Chapter 2: 2-9DQ (page 46)
What is free cash flow? Why is it important to leveraged buyouts?
The net balance of cash inflow and outflow is termed as the free cash flow, which can be used by an organization for investment purposes. It may reduce the requirement of borrowing from lenders and the borrowing cost.
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Fill in the blank spaces with categories 1 through 7:
1. Balance sheet (BS)
2. Income statement (IS)
3. Current assets (CA)
4. Fixed assets (FA)
5. Current liabilities (CL)
6. Long-term liabilities (LL)
7. Stockholders’ equity (SE)
Indicate whether item is on Balance sheet (BS) or Income statement (IS) | If on Balance sheet, designate which category | Item |
Accounts receivable | ||
Retained earnings | ||
Income tax expense | ||
Accrued expense | ||
Cash | ||
Selling and administrative expenses | ||
Plant and equipment | ||
Operating expenses | ||
Marketable securities | ||
Interest expense | ||
Sales | ||
Notes payable (6 month) | ||
Bonds payable, maturity 2019 | ||
Common stock | ||
Depreciation expense | ||
Inventories | ||
Capital in excess of par value | ||
Net income (earning after tax) | ||
Income tax payable |
The Lancaster Corporation’s income statement is given below.
b. What would be the fixed-charge-coverage ratio?
Lancaster corporation | |
Sales | \(246,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 122,000 |
Gross profit | \)124,000 |
Fixed charges (other than interest) | 27,500 |
Income before interest and taxes | \(96,500 |
Interest | 21,800 |
Income before taxes | \)74,700 |
Taxes (35%) | 26,145 |
Income after taxes | $48,555 |
Billy’s Crystal Stores Inc. has assets of $5,960,000 and turns over its assets 1.9 times per year. Return on assets is 8 percent. What is the firm’s profit margin (return on sales)?
Using the income statement for Times Mirror and Glass Co., compute the following ratios:
The total assets for this company equal \(80,000. Set up the equation for the Du Pont system of ratio analysis, and compute c, d, and e.
c. Profit margin.
Times mirror and glass company | |
Sales | \)126,000 |
Less: Cost of goods sold | 93,000 |
Gross profit | \(33,000 |
Less: selling and administrative expenses | 11,000 |
Lease Expenses | 4,000 |
Operating profit* | \)18,000 |
Less: Interest expenses | 3,000 |
Earning before taxes | \(15,000 |
Less: Taxes (30%) | 4,500 |
Earning after taxes | \)10,500 |
*equal income before interest and taxes
A firm has net income before interest and taxes of \(193,000 and interest expense of \)28,100.
a. What is the times-interest-earned ratio?
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