What effect did the expansion have on sales and net income? What effect did the expansion have on the asset side of the balance sheet? What do you conclude from the statement of cash flows? b. What is Computron's net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)? What are operating current assets? What are operating current liabilities? How much net operating working capital and total net operating capital does Computron have? What is Computron's free cash flow (FCF)? What are Computron's “net uses" of its FCF? а. С.

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Computron's Income Statement          
             
          2019 2020
INCOME STATEMENT            
Net sales          $           2,059,200  $               3,500,640
Cost of Goods Sold (Except depr. and amort.)      
 $           1,718,400
 $               2,988,000
Other Expenses          $              204,000  $                   432,000
Depreciation and amortization        $                 11,340  $                     70,176
Total Operating Costs        $           1,933,740  $               3,490,176
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)        $              125,460  $                     10,464
Less interest           $                 37,500  $                   105,600
Pre-tax earnings          $                 87,960  $                  (95,136)
Taxes (40%)          $                 35,184  $                  (38,054)
Net Income           $                 52,776  $                  (57,082)
             
             
Dividends          $                 13,200  $                        6,600
Tax rate         40% 40%
             
Computron's Balance Sheets          
             
          2019 2020
Assets            
Cash and equivalents          $                   5,400  $                        4,369
Short-term investments        $                 29,160  $                     12,000
Accounts receivable          $              210,720  $                   379,296
Inventories          $              429,120  $                   772,416
Total current assets          $              674,400  $               1,168,081
Gross fixed assets          $              294,600  $                   721,770
Less: Accumulated depreciation        $                 87,720  $                   157,896
Net plant and equipment        $              206,880  $                   563,874
Total assets          $              881,280  $               1,731,955
             
Liabilities and equity            
Accounts payable          $                 87,360  $                   194,400
Notes payable          $              120,000  $                   432,000
Accruals          $                 81,600  $                   170,976
Total current liabilities        $              288,960  $                   797,376
Long-term bonds          $              194,059  $                   600,000
Common Stock          $              276,000  $                   276,000
Retained Earnings          $              122,261  $                     58,579
Total Equity          $              398,261  $                   334,579
Total Liabilites and Equity        $              881,280  $               1,731,955
             
             
Computron's Statement of Cash Flows          
             
            2020
Operating Activities            
   Net Income before preferred dividends          $            (57,081.60)
Noncash adjustments            
   Depreciation and amortization          $               70,176.00
Due to changes in working capital          
   Change in accounts receivable          $          (168,576.00)
   Change in inventories          $          (343,296.00)
   Change in accounts payable          $             107,040.00
   Change in accruals            $               89,376.00
Net cash provided by operating activities          $          (302,361.60)
             
Investing activities            
   Cash used to acquire fixed assets          $          (427,170.00)
   Change in short-term investments          $               17,160.00
Net cash provided by investing activities          $          (410,010.00)
             
Financing Activities            
   Change in notes payable          $             312,000.00
   Change in long-term debt          $             405,940.80
   Payment of cash dividends          $               (6,600.00)
Net cash provided by financing activities          $             711,340.80
             
Net change in cash and equivilents          $               (1,030.80)
Cash and securities at beginning of the year          $                  5,400.00
Cash and securities at end of the year          $                  4,369.20
             
             
             
  Corporate Tax Rates          
             
If a corporation's taxable income is between: It pays this amount on the base of the bracket: Plus this percentage on the excess over the base      
     
     
     
     
(1) (2) (3) (4)      
$0 $50,000 $0 15.0%      
$50,000 $75,000 $7,500 25.0%      
$75,000 $100,000 $13,750 34.0%      
$100,000 $335,000 $22,250 39.0%      
$335,000 $10,000,000 $113,900 34.0%      
$10,000,000 $15,000,000 $3,400,000 35.0%      
$15,000,000 $18,333,333 $5,150,000 38.0%      
$18,333,333 and up $6,416,667 35.0%      
Question 1
'Jenny Cochran, a graduate of The University of Tennessee with 4 years of experience as an equities analyst, was
recently brought in as assistant to the chairman of the board of Computron Industries, a manufacturer of computer
components.
During the previous year, Computron had doubled its plant capacity, opened new sales offices outside its home
territory, and launched an expensive advertising campaign. Cochran was assigned to evaluate the impact of the
changes. She began by gathering financial statements and other data. (Data Attached)
What effect did the expansion have on sales and net income? What effect did the expansion have on the asset side of
the balance sheet? What do you conclude from the statement of cash flows?
b. What is Computron's net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)? What are operating current assets? What are operating
current liabilities? How much net operating working capital and total net operating capital does Computron have?
What is Computron's free cash flow (FCF)? What are Computron's "net uses" of its FCF?
d. Calculate Çomputron's return on invested capital (ROIC). Computron has a 10% cost of capital (WACC). What caused
the decline in the ROIC? Was it due to operating profitability or capital utilization? Do you think Computron's growth
а.
С.
added value?
What is Computron's EVA? The cost of capital was 10% in both years.
Assume that a corporation has $200,000 of taxable income from operations. What is the company's federal tax liability?
g. Assume that you are in the 25% marginal tax bracket and that you have $50,000 to invest. You have narrowed your
investment choices down to municipal bonds yielding 7% or equally risky corporate bonds with a yield of 10%. Which
one should you choose and why? At what marginal tax rate would you be indifferent?
е.
f.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 'Jenny Cochran, a graduate of The University of Tennessee with 4 years of experience as an equities analyst, was recently brought in as assistant to the chairman of the board of Computron Industries, a manufacturer of computer components. During the previous year, Computron had doubled its plant capacity, opened new sales offices outside its home territory, and launched an expensive advertising campaign. Cochran was assigned to evaluate the impact of the changes. She began by gathering financial statements and other data. (Data Attached) What effect did the expansion have on sales and net income? What effect did the expansion have on the asset side of the balance sheet? What do you conclude from the statement of cash flows? b. What is Computron's net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)? What are operating current assets? What are operating current liabilities? How much net operating working capital and total net operating capital does Computron have? What is Computron's free cash flow (FCF)? What are Computron's "net uses" of its FCF? d. Calculate Çomputron's return on invested capital (ROIC). Computron has a 10% cost of capital (WACC). What caused the decline in the ROIC? Was it due to operating profitability or capital utilization? Do you think Computron's growth а. С. added value? What is Computron's EVA? The cost of capital was 10% in both years. Assume that a corporation has $200,000 of taxable income from operations. What is the company's federal tax liability? g. Assume that you are in the 25% marginal tax bracket and that you have $50,000 to invest. You have narrowed your investment choices down to municipal bonds yielding 7% or equally risky corporate bonds with a yield of 10%. Which one should you choose and why? At what marginal tax rate would you be indifferent? е. f.
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