Corporate Finance - Financial Management Answer Key

Financial Statement and Cash Flow Analysis MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A company's balance sheet shows the value of assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity: a. at the end of the fiscal year b. for any given period of time c. at a specific point in time d. over an annual period e. at the end of the calendar year ANS: C 2. On a balance sheet, retained earnings are not "unspent cash" because: a. they have been paid out to common stockholders b. they have an arbitrarily assigned value c. they are always changing d. they have been used to finance the firm's assets e. they are an estimate of future inflows ANS: D 3. For both managers and external financial analysts, __________ is the single most important accounting number found on the income statement. a. net income (net profit after tax) b. earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) c. earnings available for common stockholders d. operating profit e. gross margin ANS: A 4. Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by: a. dividing pretax income by the number of shares of common stock outstanding b. dividing the dividends paid by the number of shares of common stock outstanding c. dividing earnings available for common stockholders by the number of shares of common stock outstanding d. dividing net profits after tax by the total number of preferred and common stock shares outstanding e. none of the above ANS: C 5. Pennywise, Inc. had a great year. Sales reached an all-time high of $25 million, with a gross margin of $7.5 million. Depreciation was recorded at $800000. Earnings before interest and taxes were $3 million, interest was $1.5 million, and total taxes were $700000. The firm's operating cash flow (OCF) was: a. $3400000 b. $950000 c. $3100000 d. $2150000 e. $7100000 ANS: C OCF=EBIT- taxes + depreciation = 3 M – 0.7 M + 0.8 M = $3100000 PTS: 1 6. In May, GoGreen, Inc. increased its inventory of home composting kits, expecting sales to spike with warmer weather. This decision resulted in __________ for the firm. a. a decrease in depreciation expense b. an increase in depreciation expense c. an inflow of cash d. an outflow of cash e. a decrease in earnings ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: application of concepts 7. While examining her firm's Statement of Cash Flows, Amy discovered an unusually large increase in accounts receivable. This might occur if: a. the firm was holding more inventory b. the firm had softened its credit requirements c. sales had increased significantly d. a & b e. b & c ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: application of concepts 8. Net working capital: a. is a measure of a firm's overall liquidity b. is defined as total assets minus current liabilities c. reflects decreasing firm solvency as it increases d. all of the above e. none of the above ANS: A 9. When evaluating financial ratios, analysts typically examine a firm's ratio values: a. compared to firms in other industries b. compared to the firm's previous years' ratios c. compared to regional averages d. compared to firms with similar net profit margins e. all of the above ANS: B 10. Why is the quick ratio a more appropriate measure of liquidity than the current ratio for a large-airplane manufacturer? a. It recognizes the contribution of all assets so that analysts can see how "quickly" a firm can satisfy its short-term obligations. b. It recognizes that parts can be quickly converted to cash. c. It provides a better measure of overall liquidity when a firm has highly liquid inventory. d. It is not more appropriate. The current ratio would provide better information in this situation. e. It excludes inventory from the numerator of the ratio because it is difficult to convert inventory to cash and most sales are made on a credit basis. ANS: E 11. __________ ratios would provide the best information regarding total return to common stockholders. a. Profitability b. Activity c. Liquidity d. Market e. Debt ANS: A 12. Jane's Foods, Inc., a retail grocery chain, has an inventory turnover ratio of 18.7. The industry average is 16.8. The difference in these ratios shows that Jane's Foods, Inc.: a. carries larger inventories than the industry average. b. has lower sales than the average firm in the industry. c. sells its goods at a slower rate than the industry average. d. sells its goods more quickly than the industry average. e. invests more in inventory per dollar of sales than the industry average. ANS: D 13. The one fixed asset that is not depreciated is __________. a. cash b. inventories c. plant d. land e. equipment ANS: D 14. A __________ expresses all income statement entries as a percentage of sales. a. ratio income statement b. statement of retained earnings c. common-size income statement d. common-size balance sheet e. cash flow analysis ANS: C 15. Noncash charges, such as __________, are expenses that appear on the income statement but do not involve an actual outlay of cash. a. investment flows, operating flows, financing flows b. NOPAT