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FD - Marking Scheme You are the new finance manager of FD Group - Instruction: a holding company with diverse investments in Focus on the different industries. The Board of Director is "numbers." asking you for your opinion / analysis of the particularly following holdings with their concerns. market multiples (e.g., [Note: Assuming market is efficient; therefore, P/E, P/B, etc). market multiples have high predictive power] Do not discuss industry characteristics e.g., "Health" is important so the market will grow. Task 1: Health Industry - A vs B. Which firm has Max: 25 Marks higher/lower/same market growth potential? Why? Which firm has higher financial strength to support growth and why? Type your answer below (Max: 50 words): Max: 25 Marks Task 2: Beer Industry - C vs D. According to Porter's Business Strategy - Volume (or low cost) /Niche / Differentiation. What strategy do you think C and D are pursuing? Type your answer below Max: 50 words): 227 words MacBook Air Max: 25 Marks Task 3: Identify the top 2 "Cashcow firms as measured by FCF i.e., able to generate the highest FCF and why? Type your answer below [Max: 50 words]: Task 4: Identify the top Dog" (as in BCG model) Max: 25 Marks among the firms (A to P): Type your answer below [Max: 50 words]: [Do not convert Word doc to PDF or any other unalterable format) 227 wurde Bolt EXHIBIT 1 Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios Asa D H K L N o Cash & Short-Term Investments Receivables Inventories Current Assets Other Current Assets-Total I Ned Fred Assets Assets Other Intangibles vestments & Advances Assets-Tot Liabilities & Equity 9.3 18.9 176 7.0 52.9 242 12.8 7.0 7.2 51.2 19.8 5. 222 0.1 100.0 16.1 8.1 5.4 2.5 32.1 149 3.8 46.1 3.1 1000 1.4 4.3 4.3 1.5 11.2 54.7 72 7.4 2,9 100.0 55.6 422 11.9 19.0 11.7 2.0 24 9.5 81.7 720 160 73 1.0 13 13 0.0 0.0 18.6 100.0 100.0 67.9 13.0 13 5.5 87.6 8.8 2.4 1.2 0.0 1000 54,8 TV 148 8.6 78.2 76 9.3 44 0.0 1000 162 23 38.6 20 59.7 244 49 7.6 8.B 79 3.0 272 50.8 5.4 14,6 0.0 100.0 5.9 10.9 144 14 326 825 3.1 1.9 00 1000 13.6 6.5 23,7 14.9 6.9 52.1 137 8.9 223 3.0 100.0 46 7.0 14 17.0 24,5 16.7 1.5 2.5 32.0 431 57.0 522 20 4,0 9.0 06 0.0 0.0 100,0 100.0 0.6 46 0.6 0.7 6.6 141 0.1 76.8 0.7 100.0 1.1 9.9 0.8 3,8 15.5 34.6 72 37.1 0.0 100.0 11.8 214 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 9,6 3 99 0.5 226 0.0 00 17.8 2.8 13.0 7.4 0.0 0.9 3.6 122 512 85 00 12 7.1 35.1 0.1 OD 14.7 49.0 56.9 179 1,6 0.9 5. 20.1 Accounts Payable Debt in Current Liabile Income Taxes Payable Current Les Other Current Les Total LT DE Deferred Taxes Labies Other Liabilities-Total Stocks' Equity Total Liabilities & Equity 24 402 22 9.1 1.6 85 21,4 59 102 7.3 448 552 100.0 2.1 30.3 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 13.7 22.6 15,3 60.9 33.3 0.0 2.2 0.0 19 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.9 3.7 72.1 36. 