1. Please calcuate EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and free cash flow. Free cash flow using cash flow from operations less capital spending. 2. Whether the firm should include the two terms in future financial press releases, financial reports, as well as distribute the terms internally?   Statement of Cash Flows  Year Ending 12/31/06                                     Exhibit A  (000)                                                  2004                    2005                    2006   net income                            $8,246                    $11,205                 $15,255 depreciation expense              6,129                      7,438                     9,383 change in accounts receivable (2,402)                   (6,619)                   (9,888) change in inventories              (1,861)                    (4,202)                   (8,225) change in accounts payable      898                       1,270                       1,500 change in other                         880                         900                         700     cash flow from operations   11,889                    9,992                       8,725   investing activities capital spending                      (13,219)               (20,522)                  (28,835) financing activities       sale of bonds                      1,830                    13,030                  21,610   change in cash                         500                       2,500                      1,500     beginning cash balance          1,900                     2,400                      4,900      ending cash balance              2,400                       4,900                     6,400         Income Statement Year Ending 12/31/06 (000)                                                2004                    2005                  2006   Sales                         $95,000             $119,000     $152,000               Cost of goods sold    57,000             70,210              88,160   Gross profit                38,000             48,790              63,840                 Selling expense         14,810             18,000              22,100 General expense        7,040               8,775               11,340   Operating expenses 21,850             26,775              33,440   Operating income      16,150             22,015              30,400 Interest expense         3,464              4,777                 6,931       Pre-tax income                    12,686                17,238                     23,469 Tax expense                          4,440                 6,033                        8,214 Net income                          8,246              11,205                         15,255     Profit Plan- Pessimistic Scenario (000)                       Exhibit B              Statement of Cash Flows                                                 2007                    2008                    2009   net income                            $13,600               $11,500                $10,900 depreciation expense             9,400                      9,400                   9,400   change in accounts receivable       -                    3,000                      3,000 change in inventories                     -                    2,000                      1,700 change in accounts payable            -                   (1,500)                    (500) change in other                              -                      (400)                     (100)     cash flow from operations   23,000                  24,000                 24,400   investing activities capital spending                   (9,400)                     (9,400)                   (9,400)   financing activities        payment on bonds          (13,500)               (14,500)                 (14,900)   change in cash                         9,200                     15,600                12,800 beginning cash balance           9,790                     18,990                34,590 ending cash balance                18,990                   34,590                47,390       _______________________________________________________________________     Other Key Data   Sales                               $144,400                  137,180                133,751   Operating income          28,158                       26,064                  24,744

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1. Please calcuate EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and free cash flow. Free cash flow using cash flow from operations less capital spending.

2. Whether the firm should include the two terms in future financial press releases, financial reports, as well as distribute the terms internally?

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 Year Ending 12/31/06                                     Exhibit A  (000)

                                                 2004                    2005                    2006

 

net income                            $8,246                    $11,205                 $15,255

depreciation expense              6,129                      7,438                     9,383

change in accounts receivable (2,402)                   (6,619)                   (9,888)

change in inventories              (1,861)                    (4,202)                   (8,225)

change in accounts payable      898                       1,270                       1,500

change in other                         880                         900                         700

    cash flow from operations   11,889                    9,992                       8,725

 

investing activities

capital spending                      (13,219)               (20,522)                  (28,835)

financing activities

      sale of bonds                      1,830                    13,030                  21,610

 

change in cash                         500                       2,500                      1,500    

beginning cash balance          1,900                     2,400                      4,900     

ending cash balance              2,400                       4,900                     6,400      

 

Income Statement

Year Ending 12/31/06 (000)

                                               2004                    2005                  2006

 

Sales                         $95,000             $119,000     $152,000              

Cost of goods sold    57,000             70,210              88,160  

Gross profit                38,000             48,790              63,840                

Selling expense         14,810             18,000              22,100

General expense        7,040               8,775               11,340

  Operating expenses 21,850             26,775              33,440  

Operating income      16,150             22,015              30,400

Interest expense         3,464              4,777                 6,931      

Pre-tax income                    12,686                17,238                     23,469

Tax expense                          4,440                 6,033                        8,214

Net income                          8,246              11,205                         15,255

 

 

Profit Plan- Pessimistic Scenario (000)                       Exhibit B             

Statement of Cash Flows

                                                2007                    2008                    2009

 

net income                            $13,600               $11,500                $10,900

depreciation expense             9,400                      9,400                   9,400

 

change in accounts receivable       -                    3,000                      3,000

change in inventories                     -                    2,000                      1,700

change in accounts payable            -                   (1,500)                    (500)

change in other                              -                      (400)                     (100)

    cash flow from operations   23,000                  24,000                 24,400

 

investing activities

capital spending                   (9,400)                     (9,400)                   (9,400)

 

financing activities

       payment on bonds          (13,500)               (14,500)                 (14,900)

 

change in cash                         9,200                     15,600                12,800

beginning cash balance           9,790                     18,990                34,590

ending cash balance                18,990                   34,590                47,390  

   

_______________________________________________________________________

 

 

Other Key Data

 

Sales                               $144,400                  137,180                133,751

 

Operating income          28,158                       26,064                  24,744

 

 

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