Saturday 24 December 2016

FIN 534 Homework Set 1– Strayer NEW



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Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link in the course shell. This homework assignment is worth 100 points.

Use the following information for Questions 1 through 8:

Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the one of the firms on Wall Street. You have been presented and asked to review the following Income

Statement and Balance Sheets of one of the firm’s clients. Your boss has developed the following set of questions you must answer.

Income Statements and Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet 2012    2013    2014   
                                               
Cash    $9,000 $7,282 $14,000          
                                               
Short-term investments           48,600 20,000 71,632
                                               
Accounts receivable    351,200           632,160           878,000          
                                               
Inventories      715,200           1,287,360        1,716,480       
                                               
Total current assets     $1,124,000      $1,946,802      $2,680,112     
                                               
Gross fixed assets       491,000           1,202,950        1,220,000       
                                               
Less: Accumulated depreciation         146,200           263,160           383,160          
                                               
Net fixed assets          $344,800         $939,790         $836,840        
                                               
Total assets      $1,468,800      $2,886,592      $3,516,952     
                                               
                                               
Liabilities and Equity                                     
                                               
Accounts payable        $145,600         $324,000         $359,800        
                                               
Notes payable 200,000           720,000           300,000          
                                               
Accruals          136,000           284,960           380,000          
                                               
Total current liabilities            $481,600         $1,328,960      $1,039,800     
                                               
Long-term debt           323,432           1,000,000        500,000          
                                               
Common stock (100,000         460,000           460,000           1,680,936       
shares)                                    
                                               
                                               
Retained earnings       203,768           97,632 296,216          
                                               
Total equity     $663,768         $557,632         $1,977,152     
                                               
Total liabilities and equity       $1,468,800      $2,886,592      $3,516,952     
                                   

FIN 534 – Homework Set #1



Income Statements     2012    2013    2014
                                   
Sales    $3,432,000      $5,834,400      $7,035,600
                                   
Cost of goods sold except depr.         2,864,000        4,980,000        5,800,000
                                   
Depreciation and amortization            18,900 116,960           120,000
                                   
Other expenses            340,000           720,000           612,960
                                   
Total operating costs   $3,222,900      $5,816,960      $6,532,960
                                   
EBIT   $209,100         $17,440           $502,640
                                   
Interest expense          62,500 176,000           80,000
                                   
EBT     $146,600         ($158,560)       $422,640
                                   
Taxes (40%)    58,640 -63,424            169,056
                                   
Net income      $87,960           ($95,136)         $253,584
                                   
                                   
Other Data      2012    2013    2014
                                   
Stock price      $8.50   $6.00   $12.17
                                   
Shares outstanding      100,000           100,000           250,000
                                   
EPS     $0.88   ($0.95) $1.104
                                   
DPS     $0.22   0.11     0.22
                                   
Tax rate           40%     40%     40%
                                   
Book value per share   $6.64   $5.58   $7.909
                                   
Lease payments           $40,000           $40,000           $40,000
                                   


FIN 534 – Homework Set #1



Ratio Analysis 2012    2013    Industry         
                                    Average          
                                               
                                               
Current            2.3       1.5       2.7      
                                               
Quick  0.8       0.5       1.0      
                                               
Inventory turnover      4          4          6.1      
                                               
Days sales outstanding           37.3     39.6     32.0    
                                               
Fixed assets turnover  10        6.2       7.0      
                                               
Total assets turnover   2.3       2          2.5      
                                               
Debt ratio        35.60%            59.60%            32.0% 
                                               
Liabilities-to-assets ratio         54.80%            80.70%            50.0% 
                                               
TIE      3.3       0.1       6.2      
                                               
EBITDA coverage      2.6       0.8       8.0      
                                               
Profit margin   2.60%  −1.6%  3.6%   
                                               
Basic earning power    14.20%            0.60%  17.8% 
                                               
ROA   6.00%  −3.3%  9.0%   
                                               
ROE    13.30%            −17.1%            17.9% 
                                               
Price/Earnings (P/E)    9.7       −6.3     16.2    
                                               
Price/Cash flow           8          27.5     7.6      
                                               
Market/Book   1.3       1.1       2.9      
                                               

1.         What is the free cash flow for 2014?

2.         Suppose Congress changed the tax laws so that Berndt’s depreciation expenses doubled. No changes in operations occurred. What would happen to reported profit and to net cash flow?

3.         Calculate the 2014 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income statement data. What can you say about the company’s liquidity position in 2013?

4.         Calculate the 2014 inventory turnover, days sales outstanding (DSO), fixed assets turnover, and total assets turnover.

5.         Calculate the 2014 debt ratio, liabilities-to-assets ratio, times-interest-earned, and EBITDA coverage ratios. What can you conclude from these ratios?

6.         Calculate the 2014 profit margin, basic earning power (BEP), return on assets (ROA), and return on equity (ROE). What can you say about these ratios?

7.         Calculate the 2014 price / earnings ratio, price / cash flow ratio, and market / book ratio. 

8.         Use the extended DuPont equation to provide a summary and overview of company’s financial condition as projected for 2014. What are the firm’s major strengths and weaknesses?


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