31,800.
2-7B. Cameron Co.
Free cash flows from an asset perspective:
Step 1: Compute after-tax cash flows from operations
Earnings before taxes $ 72,000
Plus interest expense 5,000
EBIT 77,000
Depreciation 26,000
EBITDA $ 103,000
Tax expense $ 30,000
Less change in tax payable -
Cash taxes 30,000
After-tax cash flows from operations $ 73,000
Step 2: Change in net operating working capital
Change in current assets:
Change in cash $ (19,000)
Change in accounts receivable 6,000
Change in prepaid expenses -
Change in inventory (22,000)
Change in current assets $ (35,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt:
Change in accounts payable $ (5,000)
Change in accrued liabilities (5,000)
Change in noninterest-bearing current debt: $ (10,000)
Change in net operating working capital $ 25,000
Step 3: Change in long-term assets
Purchase of fixed assets $ 63,000
Change in other assets -
Net cash used for investments $ (63,000)
Asset free cash flows $ 35,000
Free cash flows from a financing perspective:
Interest expense $ (5,000)
Less change in interest payable -
Interest paid to lenders $ (5,000)
Decrease in mortgage payable (60,000)
Increase in preferred stock 70,000
Preferred stock dividends (8,000)
Common stock dividends (32,000)
Financing free cash flows $ (35,000)
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Cameron Co. created cash flows through after-tax profits of $73,000 and issuing
$70,000 of preferred stock. Cameron also decreased current assets of $35,000
through inventory and cash. This cash was used to decrease $10,000 in noninterest-
bearing current debt and to purchase $63,000 in fixed assets. Cameron also
eliminated $60,000 in a mortgage payable and distributed $40,000 in dividends and
$5,000 in interest to investors.
2-8B Hilary’s Ice Cream
Hilary’s had a profitable year generating after-tax operating cash flows(including
other losses) of $10,953. However, it should be noted that current assets increased
by $5,038 of which accounts receivable increased by $7,495. This increase was
offset by increasing accounts payable by $5,456. Hilary’s should be concerned with
the substantial increase in payables and the even greater threat of aging receivables.
Hilary’s used some of the above operating cash flow to purchase other assets for
$3,060. The asset free cash flow of $9,688 was distributed to the investors in the
form of $1,634 in interest, $3,822 in long-term debt principal, and repurchasing
$4,593 in common stock. It is possible that Hilary’s thought it wise to lower long
term debt and repurchase stock rather than make investments in further growth.
2.9B Retail.com
In need of cash, Retail.com issued common stock for $368,463 and increased current
liabilities by $9,609. This cash was used, in part, to cover an after-tax operating
loss(including other income) of $63,689. Retail.com mainly used the cash to
increase growth by purchasing fixed assets and other investments of $31,971 and
$178,108, respectively. Retail.com also sought to increase their liquidity by
increasing current assets by $84,962, consisting mainly of a $76,680 increase in their
cash reserve, which was offset in part by increasing payables by $4,657. The
remainder of the common stock issue was paid back to investors through a dividend
of $23,612. For many years, it has been fairly easy for innovative Internet companies
to raise money through the stock market. It has been more important to grow quickly
than to create profits. In future years, Retail.com must turn these losses into profits
and create true value for their investors.
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