Free Cash Flows

Rhodes Corporation's financial statements are shown below.

Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31

(Millions of Dollars)

20202019Sales$11,000$10,000Operating costs excluding depreciation9,6248,710Depreciation and amortization360330Earnings before interest and taxes$1,016$960Less interest140100Pre-tax income$876$860Taxes (25%)219215Net income available to common stockholders$657$645Common dividends$205$200

Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

20202019AssetsCash$450$400Short-term investments110100Accounts receivable2,7502,500Inventories1,8501,600Total current assets$5,160$4,600Net plant and equipment3,7503,500Total assets$8,910$8,100Liabilities and EquityAccounts payable$900$800Accruals450400Notes payable190100Total current liabilities$1,540$1,300Long-term debt900800Total liabilities$2,4402,100Common stock4,9184,900Retained earnings1,5521,100Total common equity$6,470$6,000Total liabilities and equity$8,910$8,100

Suppose the federal-plus-state tax corporate tax is 25%. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
2. $million
3. What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
4. 2020:$million
5. 2019:$million
6. What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
7. 2020:$million
8. 2019:$million
9. What is the free cash flow for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Cash outflow, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
10. $million
11. What is the ROIC for 2020? Round your answer to two decimal places.
12. %
13. 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 answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.After-tax interest payment$millionReduction (increase) in debt$millionPayment of dividends$millionRepurchase (Issue) stock$millionPurchase (Sale) of short-term investments$million