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Rhodes Corporations financial statements are shown below. Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 2020 2019 Sales $ 12,000 $

Rhodes Corporation’s financial statements are shown below.

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


2020
2019
Sales$12,000
$11,000
Operating costs excluding depreciation
10,600

9,722
Depreciation and amortization
380

350
    Earnings before interest and taxes$1,020
$928
Less interest
140

100
    Pre-tax income$880
$828
Taxes (25%)
220

207
Net income available to common stockholders$660
$621
Common dividends$202
$200


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


2020
2019
Assets
Cash$550
$500
Short-term investments
110

100
Accounts receivable
2,750

2,500
Inventories
1,850

1,700
    Total current assets$5,260
$4,800
Net plant and equipment
3,750

3,500
Total assets$9,010
$8,300

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
4,422

4,400
Retained earnings
1,368

1,000
    Total common equity$5,790
$5,400
Total liabilities and equity$9,230
$8,500


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

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