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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): 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]: FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios PL Assets A 8 D E F G H 1 J L M N 0 P 16.1 548 16.2 23 5.4 25 32.1 149 38 46.1 3.1 1000 1.4 55.6 422 679 11.9 19.0 13.0 43 11,7 20 1,3 13 24 95 5.5 11.2 81.7 728 87.6 54.7 16.0 73 88 72 1.0 13 24 7.4 13 1.2 2.9 0.0 186 0.0 1000 1000 1000 100.0 YEN 14.8 86 78.2 7.6 93 43.1 76 8.8 79 30 272 50.8 5.4 3.6 26 59.7 24.4 49 11.1 0.0 100.0 5.9 9.3 10.9 18.9 144 178 1.4 70 326 52.9 625 13.6 31 118 19 21.4 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 5.5 23,7 14.9 6.9 52.1 13.7 8.9 223 3.0 100.0 46 70 17.0 245 16.7 2.5 320 570 522 2.0 4.0 9.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.5 4.6 08 07 66 14.1 0.1 78.8 0.7 100.0 D OOOO 1.1 2.9 06 33 15.5 34.6 72 37.1 0.0 1000 00 0.0 1000 00 1000 Cash & Short-Term investments 242 Receivables 12.0 Inventarios 70 Current Assets Other Current Assets-Total 512 Not Fixed Assets 19.0 Assets Other 60 Intangibles 222 Investments & Advances 0.1 Assets-Total 1000 Liabilities & Equity Accounts Payable 9.8 Dobtin Current Liabilities 0.5 Income Taxos Payable 28 Current Liabilities Other 13.0 Current Labis-Total 26.1 LT Debt 48 Deferred Taxes 0.8 Liabilities Other 8.6 Liabilities-Total 40.3 Stockholders' Equity 59.7 Total Liabilities & Equity 100.0 Incame/Expenses Sales Net 100.0 Cost of Goods Sold 23.9 Gross Profit 76.1 SGAA Expense 445 Depreciation 45 Earnings Before Interest & Taxes 27.2 Nonoperating Income Expense) 0.7 Interest income (Expense) 10.7) Special income (Expenso) 10:0) Pretax income 271 Income Taxes Total 9.1 Not Income (Loss) 18.0 22 9.1 16 8.5 21.4 59 102 73 44.8 55 2 100.0 7.4 9.1 383 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 00 0.0 3.6 13.7 228 15.3 122 244 009 33.3 51.2 0.0 0.0 10.7 19 0.0 0.0 95 0.7 89 3.7 83.5 27.: 721 36.9 16.5 72.5 279 631 100.0 100.0 1000 100.0 OOON OOOOO ODNO 35.1 0.1 0.0 14.7 49.9 560 mi 0.2 1070 (7.0) 100.0 OO 22.6 0.0 0.0 175 40.2 74 5.9 110 64.7 35.3 100.0 6.7 1.5 00 6.1 142 41.3 5.0 10.9 750 24.1 100.0 8.5 00 12 7.1 16.7 163 120 12.4 59.5 40.5 100.0 8.4 8.5 3.5 5.6 0.9 1.0 19.5 14.4 32.4 29.4 217 8.9 3.1 3.3 14.6 8.0 710 51,5 28.2 48.5 1000 100.0 18.0 179 6.5 1.6 1.1 0.0 10.1 5.1 357 25.5 19.7 20.0 nim 3.0 25 3.2 58.9 59.7 41.1 40.3 100.0 100.0 1.4 45 0.8 16% 03 5.1 8.7 745 285 14,4 11 15.0 33 0.7 175 375 625 355 100.0 100.0 OOO 646 100.0 11.1 880 45.7 ON 9.7 325 1.1 0.7 16.3) 26.7 BN 100.0 1000 100.0 