Ford Motor Company

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iew the 2015 Annual Report for the Ford Motor Company (download the PDF of the Annual Form 10-K report from the website), a Fortune 50 company. Using this report, answer the following questions:

  1. Does the company use a multiple-step or a single-step format on its income statement? Explain.
  2. What was the net income for 2015? What was the basic net income (earnings) per common share for 2015?
  3. What was the gross profit for 2015? For 2014?
  4. How much interest expense was incurred in 2015? In 2014?
  5. What was the amount of income before income taxes for 2015? For 2014?
  6. What was the amount of selling, general, and administrative expenses in 2015? Of this amount, what was the amount for stock-based compensation expense?
  7. What amount of dividends on common stock was paid per share and in total in 2015?
  8. What were the total revenues and income before income taxes, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2015?
  9. How much was the net cash provided (or used) by operating activities in 2015? In 2014?
  10. How much was the net cash provided (or used) by investing activities in 2015? In 2014?
  11. How much was the cash provided by the issuances of debt in 2015? In 2014?
  12. What were the cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2015 and 2014? What does the company classify as cash equivalents?
  13. What were the total accounts receivable (net) at the end of 2015? At the end of 2014?
  14. Assuming that all revenues were net credit sales, and that the total accounts receivable (net) at the end of 2011 were $8,281 million, compute the receivables turnover for 2015 and 2014. (Hint: Assume the total of accounts receivable is in trade receivables). Round your answer to two decimal places. What is your evaluation of the ratio and the difference between the two years?
  15. Which inventory method(s) does the company use? Explain why you think the company selected this method(s).
  16. Compute the inventory turnover ratio for 2015 and 2014 using the ending inventory instead of the average inventory. What is your evaluation of the difference?
  17. What was the total amount of inventories on December 31, 2015, and 2014? What were the principal categories of inventory on these dates?
  18. What was the amount of the current assets on December 31, 2015?
  19. What was the amount in the allowance for doubtful accounts on December 31, 2015?
  20. What is the par value of the company’s common stock? How many shares had been issued at the end of 2015?
  21. What was the long-term debt on December 31, 2015? Of this total, which was the highest long-debt item and how much was it?
  22. What was the accumulated depreciation on December 31, 2015? What method does the company use to depreciate its property, plant, and equipment?
  23. What was the amount of accounts payable and accrued expenses on December 31, 2015? How much was for accrued interest expenses at December 31, 2015?
  24. What were the reinvested (retained) earnings on December 31, 2015?
  25. What were the total assets on December 31, 2015?
  26. What were the current liabilities on December 31, 2015?
  27. What was the cost of the treasury stock held by the company on December 31, 2015?
  28. What are the company’s operating segments?
  29. What are the company’s segment products and services?
  30. What is the estimated useful life of the property, plant, and equipment; land improvement; and buildings?
  31. What was the total amount of intangible assets that the company reported at the end of 2015, and how did the company capitalize and amortize the different intangible assets?
  32. Why does the company amortize some of its intangible assets but not others?
  33. Do you think that the company has additional “intangibles” that are not recorded on the balance sheet? Why? How would this issue affect your understanding of the company’s financial performance?
  34. What were the total debt and debt components at the end of 2015?
  35. What are the company’s commitments and contingencies?
  36. What are the terms of the company’s credit agreement?

Complete your assignment in a Microsoft Word document and clearly identify each numbered item to which you are responding. Part of your grade will be based on the organization of your project. Show all supporting calculations for your responses, as applicable. Specifically, questions 3, 4, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 34 require calculations. In order to clearly show quantitative responses with calculations, insert a table(s) in Word so that your completed assignment is well organized and composed of only one document for submission. All your written responses must be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

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(1) Ford Motor Company prepares its income statement in multi-step Income Statement.
In the income statement of the company includes multiple subtotals and subtractions to reach at
bottom line figure (net income). More specifically, the operating result of the company are
shown into separate categories of similar items. For example, in the income statement of Ford
Motor for the year ended 2015, the revenue and expenses of the automobile and financial
services have been shown separately [Page: FS-2].
(2) The net income of Ford Motor for 2015 was USD 7371 million [Page: FS-2]. The
basic net income (earnings) per common share of the company for 2015 was USD 1.86 [Page:
FS-2]
(3) The gross income of Ford Motor for 2015 and 2014 were USD 23063 million and
USD 16353 million respectively.
Workings:
Calculation of Gross Income (Figures are in million)
Particulars

2014

Revenue

2015

144077

149558

(125025)

(124041)

(2699)

(2454)

(127724)

(126495)

16353

23063

Less: Cost of Sales
Automotive cost of sales
Financial Services interest expense
Total Cost of Sales
Gross Income
*** Figures have been obtained from Page: FS-2.
(4) The interest expense incurred by Ford Motor in 2015 and 2014 were USD 3227
million and USD 3496 million respectively.

Workings:
Particulars

2015

Financial Services interest expense
Automotive interest expense
Total Interest Expense

2014

2454

2699

773

797

3227

3496

*** Figures have been obtained from Page: FS-2.
(5) The income before income taxes for 2015 and 2014 were USD 10252 million and
USD 1234 million respectively [Page: FS-2].
(6) The selling, general, and administrative (SGA) expenses of Ford Motor in 2015 was
USD 14999 million [Page: FS-2]. Out of this amount of SGA, the stock-based compensation
expense was USD 132 million (USD 125 million for RSUs and $7 million for stock option)
[Page: FS-51 and FS-52].
(7) Total dividends on common stock paid by Ford Motor per share and in total in 2015
were USD 0.60, and USD 2380 million [Page: FS-2 ...


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