c. free cash flows d. depreciation, amortization, and depletion allowance e. All of the above ANS: D 16. The firm's managers use ratios to __________. a. generate an overall picture of the company's financial health b. monitor the firms' performance from period to period c. isolate developing problems d. monitor all aspects of the firm's financial situation e. all of the above ANS: E 17. Return on total assets (ROA) is equal to __________. a. net profit margin  total b. [earnings available for common stockholders / sales]  [sales / total assets] c. earnings available for common stockholders / total assets d. the product of the components of the DuPont System e. all of the above ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: TYPE: application of concepts 18. When a firm has no "other income," its operating profit and __________ are equal. a. net income b. net profit after taxes c. EPS d. EBIT e. EAT ANS: D 19. The __________ flows result from debt and equity financing transactions. a. financing b. operating c. investment d. cash e. free cash ANS: A 20. The firm's __________ are primarily interested in ratios that measure the short-term liquidity of the company and its ability to make principal and interest payments. a. board of directors b. creditors c. owners d. financial managers e. customers ANS: B 21. A firm changes from LIFO to FIFO; this change will be found in the a. The balance sheet b. The income statement c. The statement of cash flows d. Notes to the financial statements ANS: D 22. In 2011, a firm books the following: increase in cash, $0; increase in inventories $24; increase in accounts receivable, $27; increase in accounts payable, $10; what is the firms change in net working capital? a. $0 b. -$41 c. $41 d. $51 ANS: C PTS: 1 23. A manager has a choice of depreciation methods, 5 year straight line or 5 year MACRS; which is the most likely choice, and why? a. MACRS to decrease taxes b. Straight line to minimize depreciation expense c. Straight line to match financial accounting records d. Both choices are simply accounting choices with no real economic impact ANS: A 24. Which of the following is an inflow of corporate cash? a. Dividends b. Increasing treasury stock c. Purchasing treasury bills d. Depreciation charges ANS: D MATCHING Match each cash flow to its type: a. Inflow b. Outflow 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dividends paid Decrease in any liability Depreciation Sale of stock Repurchase of stock Decrease in any asset 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: B B A A B 6. ANS: A Match the following ratios to the appropriate category: a. Current b. Assets-to-equity (A / E) c. Earnings per share d. Price / earnings e. Average payment period 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Profitability Liquidity Market Value Activity Debt 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: C A D E B Match the following terms to their definitions with their proper agency and rules: a. accepted accounting rules b. developed accepted accounting rules c. responsible for regulating publicly held U.S. companies d. accounting standards followed by most developed countries 12. 13. 14. 15. FASB SEC GAAP IAS 12. 13. 14. 15. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: B C A D Match the following terms to their definitions: a. cash b. marketable securities c. accounts receivable d. gross property e. net property 16. 17. 18. 19. liquid, short-term investment original cost of an asset asset that can be used directly as a means of payment original cost of an asset minus accumulated depreciation 20. amount customers owe the firm from sales made on credit 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: B D A E C Match the following flows to their definitions: a. operating flows b. investment flows c. financing flows d. free cash flow e. non-cash charges 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. associated with the purchase or sale of fixed assets and business interests result from debt and equity financing cash flow available to investors expenses that appear on the income statement but do not involve an actual outlay of cash directly related to the production and sale of the firm's products or services 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: B C D E A Match the following account changes with cash inflows and outflows: a. inflows b. outflows 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. decrease in inventory increase in accounts receivable depreciation repurchase of common stock dividend paid 26. ANS: A 27. ANS: B 28. ANS: A 29. ANS: B 30. ANS: B SHORT ANSWER 1. Consider a firm with a current ratio of 1.2, a quick ratio of 0.9, and an inventory turnover ratio of 12.7. If the firm has inventories of $1.2 million, what are their current assets and cost of goods sold? ANS: Given the firm has an inventory turnover ratio of 12.7, and inventories of 1.2 million, the firm's cost of goods sold must be $15.24 million. The firm's current ratio is 1.2, so current liabilities may be written as current assets / 1.2. Substituting this relationship