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Fin 3334 Financial Statement Analysis
Comprehensive Final Exam
You are given the following information for X Corporation, including an income
statement, a balance sheet, and a statement of cash flow. You are also given a Penman
Decomposition. And are asked to answer a number of questions.
Income Statement
Sales
Cost of sales
Operating expense
Depreciation expense
Tax on operating profit
Net operating profit after tax
Net interest expense, net of tax
Net income
Prior
Year
Current
Year
36,251
(18,121)
(4,158)
(1,896)
(4,830)
7,246
(584)
6,662
38,567
(17,156)
(5,211)
(2,011)
(5,765)
8,424
(623)
7,801
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Marketable securities
Net fixed assets
Total assets
901
1,802
2,016
1,456
19,654
25,829
927
1,915
2,435
2,821
21,787
29,885
Accounts payable
Accrued expense
Long term debt
Common stock
Retained earnings
Treasury stock
Accumulated other comp. inc.
Total liabilities and equity
1,211
2,014
16,983
1,502
5,556
(862)
(575)
25,829
1,313
2,321
12,033
1,502
13,211
(1,465)
970
29,885
Balance Sheet
Statement of cash flows for the current year
Net income
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Accounts payable
Accrued expense
Depreciation expense
Cash flow from operations
7,801
(113)
(419)
102
307
2,011
9,689
Fixed asset additions
(Purchase) of marketable sec.
Increase in AOCI
Cash flow from investment
(4,144)
(1,365)
1,545
(3,964)
Long term debt retired
Dividends paid
Treasury stock purchased
Cash flow from financing activities
(4,950)
(146)
(603)
(5,699)
Net cash flow
26
You are also given the Penman Decomposition for X Corporation for the prior year and
for the current year.
Prior
Current
Year
Year
NOPAT
Net interest after tax
Net income
7,246
(584)
6,662
8,424
(623)
7,801
Total assets
Marketable securities
Accounts payable
Accrued expense
Net operating capital
Marketable securities
Book value of the firm
25,829
(1,456)
(1,211)
(2,014)
21,148
1,456
22,604
29,885
(2,821)
(1,313)
(2,321)
23,430
2,821
26,251
Long term debt
Common Stock
Retained earnings
Treasury stock
Accumulated other comp. inc.
Total stakeholder claims
16,983
1,502
5,556
(862)
(575)
22,604
12,033
1,502
13,211
(1,465)
970
26,251
(1) Compute FCF for the current year, using NOPAT as your starting point.
(2) Compute dispositions of FCF
(3) Compute FCF using cash flow from operations as your starting point.
(4) Using the information included in the Penman Decomposition of X corporation,
perform a GAP analysis for the current year and interpret your results.
Compute ROIC
Compute net after tax interests expense.
Perform a "gap analysis"
(5) X Corporation trades at 12.6 times earnings, it has 2,000 shares outstanding and
has 863 options outstanding with an exercise price of 32. Compute the primary and
fully diluted earnings per share.
(6) X has just purchases 60 percent of the shares of T Corporation. It has paid a total of
3260 for its shares. You are given the balance sheet and selected market values for
assets and liabilities. Compute the opening balance of T Corporation upon \
consolidation with X. Assume that X will adopt the full consolidation method.
Book
Values
Cash
Accounts rec
Inventory
Fixed assets
Trademarks
Patents
Goodwill
Total assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expense
Restructuring reserve
Long term debt
Common equity
Minority interest
Total liabilities and equity
4,500
128
450
512
Market
Values
300
1,257
200
150
5,590
450
212
2,012
1,728
3,200
5,590
Opening
Balances
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some of Jonas’ clothing with dried blood on them. She also found a bloody survival
knife and muddy boots under his bed, as well as a bracelet that said “Lynn.” A
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events. In fact, while her statements confirm that they raped her, she admitted
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knife and muddy boots under his bed, as well as a bracelet that said “Lynn.” A
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1. The main issue. Identify and write (in your own words, at least 50% original) the central issue to be decided. As much as possible, set the issue in legal terms and concepts.
