Ch02 Tool Kit
Ch02 Tool Kit
The net worth of shareholders, also called common equity, is equal to the total assets less all
liabilities and preferred stock.
A firm has $2,000,000 million in earnings before taxes. The firm has an interest expense of $300,000 and
depreciation of $200,000; it has no amortization. What is its EBITDA?
EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation. To calculate EBITDA using
the given information, start with earnings before taxes and add back interest, depreciation,
and amortization.
EBITDA $2,500,000
Now suppose a firm has the following information: $7 million in sales, $4 million of costs of goods sold
excluding depreciation & amortization, $500,000 of other operating expenses. What is its EBITDA?
Sales $7,000,000
Costs of goods sold excluding depreciation and amortization $4,000,000
Other operating expenses $500,000
EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation. To calculate EBITDA using
the given information, start with sales and subtract costs of goods sold (excluding
depreciation) and other operating costs:
EBITDA $2,500,000
SECTION 2-4
SOLUTIONS TO SELF-TEST
A firm had a retained earnings balance of $3 million in the previous year. In the current year, its net
income is $2.5 million. If it pays $1 million in common dividends in the current year, what it its resulting
retained earnings balance?
This year's addition to retained earnings is the amount of net income not paid out in dividends:
The new balance of retained earnings is the previous year's balance plus this year's addition to retained
earnings:
A firm has inventories of $2 million for the previous year and $1.5 million for the current year. What impact does this
have on net cash provided by operations?
Inventories are assets that a company owns. When inventories increase (perhaps because the company bought more
goods than it sold), cash goes down due to the increase in assets owned by the company.
When inventories decrease (perhaps because the company sold more goods than it purchased), cash goes up due to
the decrease in assets owned by the company.
Therefore the cash flow due to a change in inventories is equal to the previous year's inventories minus the current
year's inventories:
Cash flow due to inventories = Previous year's inventories −Current year's inventories
A firm has net income of $5 million. Assuming that depreciation of $1 million is its only noncash expense,
what is the firm’s net cash flow?
Suppose a firm has the following information: Sales = $10 million; costs of goods sold (excluding depreciation) = $5
million; depreciation = $1.4 million; other operating expenses = $2 million; interest expense = $1 million. If the tax rate is
25%, what is NOPAT, the net operating profit after taxes?
Sales $10,000,000
Costs of goods sold (excluding depreciation) $5,000,000
Depreciation $1,400,000
Other operating expenses $2,000,000
Interest expense $1,000,000
Tax rate 25%
The first step is to calculate the earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT. This is the amount of pre-tax operating earnings.
EBIT = Sales − Costs of goods sold excluding depreciation − Depreciation − Other operating expenses
Notice that interest expense is not subtracted because interest is not an operating expense.
The second step is to calculate NOPAT, which is equal to after-tax operating earnings.
NOPAT = $1,200,000
Suppose a firm has the following information: Cash = $500,000; short-term investments = $2.5 million; accounts receivable
= $1.2 million, inventories = $1 million, and net plant and equipment = $7.8 million. How much is tied up in operating
current assets?
Cash $500,000
Short-term investments $2,500,000
Accounts receivable $1,200,000
Inventories $1,000,000
Net plant and equipment $4,000,000
Operating current assets are the short-term assets used in operations. They do not include an short-term investments or
marketable securities that are not a part of normal operations. They do not include any long-term assets.
Suppose a firm has the following information: Accounts payable = $1 million; notes payable = $1.1 million; short-term debt
= $1.4 million; accruals = $500,000; and long-term bonds = $3 million. What is the amount arising from operating current
liabilities?
Operating current liabilities are the short-term liabilities arising from operating acivities. They do not include any form of
debt, including notes payable, short-term debt, or long-term bonds.
Operating CL = Accounts payable + accruals
Suppose a firm has the following information: Operating current assets = $2.7 million; operating current liabilities = $1.5
million, long-term bonds = $3 million, net plant and equipment = $7.8 million; and other long-term operating assets = $1
million. How much is tied up in net operating working capital? How much is tied up in total net operating capital?
Net operating working capital (NOWC) is the net amount tied up in short-term operating assets after adjusting for the
amount arising from short-term operating liabilities. It does not include any cash ties up in long-term assets and it is not
adjusted for any cash provided by investors.
Net operating working capital = NOWC = Operating current assets − Operating current liabilities
Total net operating capital includes the net amount tied up in net operating working capital (NOWC) and the amount tied
up in all long-term operating assets. It is not adjusted for any cash provided by investors.
Total net operating capital = Net operating working capital + Net plant and equipment + Other long-term operating assets
A firm’s total net operating capital for the previous year was $2 million. For the current year, its total net operating capital
is $2.5 million and its NOPAT is $1.2 million. What is its free cash flow for the current year?
Investment in total net operating capital = Current year's total net operating capital − previous year's total net operating capital
perating capital
SECTION 2-8
SOLUTIONS TO SELF-TEST
A company has sales of $200 million, NOPAT of $12 million, net income of $8 million, new operating working capital
(NOWC) of $10 million, total net operating capital of $100 million, and total assets of $110 million. What is it operating
profitability (OP) ratio? Its capital requirment (CF) ratio? Its return on invested capital (ROIC)?
The operating profitability (OP) ratio measures the dollars of operating profit per dollar of sales.
OP = NOPAT / Sales
OP = 6%
The capital requirement (CR) ratio measures the dollars of total net operating capital tied up per dollar of sales.
CR = 50%
The return on invested capital (ROIC) measures the dollars of operating profit per dollar of total net operating capital.
ROIC = OP / CR = 12.00%
A firm has $100 million in total net operating capital. Its return on invested capital is 14 percent, and its weighted average
cost of capital is 10 percent. What is its EVA?
Situation
Jenny Cochran, a graduate of The University of Tennessee with 4 years of experience as an equities
analyst, was recently brought in as assistant to the chairman of the board of Computron Industries, a
manufacturer of computer components.
During the previous year, Computron had doubled its plant capacity, opened new sales offices outside
its home territory, and launched an expensive advertising campaign. Cochran was assigned to evaluate
the impact of the changes. She began by gathering financial statements and other data.
Notes:
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Computron has no amortization charges.
Investing activities
Cash used to acquire fixed assets ###
Change in short-term investments 90
Net cash provided by investing activities ###
Financing Activities
Change in notes payable ###
Change in long-term debt 300
Payment of cash dividends (84)
Net cash provided by financing activities ###
perience as an equities
Computron Industries, a
Find the marginal income tax rate, the U.S. income tax, and the average tax rate for a single person in the following
situation.
Gross income
(all as wages reported on Form 1040 Line 7) = $70,700.00
Standard deduction = $12,000.00
Taxable Income = $58,700.00
Base taxable income = $38,700.00
Base tax = $4,453.50
Marginal tax rate = 22.0%
Tax = $8,853.50
Average tax rate = 15.08%