into the quick ratio formula produces, 0.9 = (current assets - inventory) / current liabilities = (current assets - inventory) / (current assets / 1.2) = 1.2 (current assets – $1.2 M) / (current assets) Solving for current assets yields 0.9 = 1.2 – $1.44 M / (current assets) 0.3 = $1.44 M / (current assets) therefore current assets = $1.44 M / 0.3 = $4.8 M Similarly, cost of goods sold can be computed directly from the inventory turnover ratio as 12.7  $1.2M = $15.24M 2. The DuPont System allows us to relate the return on total assets and the return on common equity to various measures of firm characteristics. Consider a firm with a ROA of 0.04. a. If you were analyzing a firm that had sales of $12500 and total assets of $10000, how much in earnings were available for common shareholders? b. If the firm had common stockholders' equity of $3300, what would be the firm's ROE? c. If we compare this firm to another similar firm in the industry we find that the comparison firm has an ROA and ROE of 0.05 and 0.191663, respectively. Given this information, calculate the comparison firm's ratio of total assets to common stock equity. How does this ratio differ from our firm? d. Interpret the performance differences between these firms. ANS: a. earnings available for common shareholders = 0.04  $10000 = $400 b. ROE = $400 / $3300 = 0.1212 or 12.12% c. ROE = ROA  A / E 0.191663 = 0.05  A / E therefore, A / E = 3.83326 (virtually the same as for our firm, i.e. $10000 / $3300 = 3.0303) d. The performance differences between these firms are therefore due to the differing abilities of the two firms to earn returns on their assets The first firm earned only 4 cents on each dollar of assets whereas the comparison firm earned 5 cents on each dollar of assets, thereby accounting for its greater return on common stockholder equity. 3. Consider a firm with an ROA of 0.04 and ROE of 0.13. A comparison firm from the same industry has an ROA of 0.06 and an ROE of 0.191667. Both firms have the same degree of financial leverage as reflected in their identical assets-to-equity ratios of 3.194445. Suppose we were to learn that our comparison firm is 70 years old. Our firm is relatively young. Taking into account this new information, interpret the performance differences between these firms. ANS: The performance differences between these firms are therefore due to the ability of the firms to productively employ their assets. However, older firms tend to have smaller book values of assets, which tend to lead to overstated measures of ROA. That is, the smaller ROA denominator may only reflect accounting differences between the firms. If this is the case here, there may be no real performance differences between the firms. The differences might solely be due to a bias in our 'historical cost less accumulated depreciation' accounting system. 4. Given the balance sheets provided for Local Oil Co (2003 and 2004) below, calculate the following ratios for both 2003 and 2004: a. Current ratio b. Quick ratio c. Debt ratio d. Assets-to-equity e. Debt-to-equity Local Oil Co. Balance Sheet 2003 and 2004 ($ in millions) Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventories Other Total current assets Fixed assets Gross property, plant, and equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation Net property, plant, and equipment Intangible assets and others Net fixed assets Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable Notes payable Accrued expenses Total current liabilities Long term liabilities Deferred taxes 2004 $ 220 50 1,750 650 150 $2820 2003 $ 200 40 1,550 670 160 $2620 $9,550 (3,450) $6,100 750 $6,850 $9670 $9,025 (3,250) $5,775 575 $6,350 $8970 $1700 350 300 $2350 $1600 600 300 $2500 $ 950 $ 900 Long-term debt Total long-term liabilities Total Liabilities Stockholders' equity Preferred stock Common stock par value Paid-in capital in excess of par Retained earnings Less: Treasury stock Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 2,000 $2950 $5300 $ 240 240 1250 840 (550) $2020 $9670 1,800 $2700 $5200 $ 240 220 1075 215 (480) $1270 $8970 ANS: a. b. c. d. e. Current ratio = Quick ratio = Debt ratio = Assets-to-equity = Debt-to-equity = 2004 1.2000 0.9234 0.5481 4.7871 1.4604 2003 1.0480 0.7800 0.5797 7.0630 2.1260 5. If one of the entries on the asset side of the balance sheet is measured with error, what must happen to the other side of the balance sheet? Do we expect items near the top of the balance sheet to be more or less subject to measurement errors? ANS: If one of the entries on the asset side of the balance sheet is measured with error, there must be on offsetting value on the other side of the balance sheet. In general, measurement errors are greatest for items that are less marketable and exist for longer periods of time. These entries will be reported in the lower portion of the balance sheet. 