Holmes Company reported the following balance sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2018: Its income statement for

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Holmes Company reported the following balance sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2018:

Holmes Company reported the following balance sheets at December 31,

Its income statement for 2018 was as follows:
($ in millions)
Sales.............................................$1,000
Cost of sales.......................................(670)
Depreciation.......................................(30)
Other operating expenses.......................(100)
Income before taxes..............................200
Income taxes.......................................(70)
Net income.......................................$ 130
Additional information:
During 2018, Holmes had the following transactions:
a. Declared and paid a common dividend of $50 million.
b. Purchased additional fixed assets, but did not sell any.
c. Issued $30 million of new debt.
d. Paid interest on all its debt, and included the interest in Other operating expenses.
e. Repurchased common shares, but did not issue any.
Required:
Prepare a cash flow statement for Holmes for 2018, using the indirect method to present the operating section. Use the worksheet approach described in the appendix to this chapter to construct the cash flow statement.

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1259722653

7th edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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