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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 firms clients. Your boss has developed the following set of questions you must answer.

Income Statements and Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet201220132014Cash$9,000$7,282$14,000Short-term investments48,60020,00071,632Accounts receivable351,200632,160878,000Inventories715,2001,287,3601,716,480Total current assets$1,124,000$1,946,802$2,680,112Gross fixed assets491,0001,202,9501,220,000Less: Accumulated depreciation146,200263,160383,160Net fixed assets$344,800$939,790$836,840Total assets$1,468,800$2,886,592$3,516,952Liabilities and EquityAccounts payable$145,600$324,000$359,800Notes payable200,000720,000300,000Accruals136,000284,960380,000Total current liabilities$481,600$1,328,960$1,039,800Long-term debt323,4321,000,000500,000Common stock (100,000460,000460,0001,680,936shares)Retained earnings203,76897,632296,216Total equity$663,768$557,632$1,977,152Total liabilities and equity$1,468,800$2,886,592$3,516,952 FIN 534 Homework Set #1

Income Statements201220132014Sales$3,432,000$5,834,400$7,035,600Cost of goods sold except depr.2,864,0004,980,0005,800,000Depreciation and amortization18,900116,960120,000Other expenses340,000720,000612,960Total operating costs$3,222,900$5,816,960$6,532,960EBIT$209,100$17,440$502,640Interest expense62,500176,00080,000EBT$146,600($158,560)$422,640Taxes (40%)58,640-63,424169,056Net income$87,960($95,136)$253,584Other Data201220132014Stock price$8.50$6.00$12.17Shares outstanding100,000100,000250,000EPS$0.88($0.95)$1.104DPS$0.220.110.22Tax rate40%40%40%Book value per share$6.64$5.58$7.909Lease payments$40,000$40,000$40,000

FIN 534 Homework Set #1

Ratio Analysis20122013IndustryAverageCurrent2.31.52.7Quick0.80.51.0Inventory turnover446.1Days sales outstanding37.339.632.0Fixed assets turnover106.27.0Total assets turnover2.322.5Debt ratio35.60%59.60%32.0%Liabilities-to-assets ratio54.80%80.70%50.0%TIE3.30.16.2EBITDA coverage2.60.88.0Profit margin2.60%1.6%3.6%Basic earning power14.20%0.60%17.8%ROA6.00%3.3%9.0%ROE13.30%17.1%17.9%Price/Earnings (P/E)9.76.316.2Price/Cash flow827.57.6Market/Book1.31.12.9

1.What is the free cash flow for 2014?

2.Suppose Congress changed the tax laws so that Berndts 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 companys 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 companys financial condition as projected for 2014. What are the firms major strengths and weaknesses?