6. Consider a firm that shows an increase in liquidity according to the current ratio, but a decrease in liquidity according to the quick ratio for some interval of time. How would you decide if liquidity has improved or deteriorated? ANS: The difference in the ratios relates entirely to inventory levels. It is possible for this situation to occur. For instance, consider a firm with a large increase in inventories and a small increase in current liabilities. To decide if this represents a positive or negative liquidity event, we need to interpret the role of inventories. If inventories may be readily sold to others in the case of a cash shortage, then the current ratio reflects the correct state of affairs. If, in contrast, inventories could not be sold in the case of a serious negative event, then the quick ratio should be followed. A lot of the activity of inventory using the inventory turnover ratio would show the general liquidity of inventory. High inventory turnovers would validate the current ratio whereas low inventory turnover would support use of the quick ratio. 7. Identify the four key financial statements required by the SEC for reporting to stockholders. ANS: 1. balance sheet 2. income statement 3. statement of retained earnings 4. statement of cash flows 8. a. Calculate the net profit margin, total asset turnover, assets-to-equity ratio, and ROE using the data in the following table for firms in the same industry. Axel Co. Blue Co. Carol Co David Co. b. Sales Earnings available for common stockholders Total assets Stockholder's equity $260000 150000 100000 300000 49400 9000 10000 12000 170000 80000 100000 270000 $50000 50000 94000 150000 Evaluate each firm's performance relative to the other three firms in the industry. ANS: a. Axel Co. Blue Co Carol Co. David Co. Net profit margin 19% 6% 10% 4% Total asset turnover 1.53 1.88 1.00 1.11 Assets-to-Equity Ratio 3.4 1.6 1.06 1.8 ROE 98.8% 18.0% 10.6% 8.0% b. Axel Co. appears to have the best financials • Blue Co. has a low net profit margin indicating the need for lower costs or higher prices. • Carol Co. has both a low total assets turnover and a low assets-to-equity ratio. The low turnover indicates excessive investment in assets. The low assets-to-equity ratio indicates that the firm is not taking advantage of financial leverage (debt). • David Co. has a lower net profit margin and total asset turnover, but makes up for these weaknesses by using more financial leverage which is reflected in its high assets-to-equity ratio, i.e., high risk. 9. The following financial data is given for four firms: Axel Co. Blue Co Carol Co. David Co. Net profit margin 15% 5% 15% 12% Total asset turnover 1.33 1.33 1.00 1.04 Assets-to-Equity Ratio 1.50 1.50 1.07 2.40 ROE 30.0% 10.0% 16.0% 30.0% What additional information would you require to complete your analysis of the companies presented here? ANS: Knowing the makeup of the current and fixed assets, along with a separate breakout of current liabilities would provide insight into the company's liquidity. In addition, it would be helpful to know the method used by the company to report its financial information. 10. What determines the order in which assets and liabilities appear within their respective balance sheet sections? ANS: Assets and liabilities appear in descending order of liquidity, or the length of time it will take for the accounts to be converted into cash in the normal course of business. 11. What is the final step in the income statement? ANS: The final step is to subtract taxes from pretax income to arrive at net income, or net profit after tax. Net income is the "bottom line" and is the single most important accounting number for both corporate managers and external financial analysis. Subtracting any preferred dividends from net income results in earnings available for common stockholders, which when divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding results in earnings per share (EPS). 12. What is the purpose of the statement of retained earnings? ANS: The statement of retained earning reconciles the net income earned during a given year, and any cash dividend paid, with the change in retained earnings between the start and end of that year. 13. Why do financial managers tend to be more interested in free cash flow (FCF) than in the net operating profit after taxes? ANS: FCF is the amount of cash flow available to investors--the providers of debt and equity. It represents the net amount of cash flow remaining after the firm has met all operating needs and paid for investments--both short-term and long-term. Net operating profit after taxes, on the other hand, is a rough accounting estimate of the internal cash flow generated by the firm in a given period. 