72.9 279 031 100.0 100.0 100.0 4.B 0.8 8.6 403 59.7 100.0 74 59 110 6.7 1.5 0.0 6.1 14.2 41.3 50 90.9 75.9 24.1 100.0 8.4 3.5 09 19.5 32.4 21.7 3.1 14,6 71.8 28 2 100.0 BS 5.6 10 14,4 20.4 8.9 33 89 51.5 18.5 1000 107 10,0 6.5 1.1 10,1 35.7 197 ml 2.5 580 41.1 1000 18.3 120 124 19.5 40.5 100.0 14 08 14.9 0.3 51 7.5 28. 144 11,9 15.0 3.3 0.2 17.5 375 625 35.5 1000 1000 9,5 83.5 16.5 100.0 02 1070 (70) 1000 28.0 3,0 12 507 40.3 100.0 647 645 353 100.0 Income Expenses 100.0 1000 100.0 005 1000 10 44 30.5 1000 100.0 40.7 405 503 59.5 23.0 39.7 7. 41 25 . Sales Net Cost of Goods Sold 239 Cross Profit 76,1 SOLA Expert 44.5 Depreciation 45 Earrings Before Interest Tv 27.2 Norvaperating income (Expense 0.7 Interest income (Expense) 10.7 Specialem income (Expense) (0:0) Pretax income 27.1 Income Tax Total 2.1 Not Income (Lot) 18.0 202 100.0 11.1 08.0 45.7 9.7 325 1.1 0.7 163) 26.7 0.1 21.6 150 100.0 100.0 53.0 38.5 46.1 61.5 173 505 62 2.0 225 9.0 29 0.3 2.0 00 02 0.0 228 9.2 70 3.5 150 5.5 100.0 75.8 24.2 16.0 1.1 6.2 03 1.5 0.1 5.1 1000 010 19.0 9.7 0.7 3.6 0.4 00 0.0 9.0 2.0 62 100.0 709 20,1 23.1 1.8 42 0. 00 03 46 13 33 21 37 50 0.1 03 103) 45 MO 20 1000 75.3 247 12.0 6.1 6.6 0.4 3.3 10-8 29 ON 10.11 929 17.1 73 5.8 40 01 10 00 21 1.2 2.0 Nos 100.0 610 30.0 24.8 26 117 06 1.1 0.0 112 5.0 8.4 1000 100,0 753 ET 247 39 17.0 22.5 1.5 27 7.7 08 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 (0.23 5.6 85 20 24 3.6 0,1 1.0 (1.00 5.1 13 19 0.6 19.7 7. 04 1.6 10.1) 14.4 85 314 89 E 124 FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios (Continued) Market Data A B D E F G H 1 J L M N o P Beta Price/Earnings Price to Book Olvidend Payout Liquidity 0.65 22.29 5,99 38.21 0.85 22:32 3.08 46.28 0.56 16.85 13.99 33.16 0.60 1.20 19.73 30.40 2.56 1746 0.00 1.05 41.85 5.13 0.00 1.70 27.32 0.51 1.15 21.63 30.97 2.36 191 0.00 101.40 1.10 1.00 1.00 33.78 13.64 23.01 9.80 1.85 10.18 15 30 70.62 0.86 1.10 18.97 24.19 423 3.64 21.56 14.85 13.29 0.00 1.es 0.85 0.90 20.54 2.07 3.00 3783 30.81 0.00 Current Ratio Quick Ratio 1.96 1.50 0.92 0.47 3.35 2.77 1.13 1.20 1.01 2.63 243 1.57 1.49 0.46 1.91 1.16 1.04 1.00 1.63 0.87 1.77 1.03 0.90 0.17 1.60 0.04 0.00 0.60 0.56 0.30 Asset Management 1 13.50 nd 29.42 2.42 72.11 6.54 0.75 8.68 1.43 7.11 11.64 1.86 3.89 52 7.63 3.50 7.69 642 192.73 7.50 450 5.86 8.31 2.77 33.350.40 10.08 850 3.43 2.50 Inventory Tumover 3.00 0.93 12.00 744 67.6 74.78 Receivables Tumover 7.00 5:47 21.87 18.68 12.23 828 Faxed Assets Tumover 4.67 2.86 1.72 12.67 30.68 1203 Debt Management Total Debt Total Assets 5.34 14.99 519 0.00 2.18 LT Debu Shareholders' Equity 0.00 8.06 10.60 310.28 0.00 7.79 O.CO Interest Coverage Aner Tax 2734 32.57 6.25 101.10 93.00 DuPont Analysis Net Profit Margin 17.97 21.50 15.00 8.70 6.10 333 Asset Tumover 0.93 0.97 223 2.31 1.11 Puum on Equity 28.75 16.54 3.97 15.95 46.92 5.44 Sources of data: SSP Research Insight Value Line Investment Survey not a meaning figure 56.94 mi 6:49 7.42 42.78 21.01 171.21 2.52 1.56 18.30 25.21 14.45 45.327700 18.29 298 8.62 485 26.16 29 54 47.90 69.34 8.80 4.92 15222681 22.04 3366 7.83 6.69 8.50 0.44 2.59 143 10.50 1.87 6.73 3.79 190 120 5.71 17 111 28,30 3:39 1.00 73 3.09 2.54 20.79 402 1.47 14.47 12.85 8. 