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1. SupposeCongresschangedthetaxlawssothatBerndt?sdepreciationexpensesdoubled.Nochangesinoperationsoccurred.Whatwouldhappentoreportedprofitandtonetcashflow.
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1. Use the extended DuPont equation to provide a summary and overview of company?s financial condition as projected for 2014. What are the firm?s major strengths and weaknesses? (Note: I figured out the answer using the DuPont equation which is 13%. I need help with providing asummary and overview of the company's financial condition as projected for 2014 and the firms major strengths and weaknesses).

FIN 534 - Homework Set #1 Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link in the course shell. This homework assignment is worth 100 points. Use the following information for Questions 1 through 4: Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the one of the firms on Wall Street. You have been presented and asked to review the following Income Statement and Balance Sheets of one of the firm's clients. Your boss has developed the following set of questions you must answer. Income Statements and Balance Sheet Balance Sheet 2012 2013 2014 Cash $9,000 $7,282 $14,000 Short-term investments 48,600 20,000 71,632 Accounts receivable 351,200 632,160 878,000 Inventories 715,200 1,287,360 1,716,480 $1,124,000 $1,946,802 $2,680,112 Gross fixed assets 491,000 1,202,950 1,220,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation 146,200 263,160 383,160 $344,800 $939,790 $836,840 $1,468,800 $2,886,592 $3,516,952 $145,600 $324,000 $359,800 Notes payable 200,000 720,000 300,000 Accruals 136,000 284,960 380,000 $481,600 $1,328,960 $1,039,800 Long-term debt 323,432 1,000,000 500,000 Common stock (100,000 shares) 460,000 460,000 1,680,936 Retained earnings 203,768 97,632 296,216 $663,768 $557,632 $1,977,152 $1,468,800 $2,886,592 $3,516,952 Total current assets Net fixed assets Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Total current liabilities Total equity Total liabilities and equity 2015 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. FIN 534 Homework Set #1 1156 (5-19-2015) Page 1 of 3 FIN 534 - Homework Set #1 Income Statements Sales 2012 2013 2014 $3,432,000 $5,834,400 $7,035,600 2,864,000 4,980,000 5,800,000 18,900 116,960 120,000 340,000 720,000 612,960 $3,222,900 $5,816,960 $6,532,960 $209,100 $17,440 $502,640 62,500 176,000 80,000 $146,600 ($158,560) $422,640 58,640 -63,424 169,056 Net income $87,960 ($95,136) $253,584 Other Data 2012 2013 2014 Cost of goods sold except depr. Depreciation and amortization Other expenses Total operating costs EBIT Interest expense EBT Taxes (40%) Stock price $8.50 $6.00 $12.17 100,000 100,000 250,000 EPS $0.88 ($0.95) $1.104 DPS $0.22 0.11 0.22 40% 40% 40% $6.64 $5.58 $7.909 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 Shares outstanding Tax rate Book value per share Lease payments 2015 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. FIN 534 Homework Set #1 1156 (5-19-2015) Page 2 of 3 FIN 534 - Homework Set #1 Ratio Analysis 2012 Industry Average 2013 Current 2.3 1.5 2.7 Quick 0.8 0.5 1.0 4 4 6.1 37.3 39.6 32.0 Fixed assets turnover 10 6.2 7.0 Total assets turnover 2.3 2 2.5 Debt ratio 35.60% 59.60% 32.0% Liabilities-to-assets ratio 54.80% 80.70% 50.0% TIE 3.3 0.1 6.2 EBITDA coverage 2.6 0.8 8.0 2.60% 1.6% 3.6% 14.20% 0.60% 17.8% ROA 6.00% 3.3% 9.0% ROE 13.30% 17.1% 17.9% 9.7 6.3 16.2 8 27.5 7.6 1.3 1.1 2.9 Inventory turnover Days sales outstanding Profit margin Basic earning power Price/Earnings (P/E) Price/Cash flow Market/Book 1. What is the free cash flow for 2014? 2. Suppose Congress changed the tax laws so that Berndt's depreciation expenses doubled. No changes in operations occurred. What would happen to reported profit and to net cash flow? 3. Calculate the 2014 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income statement data. What can you say about the company's liquidity position in 2013? 4. Use the extended DuPont equation to provide a summary and overview of company's financial condition as projected for 2014. What are the firm's major strengths and weaknesses? 2015 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. FIN 534 Homework Set #1 1156 (5-19-2015) Page 3 of 3