14. What is financial leverage? ANS: Financial leverage is the magnification of risk and expected return introduced through the use of fixed--cost financing, such as debt and preferred stock. The more financial leverage a firm uses, the greater will be its risk and the higher the return investors will demand on the firm's securities. Rich Corporation's Financial Statements Rich Corporation Balance Sheets ($000) Assets Current assets Cash Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventory Other Total current assets Fixed Assets Gross Property, plant, and equipment Less: accumulated depreciation Net property, plant, and equipment Intangible assets Net fixed assets Total Assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable Notes payable Accrued expenses Total current liabilities Long-term liabilities Deferred taxes Long-term debt Total long-term liabilities Total liabilities Stockholders' equity Preferred stock Common stock ($1 par value)* Paid-in capital in excess of par Retained earnings Less: treasury stock Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 2004 2003 $ 350.00 $ 10.00 $1,450.00 $ 450.00 $ 65.00 $2325.00 $ 200.00 $ 5.00 $ 925.00 $ 300.00 $ 80.00 $1,510.00 $ 7,900.00 $(2,725.00) $ 5,175.00 $ 250.00 $ 5325.00 $ 7650.00 $ 7,000.00 $(2,225.00) $ 4,775.00 $ 150.00 $ 4,925.00 $ 6,435.00 $ 900.00 $ 700.00 $ 390.00 $ 1990.00 $ 550.00 $ 550.00 $ 225.00 $1,325.00 $ 650.00 $1004.00 $1654.00 $3644.00 $ 425.00 $ 950.00 $1,375.00 $2,700.00 $ 10.00 $ 670.00 $ 585.00 $3,113.00 $ (400.00) $2016.00 $7650.00 $ 20.00 $ 652.00 $ 575.00 $2,688.00 $ (200.00) $3,735.00 $6,435.00 * 665,000 shares of common stock outstanding in 2004 and 652,000 shares of common stock outstanding in 2003 Rich Corporation Income Statements ($000) Sales revenue Less: Cost of goods sold (COGS)* Gross profit Less: Operating expenses Less: Selling, general, & administrative expenses Less: Depreciation Operating profit Plus: Other income EBIT Less: Interest expense Pretax income Less: Taxes Current Deferred Total taxes Net income after tax Less: Preferred stock dividends Earnings available for common stockholders Less: Dividends Total retained earnings** 2004 2003 $10250.00 $ 7754.00 $ 2496.00 $ 600.00 $ 555.00 $ 500.00 $ 841.00 $ 120.00 $ 961.00 $ 140.00 $ 821.00 $8,350.00 $5,177.00 $3,173.00 $1,420.00 $ 530.00 $ 475.00 $ 748.00 $ 90.00 $ 838.00 $ 125.00 $ 713.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 325.00 180.00 505.00 795.00 $ 5 790.00 365.00 425.00 $ $ $ 178.00 90.00 268.00 445.00 3.00 442.00 190.00 252.00 * Rich's annual credit purchases represent about 75% of COGS. Using this relationship, its credit purchases in 2004 were $5815500 and in 2003 were $3,882,750. ** The price per share of stock at the end of 2004 was $14.30 and in 2003 it was $6.10. 15. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the liquidity ratios for Rich Corporation in 2004. ANS: Current ratio = current assets current liabilities = $2325 $1990 = 1.17 Quick ratio = current assets - inventory current liabilities = $2325 - $450 $1990 = 0.94 16. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the activity ratios for Rich Corporation in 2004. ANS: Inventory turnover = COGS inventory Average sales per day = annual sales 365 Average collection period = accounts receivable average sales per day = $7754 $450 = 17.23 = $10,250,000.00 = $28082 365 = $1450000 $28082 = 51.6 days Average purchases per day = annual purchases 365 = $5815500 365 = $15933 Average payment period = accounts payable avg. purch. per day = $900,000 $15933 = 56.5 days Net fixed asset turnover = sales net fixed assets = $10250 $5325 = 1.92 Total asset turnover = sales total assets = $10250 $7650 = 1.34 17. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the debt ratios for the Rich Corporation in 2004. ANS: Debt ratio = total liabilities total assets = $3644 $7650 Assets-to-equity = total assets common stock equity = $7650 $2016 - $10 Debt-to-equity = long-term debt stockholders' equity = $1004 $2016 = 49.8% Times interest earned = EBIT interest expense = $961 $140 = 6.86 = 47.6% = 3.81 18. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the profitability ratios for Rich Corporation in 2004. ANS: Gross profit margin = gross profit sales = $2496 $10250 = 24.4% Operating profit margin = operating profit sales = $841 $10250 = 8.2% Net profit margin = earnings available for common stockholders sales = $790 $10250 = 7.7% EPS = earnings available for common stockholders number of shares of common stock outstanding = $790 665 = $1.19 ROA = earnings available for common stockholders total assets = $790 $7650 = 10.3% ROE = earnings available for common stockholders common stock equity = $790 $2016 - $10 = 39.4% 19. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the market ratios for the Rich Corporation in 2004 assuming the firm's earnings per share (EPS) are $1.19. ANS: P/E ratio = Book value per share Market/book ratio = market price per share of common stock earnings per share = $14.30 $1.19 = 12.04 = common stock equity number of shares of common stock outstanding = $670.00 665 = $1.01 market value per share of common stock book value per share of common stock = $14.30 $1.01 = 14.16 20. Refer to Rich Corporation's Financial Statements. Calculate the ROA and ROE ratios using the DuPont system for Rich Corporation in 2004. ANS: ROA = net profit margin  total asset turnover ROA = earnings available for common stockholders sales  sales total assets = $790 $10250  $10250 $7650 = 7.7%  1.34 = 10.3% ROE = (net profit margin  total asset turnover) = = ROA  assets-to-equity ratio = ROA  total assets common stock equity 10.3%  _$7650.00_ $670.00  assets-to-equity ratio = 117.6%