100.0 539 38.5 810 70.9 46.1 615 190 29.1 173 005 9.7 23.1 62 2.0 0.7 1.8 225 90 8.6 42 29 03 0.4 0.7 29 00 00 0.2 0.0 00 228 92 90 4.6 73 3.5 20 15.0 58 62 OOOO DOO O 100.0 75.8 242 10.9 1.1 6.2 0.3 15 0.1 5.1 13.41 85 100.0 69.5 30.5 21.8 3.7 5.0 0.1 03 103) 4.5 1.9 29 100.0 75.3 24.7 120 6.1 0.5 0.4 33 (0.8) 29 0.8 10.1) 1000 1000 100.0 829 61.0 51.6 17.1 39.0 48.4 24.8 38.9 5.8 26 2.5 117 6.9 0.1 0.6 0.1 10 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 (10) 3.1 11.2 5.1 1.2 3.0 1.6 20 8.4 3.4 100.0 75.3 247 179 15 53 0.8 0.5 0.0 5.6 20 3.6 NO 100.0 671 32.9 22.5 2.7 7.7 0.0 10 (0.23 6.5 2.4 6.8 100.0 100.0 49.7 405 503 59.5 23.0 392 7.0 4.1 20.2 156 1-3 04 1.9 1.6 00 10.1) 19.7 14,4 7.1 5.6 12.6 8.9 DO 9999 OO 0.0 (0.3) WOWO SS OOOO 5.1 ON 21.0 FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios (Continued) A B D E F G H 1 J K L M N O P 0.65 22.29 5.93 38.21 0.85 22.32 3.08 46.28 0.56 16.85 13.99 33.16 0.60 1.20 1.05 19.73 30.48 41.85 256 17.46 5.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.70 2732 ml 0.00 1.15 30.97 0.51 21.63 2,36 191 0.00 101.46 1.10 1.00 1.00 0.85 1.10 33.78 13.64 23.01 18.97 24.19 1.80 465 1.85 423 3.64 86.16 15.30 70.62 21.56 14.85 0.85 0.90 20.54 13.23 207 37 53 30.81 3.00 1.96 1.42 1.50 1.13 0.92 0.47 335 2.77 1.20 1.01 2.63 243 1.57 nel 1.49 0.48 191 1.15 1.94 1.00 1.63 0.87 1.77 1.03 0.90 0.17 1.69 0.94 0.30 0.69 0.55 0.39 Market Data Beta Price/Earnings Price to Book Didend Payout Liquidity Current Ratio Quick Ratio Asset Management Inventory Turnover Receivables Tumover Fixed Assets Turnover Debt Management Total Debt Total Assots LT DU Shareholders' Equity Interest Coverage Aner Tax DuPont Analysis Net Profit margin Asset Turnover Return on Equity 6.75 3.08 7.06 4.67 0.93 5.47 2.86 12.60 7.44 67 90 74 78 21.07 18.68 12 23 8 29 1.73 12.67 30.68 12.03 13.50 mt 29.42 2.42 72.11 6.54 8.68 7.11 11.64 1 86 3.89 5.02 7.63 3.59 7.60 442 192.73 7.50 4.50 5.86 8.31 2.77 33.35 43.48 10.90 850 343 259 1.43 5.34 8.00 27.34 14.99 51.19 10.66 310 28 32.57 6.25 0:00 218 0.00 56.94 0.00 7.79 0.00 ml nr 191.1993.00 7.42 42.78 21.01 171 21 9.52 1.58 18.38 2521 45.32 77.03 298 8.62 14.45 18.29 4.55 26.16 29.54 15.22 26.81 47.92 69.34 23.04 30.66 8.86 4.92 6.89 7.83 2.53 17.97 0.93 26.75 21.56 15.00 5.70 6.18 0.44 0.97 223 2.31 16.64 83.97 15.95 46.92 3.33 1.11 5.44 8.50 256 mm 143 1.87 0.73 5.79 1.96 B.17 1.20 1.11 5.71 28.30 3.30 1.09 3.59 4.02 2.54 1.47 20.79 14.47 12.66 8.86 0.48 0.88 9.86 20.00 10.58 730 Sources of data. S&P's Research Insight Value Line Investment Survey nm not