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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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Fondren Machine Tools has total assets of \(3,310,000 and current assets of \)879,000. It turns over its fixed assets 3.6 times per year. Its return on sales is 4.8 percent. It has $1,750,000 of debt. What is its return on stockholders鈥� equity?
Assume the following data for Cable Corporation and Multi-Media Inc.
Capable corporation | Muli-media inc | |
Net income | \(31,200 | \)140,000 |
Sales | 317,000 | 2,700,000 |
Total assets | 402,000 | 965,000 |
Total debts | 163,000 | 542,000 |
Stockholder鈥檚 equity | 239,000 | 423,000 |
b. Compute the following additional ratios for both firms:
Net income/Sales
Net income/Total assets
Sales/Total assets
Debt/Total assets
Inflation can have significant effects on income statements and balance sheets, and therefore on the calculation of ratios. Discuss the possible impact of inflation on the following ratios, and explain the direction of the impact based on your assumptions. (LO3-5)
c. Fixed asset turnover
a. Swank Clothiers had sales of \(383,000 and cost of goods sold of \)260,000. What is the gross profit margin (ratio of gross profit to sales)?
b. If the average firm in the clothing industry had a gross profit of 25 percent,
how is the firm doing?
Arrange the following income statement items so they are in the proper order of an income statement:
Taxes | Earning per share |
Share Outstanding | Earning before taxes |
Interest Expense | Cost of goods sold |
Depreciation Expense | Earning after taxes |
Preferred Stcok dividends | Earning available to common stockholders |
Sales | Selling and administrative expense |
Gross profit |
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