2. Relevant legal concepts quoted from textbook court opinions. Search the assigned chapter for legal concepts that will help you decide and justify your decision. Once you find the quotations you wish to use, copy them into the appropriate places in your analysis.
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5. Ruling. Describe (in your own words, at least 50% original) what should happen to the parties involved as a result of your decision.
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Exceptional corresponds to an A (90-100). Performance is outstanding; significantly above the usual expectations.
Proficient corresponds to a grade of B- to B+ (80-89%). Skills are at the level of expectation.
Basic corresponds to a C- to C+ (70-79%). Skills are acceptable but improvements are needed to meet expectations well.
Novice corresponds to a D to D+ (60-69%). Performance is weak; the skills are not sufficiently demonstrated at this time.
0 This criterion is missing or not in evidence. Criteria
Ratings
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Proficient
Exceptional
Correctly framing the specific legal question to be decided
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Present Value and the Risk/Return Trade-Off
Module 1 - CasePresent Value and the Risk/Return Trade-OffAssignment OverviewFor this assignment, make sure to first caref ...
Present Value and the Risk/Return Trade-Off
Module 1 - CasePresent Value and the Risk/Return Trade-OffAssignment OverviewFor this assignment, make sure to first carefully review all of the
required readings about present value, future value, risk and return,
and the CAPM. Once you are relatively comfortable with these concepts,
try working through some of the examples in the background readings and
try computing the answers on your own. Once you are confident you both
understand the concepts and the computational steps, complete the
assignment below.Case AssignmentPresent your answers to the problem below in a Word document, and
also upload an Excel file with your computations. Excel is required for
Questions 2 and 3. Excel is optional for Questions 1 and 4, but you are
required to show your steps for all quantitative problems. Even if you
get the answer wrong, you can still get partial credit if you show your
work.Calculate the following:Suppose you wish to raise some money for your favorite local
charity. This charity needs $50,000 a year to run its operation and you
want to make sure that it is ensured an annual payment of this amount
from now on for every year in the foreseeable future. Given an interest
rate of 5%, how much would you have to fund this perpetuity to guarantee
the charity a payment of $50,000 per year?You decide to put $1,000 in a new bank account and don’t plan to
withdraw the money for 10 years. If your bank does continuous
compounding and the interest rate is 1%, what will be the value of this
bank account in 10 years?Suppose you won the lottery but not all of your winnings will come
in one year. Instead, you will get a series of annual payments over the
next five years. The table below tells you what your payment will be
every year for the next five years. Use the information in the table to
make the following computations:The present and future value of your lottery ticket if the interest rate is 8%The present and future value of your lottery ticket if the interest rate is 10%
Year
Payment
1
5000
2
6000
3
7000
4
8000
5
9000
The table below gives the probability of different returns for three
different assets. Using this table, calculate the following:The expected return of each assetThe standard deviation of returns of each assetThe coefficient of variation of each assetBased on your answers to B) and C) above, which asset has the highest total risk and highest relative risk?Asset AAsset BAsset CProbabilityReturnProbabilityReturnProbabilityReturn0.350.1250.140.480.3200.850.390.5150.160.114Suppose the market return is 8%, the risk-free rate is 1% and the
beta for a given stock is 1.2. Answer the following questions based on
this information:What is the required return for this stock?If the beta increases by 50% (but beta remains at 1.2), what will be
the new required return for the stock? What is the percentage-wise
change in required return compared to your answer to A) above?If the market return increases by 50% (but beta remains at 1.2),
what will be the new required return for the stock? What is the
percentage-wise change in required return compared to your answer to A)
above?Suppose there are three different companies. The first one, Trendy
Tech Inc., has investors who are “fair-weather friends.” When the stock
market is going up, everybody wants to invest in Trendy Tech, but as
soon as the market goes down everyone jumps ships and sells their
shares. The second company is Oily Oil Inc. Oily’s stock price seems to
depend only on the price of oil and nothing else. Finally, there is
Conglomerated Conglomerate Inc. Conglomerated is a giant company with
holdings in almost every industry imaginable—from cell phones to grocery
stores and even amusement parks. Based on this information, which
company would you think has the highest beta? The lowest beta? Which one
do you think has a beta closest to 1?Assignment ExpectationsAnswer the assignment questions directly.Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on
tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background
materials.For computational problems, make sure to show your work and explain your steps.For short answer/short essay questions, make sure to reference your
sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations.