0.48 0.05 0.86 20.00 FD - Marking Scheme You are the new finance manager of FD Group - Instruction: a holding company with diverse investments in Focus on the different industries. The Board of Director is "numbers." asking you for your opinion / analysis of the particularly following holdings with their concerns. market multiples (e.g., [Note: Assuming market is efficient; therefore, P/E, P/B, etc). market multiples have high predictive power] Do not discuss industry characteristics e.g., "Health" is important so the market will grow. Task 1: Health Industry - A vs B. Which firm has Max: 25 Marks higher/lower/same market growth potential? Why? Which firm has higher financial strength to support growth and why? Type your answer below (Max: 50 words): Max: 25 Marks Task 2: Beer Industry - C vs D. According to Porter's Business Strategy - Volume (or low cost) /Niche / Differentiation. What strategy do you think C and D are pursuing? Type your answer below Max: 50 words): 227 words MacBook Air Max: 25 Marks Task 3: Identify the top 2 "Cashcow firms as measured by FCF i.e., able to generate the highest FCF and why? Type your answer below [Max: 50 words]: Task 4: Identify the top Dog" (as in BCG model) Max: 25 Marks among the firms (A to P): Type your answer below [Max: 50 words]: [Do not convert Word doc to PDF or any other unalterable format) 227 wurde Bolt EXHIBIT 1 Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios Asa D H K L N o Cash & Short-Term Investments Receivables Inventories Current Assets Other Current Assets-Total I Ned Fred Assets Assets Other Intangibles vestments & Advances Assets-Tot Liabilities & Equity 9.3 18.9 176 7.0 52.9 242 12.8 7.0 7.2 51.2 19.8 5. 222 0.1 100.0 16.1 8.1 5.4 2.5 32.1 149 3.8 46.1 3.1 1000 1.4 4.3 4.3 1.5 11.2 54.7 72 7.4 2,9 100.0 55.6 422 11.9 19.0 11.7 2.0 24 9.5 81.7 720 160 73 1.0 13 13 0.0 0.0 18.6 100.0 100.0 67.9 13.0 13 5.5 87.6 8.8 2.4 1.2 0.0 1000 54,8 TV 148 8.6 78.2 76 9.3 44 0.0 1000 162 23 38.6 20 59.7 244 49 7.6 8.B 79 3.0 272 50.8 5.4 14,6 0.0 100.0 5.9 10.9 144 14 326 825 3.1 1.9 00 1000 13.6 6.5 23,7 14.9 6.9 52.1 137 8.9 223 3.0 100.0 46 7.0 14 17.0 24,5 16.7 1.5 2.5 32.0 431 57.0 522 20 4,0 9.0 06 0.0 0.0 100,0 100.0 0.6 46 0.6 0.7 6.6 141 0.1 76.8 0.7 100.0 1.1 9.9 0.8 3,8 15.5 34.6 72 37.1 0.0 100.0 11.8 214 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 9,6 3 99 0.5 226 0.0 00 17.8 2.8 13.0 7.4 0.0 0.9 3.6 122 512 85 00 12 7.1 35.1 0.1 OD 14.7 49.0 56.9 179 1,6 0.9 5. 20.1 Accounts Payable Debt in Current Liabile Income Taxes Payable Current Les Other Current Les Total LT DE Deferred Taxes Labies Other Liabilities-Total Stocks' Equity Total Liabilities & Equity 24 402 22 9.1 1.6 85 21,4 59 102 7.3 448 552 100.0 2.1 30.3 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 13.7 22.6 15,3 60.9 33.3 0.0 2.2 0.0 19 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.9 3.7 72.1 36. 72.9 279 031 100.0 100.0 100.0 4.B 0.8 8.6 403 59.7 100.0 74 59 110 6.7 1.5 0.0 6.1 14.2 41.3 50 90.9 75.9 24.1 100.0 8.4 3.5 09 19.5 32.4 21.7 3.1 14,6 71.8 28 2 100.0 BS 5.6 10 14,4 20.4 8.9 33 89 51.5 18.5 1000 107 10,0 6.5 1.1 10,1 35.7 197 ml 2.5 580 41.1 1000 18.3 120 124 19.5 40.5 100.0 14 08 14.9 0.3 51 7.5 28. 