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02 BIWS Projections Quick Reference

This document provides guidance on projecting a company's 3 main financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It outlines the key line items for each statement and recommends both simple and complex approaches to estimating each item. For revenues, it suggests either using a growth rate or building estimates from sales projections. For expenses, common approaches include estimating as a percentage of revenues or building a detailed operating expense forecast. The document also provides guidance on projecting cash flows from operations, investing, and financing activities.

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02 BIWS Projections Quick Reference

This document provides guidance on projecting a company's 3 main financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It outlines the key line items for each statement and recommends both simple and complex approaches to estimating each item. For revenues, it suggests either using a growth rate or building estimates from sales projections. For expenses, common approaches include estimating as a percentage of revenues or building a detailed operating expense forecast. The document also provides guidance on projecting cash flows from operations, investing, and financing activities.

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Accounting Fundamentals 

Quick Reference – Projecting the 3 Financial Statements 
 
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+ Revenue  Simple: % Growth Rate each year 
  Complex: Create a bottoms‐up build (You sell x iPods, 
  iPads, and iPhones at $xx each) or tops‐down build (You 
capture xx% of a $xx market) 
 
 
– Cost of Goods Sold 
Simple: % of Revenue 
= Gross Profit 
Complex: Calculate the manufacturing / shipping costs for 
  each unit sold and tie it to your bottoms‐up revenue build 
 
 
– Operating Expenses  Simple: % of Revenue 
  Complex: Project the number of employees and average 
  salary / benefits / bonus each year 
   
– Depreciation  Simple: % of Revenue or % of CapEx 
  Complex: PP&E Schedule – Separate PP&E into individual 
assets and depreciate each one over 5, 10, 20 etc. years 
 
 
– Stock‐Based Compensation 
% of Revenue or hold constant each year 
 
 
– Amortization of Intangibles 
Simple: Hold constant each year 
= Operating Income  Complex: Separate Intangibles into individual assets and 
  amortize each one over 5, 10, 20 etc. years 
+ Interest Income   
– Interest Expense  % of Average Cash Balance or % of Average Debt Balance 
– Asset Write‐Downs   
+ Debt Write‐Downs  Assume $0 unless company indicates otherwise 
= Pre‐Tax Income   
 
 
 
– Income Tax Expense 
Assume standard rate (usually 35% or 40%) 
= Net Income   
   
÷ Shares Outstanding  Assume constant unless company indicates otherwise 
 

= Earnings Per Share 
Accounting Fundamentals 
Quick Reference – Projecting the 3 Financial Statements 
 
http://breakingintowallstreet.com

Current Assets:   
+ Cash & Cash‐Equivalents  Flows in from CFS 
+ Short‐Term Investments  Flows in from CFS; usually constant 
+ Prepaid Expenses  % Operating Expenses or % COGS 
+ Accounts Receivable (AR)  % Revenue or (AR / Revenue) * Days in Period 
+ Inventory  % COGS or COGS / Average Inventory 
   
Long‐Term Assets:   
+ Long‐Term Investments  Flows in from CFS; usually constant 
+ Goodwill  Assume constant unless there’s goodwill impairment 
+ Other Intangible Assets  Subtract amortization; add in purchases 
+ Plants, Property & Equipment (PP&E)  Add CapEx, subtract Depreciation, Asset Sales, 
= Total Assets  and Write‐Downs 
   
Current Liabilities:   
+ Short‐Term Debt  Flows in from CFS and/or Debt Schedules 
+ Accounts Payable (AP)  % COGS or (AP / COGS) * Days in Period 
+ Accrued Expenses  % Operating Expenses or % COGS 
 
Long‐Term Liabilities:   
+ Deferred Revenue (DR)  % Revenue 
+ Long‐Term Debt  Flows in from CFS and Debt Schedules 
+ Deferred Tax Liabilities  Hold constant or use Book / Cash Tax Schedule 
= Total Liabilities   
   
Shareholders’ Equity (SE):   
+ Common Stock  Hold constant 
+ Additional Paid‐In Capital  Add shares issued; usually constant 
+ Treasury Stock  Subtract repurchased shares; usually constant 
+ Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  Assume constant unless company indicates otherwise 
+ Retained Earnings  Add Net Income, subtract Dividends 
= Total Liabilities + SE 
   
Assets = Liabilities + SE   
Accounting Fundamentals 
Quick Reference – Projecting the 3 Financial Statements 
 
http://breakingintowallstreet.com

Cash Flow from Operations:   
+ Net Income  Flows in from Income Statement 
+ Depreciation  Flows in from Income Statement 
+ Stock‐Based Compensation  Flows in from Income Statement 
+ Amortization of Intangibles  Flows in from Income Statement 
+ Asset Write‐Downs  Flows in from Income Statement 
– Liability Write‐Downs  Flows in from Income Statement 
+ Deferred Income Taxes  Hold constant or use Book / Cash Tax Schedule 
   
Changes in Operating Assets / Liabilities:   
– Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expenses  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
– Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
– Increase (Decrease) in Inventory  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
+ Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
+ Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Expenses  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
+ Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Revenue  Flows in from Balance Sheet 
= Cash Flow from Operations (CFO)   
   
Cash Flow from Investing:   
– Capital Expenditures  Simple: % Revenue 
– Buy (Sell) Short‐Term Investments  Complex: PP&E Schedule; Link to historical spending 
– Buy (Sell) Long‐Term Investments  Hold constant or set to $0 
= Cash Flow from Investing (CFI)  Hold constant or set to $0 
   
Cash Flow from Financing:   
– Dividends Issued  Hold constant or set to $0 
+ Short‐Term Debt Raised (Paid Off)  Flows in from Debt Schedules 
+ Long‐Term Debt Raised (Paid Off)  Flows in from Debt Schedules 
+ Issue (Purchase) Shares  Hold constant or set to $0 
= Cash Flow from Financing (CFF)   
   
Net Change in Cash = CFO + CFI + CFF   
 
Ending Cash = Beginning Cash + Net Change in 
Cash 

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