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A computer manufacturer has financial statements as follows:

Balance Sheets

Assets

2015

2016

2017Estimated

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

2015

2016

2017 Estimated

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 Shares)

460,000

460,000

1,680,936

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

Income Statements

2015

2016

2017E

Sales

$ 3,432,000

$ 5,834,400

$ 7,035,600

COGS except depr.

2,864,000

4,980,000

5,800,000

Depreciation

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

2015

2016

2017E

Stock Price

$ 8.50

$ 6.00

$ 12.17

Shares Outstanding

100,000

100,000

250,000

EPS

$ 0.880

$ (0.951)

$ 1.014

DPS

$ 0.220

$ 0.110

$ 0.220

Tax Rate

40%

40%

40%

Book Value Per Share

$ 6.638

$ 5.576

$ 7.909

Lease Payments

$ 40,000

$ 40,000

$ 40,000

Statement of Cash Flows

2016

Operating activities

Net income

$ (95,136)

Adjustments:

noncash adjustments:

depreciation

116,960

changes in working capital:

change in accounts receivable

(280,960)

change in inventories

(572,160)

change in accounts payable

178,400

change in accruals

148,960

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ (503,936)

Investing activities

Cash used to acquire fixed assets

$ (711,950)

Cash due to change in short term investments

$ 28,600

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ (683,350)

Financing activities

change in notes payable

$ 520,000

change in long-term debt

$ 676,568

change in common stock

$ -

payment of cash dividends

$ (11,000)

Net cash provided by financing activities

$ 1,185,568

Summary

Net change in cash

$ (1,718)

Cash at beginning of year

9,000

Cash at end of year

$ 7,282

1. What is free cash flow? Why is it important? (3 pts)

a) What is the company’s net operating profit after taxes in 2016 (NOPAT)? (3 pts)

b) What are operating current assets? How much operating current assets does the company have in 2016? (3 pts)

c) What are operating current liabilities? How much operating current liabilities does the company have in 2016? (3 pts)

d) How much net operating working capital does the company have in 2016? (3 pts)

e) How much total net operating capital does the company have in 2016? (3 pts)

f) What is the company’s return on invested capital (ROIC) in 2016? (3 pts)

g) What is the company’s EVA in 2016? It has a 10% cost of capital (WACC). (3 pts)

h) What is the company’s MVA in 2016? (3 pts)

2. Why are ratios useful? What three groups use ratio analysis and for what reasons? (4 pts)

a) Refer to the above company’s financial statements. Calculate the 2017 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income statement data. (4 points)

b) Calculate the 2017 inventory turnover, days sales outstanding (DSO), fixed assets turnover, and total assets turnover. (8 pts)

c) Calculate the 2017 profit margin, basic earning power (BEP), return on assets (ROA), and return on equity (ROE). (8 pts)

d) Use the extended DuPont equation to provide a summary and overview of the company’s financial condition as projected for 2017 (4 pts). What are the firm’s major strengths and weaknesses? (5 pts)

3. Suppose someone offered to sell you a note calling for the payment of $1,000 15 months from today. They offer to sell it to you for $850. You have $850 in a bank time deposit which pays a 7% effective annual interest rate (compounding), and you plan to leave the money in the bank unless you buy the note. The note is not risky--you are sure it will be paid on schedule. Should you buy the note? (10 pts)

4. Jordan Jones (JJ) and Casey Carter (CC) are portfolio managers at your firm. Each manages a well-diversified portfolio. Your boss has asked for your opinion regarding their performance in the past year. JJ’s portfolio has a beta of 0.7 and had a return of 8.5%; CC’s portfolio has a beta of 1.4 and had a return of 9.5%. Which manager had better performance? Why? (Assumer the risk-free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 5%). (12 pts)