briefly explain why (one sentence is enough): Company X is a profitable company that his been consistently investing in the business. As is typical of public firms in the US, Company X has consistently returned cash to shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends. Company X has been saving a significant amount of cash in the last two years.

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For each of the following three questions, answer 1) are the following statements true or false? and 2) briefly explain why (one sentence is enough):

  1. Company X is a profitable company that his been consistently investing in the business.
  2. As is typical of public firms in the US, Company X has consistently returned cash to shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends.
  3. Company X has been saving a significant amount of cash in the last two years.
Consider the following data for Company X:
Cash Flow
For the Fiscal year period ending
LTM
12 months
12 months
12 months
Dec-26-2018
Dec-25-2019
Mar-25-2020
Currency
Million USD
Million USD
Million USD
Net Income
31.2
29.5
30.1
Depreciation & Amort.
19.0
17.0
18.0
(Gain) Loss From Sale of Assets
0.9
1.4
2.0
(Gain) Loss From Sale of
Investments
(0.2)
0.2
Asset Writedown % Restructuring
Costs
0.7
1.1
Stock-Based Compenstation
6.1
7.5
7.1
Other Operating Activities
7.6
3.2
5.1
Change in Acc. Receivable
(5.5)
(10.7)
(11.2)
Change in Inventories
(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.3)
Change in Acc. Payable
Change in Other Net Operating
Assets
3.2
4.2
3.5
1.1
0.1
0.3
Cash From Ops.
63.8
51.5
55.9
Capital Expenditure
(31.1)
(33.4)
(35.5)
Cash Acquisitions
(21.0)
Divestitures
2.5
Invest. In Marketable & Equity
0.9
2.5
3.2
Securt.
Cash from Investing
(51.2)
(30.9)
(29.8)
Short Term Debt Issued
Long Term Debt issued
10.1
6.6
7.2
Total Debt issued
10.1
6.6
7.2
Short term debt repaid
Long term debt repaid
(3.7)
(3.7)
(6.5)
(7.0)
Total debt repaid
(6.5)
(7.0)
Issuance of Common Stock
1.2
1.1
1.2
Repurchase of Common Stock
(0.9)
(1.4)
(2.4)
Total Dividends Paid
Other Financing Activities
(0.8)
(2.7)
0.8
Cash from Financing
5.9
(2.9)
(0.2)
Net Change in Cash
18.5
17.7
25.9
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following data for Company X: Cash Flow For the Fiscal year period ending LTM 12 months 12 months 12 months Dec-26-2018 Dec-25-2019 Mar-25-2020 Currency Million USD Million USD Million USD Net Income 31.2 29.5 30.1 Depreciation & Amort. 19.0 17.0 18.0 (Gain) Loss From Sale of Assets 0.9 1.4 2.0 (Gain) Loss From Sale of Investments (0.2) 0.2 Asset Writedown % Restructuring Costs 0.7 1.1 Stock-Based Compenstation 6.1 7.5 7.1 Other Operating Activities 7.6 3.2 5.1 Change in Acc. Receivable (5.5) (10.7) (11.2) Change in Inventories (0.5) (0.5) (0.3) Change in Acc. Payable Change in Other Net Operating Assets 3.2 4.2 3.5 1.1 0.1 0.3 Cash From Ops. 63.8 51.5 55.9 Capital Expenditure (31.1) (33.4) (35.5) Cash Acquisitions (21.0) Divestitures 2.5 Invest. In Marketable & Equity 0.9 2.5 3.2 Securt. Cash from Investing (51.2) (30.9) (29.8) Short Term Debt Issued Long Term Debt issued 10.1 6.6 7.2 Total Debt issued 10.1 6.6 7.2 Short term debt repaid Long term debt repaid (3.7) (3.7) (6.5) (7.0) Total debt repaid (6.5) (7.0) Issuance of Common Stock 1.2 1.1 1.2 Repurchase of Common Stock (0.9) (1.4) (2.4) Total Dividends Paid Other Financing Activities (0.8) (2.7) 0.8 Cash from Financing 5.9 (2.9) (0.2) Net Change in Cash 18.5 17.7 25.9
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