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	$	12,000		$	10,000
Operating costs excluding depreciation		10,620			8,746
Depreciation and amortization		360			310
Earnings before interest and taxes	$	1,020		$	944
Less interest		160			100
Pre-tax income	$	860		$	844
Taxes (25%)		215			211
Net income available to common stockholders	$	645		$	633
Common dividends	$	201		$	200

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

	2020			2019
Assets
Cash	$	650		$	600
Short-term investments		120			100
Accounts receivable		2,750			2,500
Inventories		1,550			1,400
Total current assets	$	5,070		$	4,600
Net plant and equipment		3,850			3,500
Total assets	$	8,920		$	8,100
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	$	1,300		$	1,200
Accruals		650			600
Notes payable		190			100
Total current liabilities	$	2,140		$	1,900
Long-term debt		1,300			1,200
Total liabilities	$	3,440			3,100
Common stock		3,736			3,700
Retained earnings		1,744			1,300
Total common equity	$	5,480		$	5,000
Total liabilities and equity	$	8,920		$	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.

   $ 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