144 11,9 15.0 3.3 0.2 17.5 375 625 35.5 1000 1000 9,5 83.5 16.5 100.0 02 1070 (70) 1000 28.0 3,0 12 507 40.3 100.0 647 645 353 100.0 Income Expenses 100.0 1000 100.0 005 1000 10 44 30.5 1000 100.0 40.7 405 503 59.5 23.0 39.7 7. 41 25 . Sales Net Cost of Goods Sold 239 Cross Profit 76,1 SOLA Expert 44.5 Depreciation 45 Earrings Before Interest Tv 27.2 Norvaperating income (Expense 0.7 Interest income (Expense) 10.7 Specialem income (Expense) (0:0) Pretax income 27.1 Income Tax Total 2.1 Not Income (Lot) 18.0 202 100.0 11.1 08.0 45.7 9.7 325 1.1 0.7 163) 26.7 0.1 21.6 150 100.0 100.0 53.0 38.5 46.1 61.5 173 505 62 2.0 225 9.0 29 0.3 2.0 00 02 0.0 228 9.2 70 3.5 150 5.5 100.0 75.8 24.2 16.0 1.1 6.2 03 1.5 0.1 5.1 1000 010 19.0 9.7 0.7 3.6 0.4 00 0.0 9.0 2.0 62 100.0 709 20,1 23.1 1.8 42 0. 00 03 46 13 33 21 37 50 0.1 03 103) 45 MO 20 1000 75.3 247 12.0 6.1 6.6 0.4 3.3 10-8 29 ON 10.11 929 17.1 73 5.8 40 01 10 00 21 1.2 2.0 Nos 100.0 610 30.0 24.8 26 117 06 1.1 0.0 112 5.0 8.4 1000 100,0 753 ET 247 39 17.0 22.5 1.5 27 7.7 08 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 (0.23 5.6 85 20 24 3.6 0,1 1.0 (1.00 5.1 13 19 0.6 19.7 7. 04 1.6 10.1) 14.4 85 314 89 E 124 FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios (Continued) Market Data A B D E F G H 1 J L M N o P Beta Price/Earnings Price to Book Olvidend Payout Liquidity 0.65 22.29 5,99 38.21 0.85 22:32 3.08 46.28 0.56 16.85 13.99 33.16 0.60 1.20 19.73 30.40 2.56 1746 0.00 1.05 41.85 5.13 0.00 1.70 27.32 0.51 1.15 21.63 30.97 2.36 191 0.00 101.40 1.10 1.00 1.00 33.78 13.64 23.01 9.80 1.85 10.18 15 30 70.62 0.86 1.10 18.97 24.19 423 3.64 21.56 14.85 13.29 0.00 1.es 0.85 0.90 20.54 2.07 3.00 3783 30.81 0.00 Current Ratio Quick Ratio 1.96 1.50 0.92 0.47 3.35 2.77 1.13 1.20 1.01 2.63 243 1.57 1.49 0.46 1.91 1.16 1.04 1.00 1.63 0.87 1.77 1.03 0.90 0.17 1.60 0.04 0.00 0.60 0.56 0.30 Asset Management 1 13.50 nd 29.42 2.42 72.11 6.54 0.75 8.68 1.43 7.11 11.64 1.86 3.89 52 7.63 3.50 7.69 642 192.73 7.50 450 5.86 8.31 2.77 33.350.40 10.08 850 3.43 2.50 Inventory Tumover 3.00 0.93 12.00 744 67.6 74.78 Receivables Tumover 7.00 5:47 21.87 18.68 12.23 828 Faxed Assets Tumover 4.67 2.86 1.72 12.67 30.68 1203 Debt Management Total Debt Total Assets 5.34 14.99 519 0.00 2.18 LT Debu Shareholders' Equity 0.00 8.06 10.60 310.28 0.00 7.79 O.CO Interest Coverage Aner Tax 2734 32.57 6.25 101.10 93.00 DuPont Analysis Net Profit Margin 17.97 21.50 15.00 8.70 6.10 333 Asset Tumover 0.93 0.97 223 2.31 1.11 Puum on Equity 28.75 16.54 3.97 15.95 46.92 5.44 Sources of data: SSP Research Insight Value Line Investment Survey not a meaning figure 56.94 mi 6:49 7.42 42.78 21.01 171.21 2.52 1.56 18.30 25.21 14.45 45.327700 18.29 298 8.62 485 26.16 29 54 47.90 69.34 8.80 4.92 15222681 22.04 3366 7.83 6.69 8.50 0.44 2.59 143 10.50 1.87 6.73 3.79 190 120 5.71 17 111 28,30 3:39 1.00 73 3.09 2.54 20.79 402 1.47 14.47 12.85 8. 0.48 0.05 0.86 20.00