eBook Free Cash Flows Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of dollars) 2018 2017 Sales $6,250.0 $5,000.0 Operating costs excluding depreciation 5,156.0 4,250.0 Depreciation and amortization 176.0 135.0 Earnings before interest and taxes $918.0 $615.0 Less Interest 134.0 108.0 Pre-tax income $784.0 $507.0 Taxes (40%) 313.6 202.8 Net income available to common stockholders $470.4 $304.2 Common dividends $423.0 $243.0 Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 2018 2017 Assets Cash $75.0 $65.0 31.0 25.0 825.0 750.0 863.0 750.0 $1,794.0 1,755.0 $3,549.0 $1,590.0 1,350.0 $2,940.0 $550.0 $500.0 Short-term investments Accounts receivable Inventories Total current assets Net plant and equipment Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Accruals Notes payable Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common stock Retained earnings Total common equity Total liabilities and equity 300.0 250.0 125.0 100.0 $975.0 1,250.0 $2,225.0 1,184.6 139.4 $850.0 1,000.0 $1,850.0 998.0 92.0 $1,324.0 $3,549.0 $1,090.0 $2,940.0 Using Rhodes Corporation's financial statements (shown above), answer the following questions. a. What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2018? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to one decimal place. $ 550.8 million b. What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. 2018: $ 838 million 2017: $ 750 million c. What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. 2018: $ 819 million 2017: $ 740 million d. What is the free cash flow for 2018? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Cash outflow, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to one decimal place. $ 647.8 million e. What is the ROIC for 2018? Round your answer to two decimal places. % f. How much of the FCF did Rhodes use for each of the following purposes: after-tax interest, net debt repayments, dividends, net stock repurchases, and net purchases of short-term investments? (Hint: Remember that a net use can be negative.) Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to one decimal place. After-tax interest payment million Reduction (increase) in debt $ million $ million Payment of dividends Repurchase (Issue) stock $ million Purchase (Sale) of short-term investments $ million
