Free Cash Flows

Rhodes Corporations financial statements are shown below.

Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

	2020			2019
Sales	$	13,000		$	11,000
Operating costs excluding depreciation		11,580			9,638
Depreciation and amortization		380			370
Earnings before interest and taxes	$	1,040		$	992
Less interest		220			200
Pre-tax income	$	820		$	792
Taxes (25%)		205			198
Net income available to common stockholders	$	615		$	594
Common dividends	$	203		$	200

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

	2020			2019
Assets
Cash	$	550		$	500
Short-term investments		220			200
Accounts receivable		2,750			2,500
Inventories		1,750			1,500
Total current assets	$	5,270		$	4,700
Net plant and equipment		3,650			3,500
Total assets	$	8,920		$	8,200
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	$	1,100		$	1,000
Accruals		550			500
Notes payable		344			200
Total current liabilities	$	1,994		$	1,700
Long-term debt		1,100			1,000
Total liabilities	$	3,094			2,700
Common stock		4,614			4,700
Retained earnings		1,212			800
Total common equity	$	5,826		$	5,500
Total liabilities and equity	$	8,920		$	8,200

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.

   $ _____ million

2. 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.

   2020: $ _____ million

   2019: $ _____ million

3. 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.

   2020: $ _____ million

   2019: $ _____ million

4. 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.

   $ ______ million

5. What is the ROIC for 2020? Round your answer to two decimal places.

   _________%

6. 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	$ _____ million
   Reduction (increase) in debt	$ _____ million
   Payment of dividends	$ _____ million
   Repurchase (Issue) stock	$ _____ million
   Purchase (Sale) of short-term investments	$ _____ million