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Griffin and Lasky, Inc. (G&L), supplies industrial automation equipment and machine tools to the automotive industry.
G&L recognizes revenue on its long-term contracts over time. Customer orders have long lead times because they
involve multiyear capital investment programs. Sometimes orders are canceled. Selected items from the company's
financial statements follow.
($ in millions)
20X1
20X2
20X3
Sales
$571.5
$619.5
$730.6
Accounts receivable-billed
141.6
94.5
147.9
Accounts receivable-unbilled
104.5
249.4
202.7
Total accounts receivable
246.1
343.9
350.6
57.4
102.3
Inventory
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
Depreciation and amortization
Plant write-down
74.8
74.8
75.8
38.1
14.8
15.4
19.3
30.3
Required:
1. Compute earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA-after
excluding the plant write-down-for each year in the schedule.
2. Are profits at G&L keeping pace with sales?
3. Compute the days receivables outstanding using year-end receivables for each year in the schedule. Assume
365 days as year.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1
Required 2
Required 3
Compute earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA-after excluding t
plant write-down-for each year in the schedule. (Enter dollar answers in millions of dollars. Round your answers to 1 deci
place.)
20X1
20X2
20X3
Earnings before interest and taxes
Depreciation and amortization
EBITDA
Plant writedown
Adjusted EBITDA
2$
0.0 $
0.0
$
0.0
Required 1
Required 2
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Transcribed Image Text:Griffin and Lasky, Inc. (G&L), supplies industrial automation equipment and machine tools to the automotive industry. G&L recognizes revenue on its long-term contracts over time. Customer orders have long lead times because they involve multiyear capital investment programs. Sometimes orders are canceled. Selected items from the company's financial statements follow. ($ in millions) 20X1 20X2 20X3 Sales $571.5 $619.5 $730.6 Accounts receivable-billed 141.6 94.5 147.9 Accounts receivable-unbilled 104.5 249.4 202.7 Total accounts receivable 246.1 343.9 350.6 57.4 102.3 Inventory Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) Depreciation and amortization Plant write-down 74.8 74.8 75.8 38.1 14.8 15.4 19.3 30.3 Required: 1. Compute earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA-after excluding the plant write-down-for each year in the schedule. 2. Are profits at G&L keeping pace with sales? 3. Compute the days receivables outstanding using year-end receivables for each year in the schedule. Assume 365 days as year. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Compute earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA-after excluding t plant write-down-for each year in the schedule. (Enter dollar answers in millions of dollars. Round your answers to 1 deci place.) 20X1 20X2 20X3 Earnings before interest and taxes Depreciation and amortization EBITDA Plant writedown Adjusted EBITDA 2$ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0 Required 1 Required 2 >
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