Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) manufactures and markets consumer paper products under brand names that include Kleenex, Scott, Cottonnelle,

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) manufactures and markets consumer paper products under brand names that include Kleenex, Scott, Cottonnelle, Viva, Kotex, and WypAll. For fiscal year 2004, the firm reported the following numbers (in millions):
Net income (in income statement) ............. $1,800.2
Cash flow from operations (in cash flow statement) ...... 2,969.6
Interest paid (in footnote to cash flow statement) ...... 175.3
Interest income (from income statement) ........... 17.9
The cash investment section of the 2004 cash statement was reported as follows (in millions):
Investing Activities:
Capital spending ...................... $(535.0)
Investments in marketable debt securities ............ (11.5)
Proceeds from sales of investments in marketable debt securities .. 38.0
Net increase in time deposits ................. (22.9)
Proceeds from disposition of property .............. 30.7
Other operating investments ................. 5.3
Cash used for investing activities ............... $(495.4)
The firm has a combined federal and state tax rate of 35.6 percent. Calculate:
a. Free cash flow generated in 2004.
b. The accrual component of 2004 net income.

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Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow (FCF) represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. Unlike earnings or net income, free cash flow is a measure of profitability that excludes the...
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