a meaningful figure 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): 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]: FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios PL Assets A 8 D E F G H 1 J L M N 0 P 16.1 548 16.2 23 5.4 25 32.1 149 38 46.1 3.1 1000 1.4 55.6 422 679 11.9 19.0 13.0 43 11,7 20 1,3 13 24 95 5.5 11.2 81.7 728 87.6 54.7 16.0 73 88 72 1.0 13 24 7.4 13 1.2 2.9 0.0 186 0.0 1000 1000 1000 100.0 YEN 14.8 86 78.2 7.6 93 43.1 76 8.8 79 30 272 50.8 5.4 3.6 26 59.7 24.4 49 11.1 0.0 100.0 5.9 9.3 10.9 18.9 144 178 1.4 70 326 52.9 625 13.6 31 118 19 21.4 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 5.5 23,7 14.9 6.9 52.1 13.7 8.9 223 3.0 100.0 46 70 17.0 245 16.7 2.5 320 570 522 2.0 4.0 9.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.5 4.6 08 07 66 14.1 0.1 78.8 0.7 100.0 D OOOO 1.1 2.9 06 33 15.5 34.6 72 37.1 0.0 1000 00 0.0 1000 00 1000 Cash & Short-Term investments 242 Receivables 12.0 Inventarios 70 Current Assets Other Current Assets-Total 512 Not Fixed Assets 19.0 Assets Other 60 Intangibles 222 Investments & Advances 0.1 Assets-Total 1000 Liabilities & Equity Accounts Payable 9.8 Dobtin Current Liabilities 0.5 Income Taxos Payable 28 Current Liabilities Other 13.0 Current Labis-Total 26.1 LT Debt 48 Deferred Taxes 0.8 Liabilities Other 8.6 Liabilities-Total 40.3 Stockholders' Equity 59.7 Total Liabilities & Equity 100.0 Incame/Expenses Sales Net 100.0 Cost of Goods Sold 23.9 Gross Profit 76.1 SGAA Expense 445 Depreciation 45 Earnings Before Interest & Taxes 27.2 Nonoperating Income Expense) 0.7 Interest income (Expense) 10.7) Special income (Expenso) 10:0) Pretax income 271 Income Taxes Total 9.1 Not Income (Loss) 18.0 22 9.1 16 8.5 21.4 59 102 73 44.8 55 2 100.0 7.4 9.1 383 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 00 0.0 3.6 13.7 228 15.3 122 244 009 33.3 51.2 0.0 0.0 10.7 19 0.0 0.0 95 0.7 89 3.7 83.5 27.: 721 36.9 16.5 72.5 279 631 100.0 100.0 1000 100.0 OOON OOOOO ODNO 35.1 0.1 0.0 14.7 49.9 560 mi 0.2 1070 (7.0) 100.0 OO 22.6 0.0 0.0 175 40.2 74 5.9 110 64.7 35.3 100.0 6.7 1.5 00 6.1 142 41.3 5.0 10.9 750 24.1 100.0 8.5 00 12 7.1 16.7 163 120 12.4 59.5 40.5 100.0 8.4 8.5 3.5 5.6 0.9 1.0 19.5 14.4 32.4 29.4 217 8.9 3.1 3.3 14.6 8.0 710 51,5 28.2 48.5 1000 100.0 18.0 179 6.5 1.6 1.1 0.0 10.1 5.1 357 25.5 19.7 20.0 nim 3.0 25 3.2 58.9 59.7 41.1 40.3 100.0 100.0 1.4 45 0.8 16% 03 5.1 8.7 745 285 14,4 11 15.0 33 0.7 175 375 625 355 100.0 100.0 OOO 646 100.0 11.1 880 45.7 ON 9.7 325 1.1 0.7 16.3) 26.7 BN 100.0 1000 100.0 100.0 539 38.5 810 70.9 46.1 615 