See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper,
including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the
“Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC
Portal.
Explain how the CVP graphs would change if the providers were operating in a discounted fee-for-service environment, discussion help
Assuming the graphs are drawn to the same scale, consider the break-even charts—cost-volume-profit (CVP) graphs—below ...
Explain how the CVP graphs would change if the providers were operating in a discounted fee-for-service environment, discussion help
Assuming the graphs are drawn to the same scale, consider the break-even charts—cost-volume-profit (CVP) graphs—below for two competing providers operating in a fee-for-service environment. (see the attached) On the basis of your understanding of variable cost rate, per-unit revenue, contribution margin, fixed costs, and the CVP graphs above, answer the following questions: Explain how the CVP graphs would change if the providers were operating in a discounted fee-for-service environment.Explain how the CVP graphs would change in a capitated environment. Evaluate which provider is in the best position to grow its business. 300 words APA format.
Data Cleansing and Data Summary/Model Building
Data Cleansing and Data SummaryDetails:Now that you have identified the business problem, translated it into
an analyti ...
Data Cleansing and Data Summary/Model Building
Data Cleansing and Data SummaryDetails:Now that you have identified the business problem, translated it into
an analytics problem, identified the data needs, and acquired the
data, you will use data that you have found or with the company's
permission you can use its data for analysis to resolve the analytics
problem. Using one or more of the following software applications (IBM
SPSS Modeler, SPSS Statistics, Excel, Tableau, or R), analyze the data
so that the findings can be used to address the established business
problem in your company.Write a 750-1,000 word paper that includes the following information
for your data (ensure that specific screenshots of graphs, tables,
etc., are provided):Conduct an exploratory data analysis: What information is contained
in the data set?Describe key features of the data and any significant relationships
you find.How did you verify that the data was reliable before
proceeding?What problems did you find and how did you
address them?What relationships did you find in the
data?Any missing data?Analyze trends with respect
to any appropriate characteristics that you may have
discovered.Supplement your description with appropriate charts/figures. Data
can be (but are not necessarily limited to) the following:Line graphsPie chartsBar chartsScatter plotsIndicate the steps you have taken to investigate the quality of the
data and indicate any variables you have transformed or discarded as a result.Provide a summary that provides a detailed overview of the
trends identified based upon the analysis.Segment the data
accordingly, if needed, to help describe the data behavior.How are you going to summarize data samples?Provide a detailed statistical summary of all information
provided.Provide the raw software files that you used for
this assignment. If R was used, provide a *.txt file of all the
commands used.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.Model BuildingDetails:You will need to build a model that will solve the problem that you
have identified. Use one or more of the following software
applications: IBM SPSS Modeler, SPSS Statistics, Excel, Tableau, or R.Write a 500-750 word paper describing your model. It will include
the following:What models did you build?Why did you choose this
model(s)? Be sure that this model specifically ties back to the
business problem you created for the Topic 1 assignment.What variables did you include or leave out and why?Provide specific screenshots from the modeling software in your
paper.Provide the raw software files that you used for this assignment
(IBM SPSS Modeler, SPSS Statistics, Excel, Tableau, or R). If R was
used, provide a *.txt file of all the commands used.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
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