190 29.1 173 005 9.7 23.1 62 2.0 0.7 1.8 225 90 8.6 42 29 03 0.4 0.7 29 00 00 0.2 0.0 00 228 92 90 4.6 73 3.5 20 15.0 58 62 OOOO DOO O 100.0 75.8 242 10.9 1.1 6.2 0.3 15 0.1 5.1 13.41 85 100.0 69.5 30.5 21.8 3.7 5.0 0.1 03 103) 4.5 1.9 29 100.0 75.3 24.7 120 6.1 0.5 0.4 33 (0.8) 29 0.8 10.1) 1000 1000 100.0 829 61.0 51.6 17.1 39.0 48.4 24.8 38.9 5.8 26 2.5 117 6.9 0.1 0.6 0.1 10 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 (10) 3.1 11.2 5.1 1.2 3.0 1.6 20 8.4 3.4 100.0 75.3 247 179 15 53 0.8 0.5 0.0 5.6 20 3.6 NO 100.0 671 32.9 22.5 2.7 7.7 0.0 10 (0.23 6.5 2.4 6.8 100.0 100.0 49.7 405 503 59.5 23.0 392 7.0 4.1 20.2 156 1-3 04 1.9 1.6 00 10.1) 19.7 14,4 7.1 5.6 12.6 8.9 DO 9999 OO 0.0 (0.3) WOWO SS OOOO 5.1 ON 21.0 FD EXHIBIT 1 | Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios (Continued) A B D E F G H 1 J K L M N O P 0.65 22.29 5.93 38.21 0.85 22.32 3.08 46.28 0.56 16.85 13.99 33.16 0.60 1.20 1.05 19.73 30.48 41.85 256 17.46 5.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.70 2732 ml 0.00 1.15 30.97 0.51 21.63 2,36 191 0.00 101.46 1.10 1.00 1.00 0.85 1.10 33.78 13.64 23.01 18.97 24.19 1.80 465 1.85 423 3.64 86.16 15.30 70.62 21.56 14.85 0.85 0.90 20.54 13.23 207 37 53 30.81 3.00 1.96 1.42 1.50 1.13 0.92 0.47 335 2.77 1.20 1.01 2.63 243 1.57 nel 1.49 0.48 191 1.15 1.94 1.00 1.63 0.87 1.77 1.03 0.90 0.17 1.69 0.94 0.30 0.69 0.55 0.39 Market Data Beta Price/Earnings Price to Book Didend Payout Liquidity Current Ratio Quick Ratio Asset Management Inventory Turnover Receivables Tumover Fixed Assets Turnover Debt Management Total Debt Total Assots LT DU Shareholders' Equity Interest Coverage Aner Tax DuPont Analysis Net Profit margin Asset Turnover Return on Equity 6.75 3.08 7.06 4.67 0.93 5.47 2.86 12.60 7.44 67 90 74 78 21.07 18.68 12 23 8 29 1.73 12.67 30.68 12.03 13.50 mt 29.42 2.42 72.11 6.54 8.68 7.11 11.64 1 86 3.89 5.02 7.63 3.59 7.60 442 192.73 7.50 4.50 5.86 8.31 2.77 33.35 43.48 10.90 850 343 259 1.43 5.34 8.00 27.34 14.99 51.19 10.66 310 28 32.57 6.25 0:00 218 0.00 56.94 0.00 7.79 0.00 ml nr 191.1993.00 7.42 42.78 21.01 171 21 9.52 1.58 18.38 2521 45.32 77.03 298 8.62 14.45 18.29 4.55 26.16 29.54 15.22 26.81 47.92 69.34 23.04 30.66 8.86 4.92 6.89 7.83 2.53 17.97 0.93 26.75 21.56 15.00 5.70 6.18 0.44 0.97 223 2.31 16.64 83.97 15.95 46.92 3.33 1.11 5.44 8.50 256 mm 143 1.87 0.73 5.79 1.96 B.17 1.20 1.11 5.71 28.30 3.30 1.09 3.59 4.02 2.54 1.47 20.79 14.47 12.66 8.86 0.48 0.88 9.86 20.00 10.58 730 Sources of data. S&P's Research Insight Value Line Investment Survey nm not a meaningful figure