MGAB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Current Liability, Working Capital, Promissory Note

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Liabilities: debts or obligations arising from past transactions that will be paid with assets or services. When a liability is first recorded, it is measured in terms of its current cash equivalent, which is the cash amount that a creditor would accept to settle the liability immediately. Current liability: short-term obligations that will be paid within the normal operating cycle or one year, whichever is longer. Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities. Working capital = current assets current liabilities. The working capital accounts are actively managed to achieve a balance between costs and benefits. If a business has too little working capital, it runs the risk of not being able to meet its obligations to creditors. Too much working capital may tie up resources in unproductive assets and incur additional costs. Excess inventory ties up funds that could be invested more profitably elsewhere in the business incur additional costs associated with storage and deterioration.

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Tying the Ratios Together

The DuPont equation shows the relationships among asset management, debt management, and

-Select-liquiditymarketprofitabilityCorrect 1 of Item 1 ratios. Management can use the DuPont equation to analyze ways of improving the firm's performance. Its equation is:

Ratio analysis is important to understand and interpret financial statements; however, sound financial analysis involves more than just calculating and interpreting numbers. -Select-QuantitativeQualitativeForeignCorrect 2 of Item 1 factors also need to be considered.

Quantitative Problem: Rosnan Industries' 2014 and 2013 balance sheets and income statements are shown below.

Balance Sheets:
	2014	2013
Cash and equivalents	$60	$45
Accounts receivable	275	300
Inventories	375	350
Total current assets	$710	$695
Net plant and equipment	2,000	1,490
Total assets	$2,710	$2,185

Accounts payable	$150	$85
Accruals	75	50
Notes payable	110	135
Total current liabilities	$335	$270
Long-term debt	450	290
Common stock	1,225	1,225
Retained earnings	700	400
Total liabilities and equity	$2,710	$2,185

Income Statements:
	2014	2013
Sales	$2,000	$1,500
Operating costs excluding depreciation	1,250	1,000
EBITDA	$750	$500
Depreciation and amortization	100	75
EBIT	$650	$425
Interest	62	45
EBT	$588	$380
Taxes (40%)	235	152
Net income	$353	$228

Dividends paid	$53	$48
Addition to retained earnings	$300	$180

Shares outstanding	100	100
Price	$25.00	$22.50
WACC	10.00%

What is the firmâs 2014 current ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.

The 2014 current ratio indicates that Rosnan has -Select-insufficientsufficientCorrect 1 of Item 3 current assets to meet its current obligations as they come due.

What is the firmâs 2014 total assets turnover ratio? Round your answer to four decimal places.

Given the 2014 current and total assets turnover ratios calculated above, if Rosnanâs 2014 quick ratio is 1.0 then an analyst might conclude that Rosnanâs fixed assets are managed -Select-efficientlyinefficientlyCorrect 1 of Item 4.

What is the firmâs 2014 debt-to-capital ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

If the industry average debt-to-capital ratio is 30%, then Rosnanâs creditors have a -Select-smallerbiggerCorrect 1 of Item 5 cushion than indicated by the industry average.

What is the firmâs 2014 profit margin? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

If the industry average profit margin is 12%, then Rosnanâs lower than average debt-to-capital ratio might be one reason for its high profit margin.
-Select-TrueFalseCorrect 1 of Item 6

What is the firmâs 2014 price/earnings ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Using the DuPont equation, what is the firmâs 2014 ROE? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

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1. Use the attached balance sheet and income statement to compute the required financial ratios for 2012. Use 360 for the number of days in a year. The computations for 2011 are already done for you.

Current ratio_________________________

Quick ratio__________________________

Inventor turnover____________________

Average Collection Period_____________

Total asset turnover__________________

Net profit margin____________________

Operating profit margin_______________

Times Interest Earned_________________

Debt/Net Worth Ratio_________________

Return on Equity ratio__________________

2. Using the computed financial ratios from question 1, compare Grounds Keeperâs performance from 2011 to 2012. Address what areas the company has improved and what areas it has not

A.)Liquidity

B.) Activity / turnover / efficiency

C.) Profitability

D.) Leverage / use of debt / solvency

3. If you were the CEO of Grounds Keeper, what area(s) would you concentrate on to improve the performance of the company?

4. Define the terms capital structure, cost of capital, and working capital. Focus on how they are different from each other and impact both profitability and risk.

5. Determine Grounds Keeperâs capital structure and working capital.

6. If Grounds Keeper has a required rate of return on its long-term debt of 9% (before taxes) and a required rate of return on its common stock, a tax rate of 40%, what is its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for 2012? How could Grounds Keeper lower its WACC? (HINT: you will need to look at the balance sheet to determine the weight of debt to equity.

7. What are the advantages to Grounds Keeper in using money market instruments as financing? How does this related to financing net working capital?

8. Explain what Grounds Keeper should consider when deciding whether to issue stocks or bonds? Answer using at least 3 different characteristics comparing and contrasting stocks and bonds.

9. Define money market instruments; list at least one type of security that would be considered a money market instrument. What are the advantages to Grounds Keeper in using money market instruments as financing? What are the disadvantages?

	Grounds Keeper
	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(Dollars in thousands)
	2012	2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	78,240	44,395
Receivables	399,891	340,062
Inventories	844,737	736,677
Total current assets	1,322,868	1,121,133

Fixed assets, net	1,244,384	889,613
Other long-term assets	1,048,537	1,187,141
Total assets	3,615,789	3,197,887

Liabilities and Stockholdersâ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	309,222	319,465
Accruals	201,017	145,240
Notes payable	9,748	6,669
Total current liabilities	519987	471374
Long-term debt	834574	814298
Total liabilities	1,354,561	1,285,672
Stockholdersâ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value:	15,268	15,447
Additional paid-in capital	1,464,560	1,499,616
Retained earnings	781400	397152
Total stockholdersâ equity	2,261,228	1,912,215
Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity	3,615,789	3,197,887

Grounds Keeper

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

2012

2011

Net sales

3,889,426

2,642,390

Cost of sales

2,589,799

1,746,274

Gross profit

1,299,627

896,116

Selling and operating expenses

481,493

348,696

General and administrative expenses

219,010

187,016

Operating income

599,124

360,404

Interest expense

22,983

57,657

Income before income taxes

576,141

302,747

Income tax expense

212,641

101,699

Net Income

363,500

201,048

Basic income per share:

Average shares outstanding

154,933,948

146,214,860

Earnings per common share

2.35

1.38

Current Ratio	Current assets/ Current liabilities
Quick Ratio	Current assets â inventory/ Current liabilities
Inventory Turnover	Cost of goods sold/ Inventory
Receivables Turnover	Sales/ Accounts receivables
Average Collection Period	Receivables/ Sales per day
Fixed Asset Turnover	Sales/ Fixed assets
Total Asset Turnover	Sales/ Total Assets
Gross Profit Margin	Revenues - Cost of goods sold/ Sales
Operating Profit Margin	Earnings before interest and taxes/ Sales
Net Profit Margin	Net income/ Sales
Return on Total Assets	Net income/ Total assets
Debt/Net Worth Ratio	Total Debt/ Total Equity
Times-Interest-Earned	Operating Income/ Interest expense
Return on Equity	Net income/ Total equity

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8. Your company issued bonds at a premium. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The contra account, premium on bonds payable, is amortized each year by shifting part of its balance to interest expense.
B. On the date of issuance, the stated interest rate was greater than the market interest rate.
C. As the current date approaches the maturity date, the carrying value of the bond approaches the face value of the bond.
D. The account used to record the premium has a normal debit balance.

9. Which of the following would help a company improve its quick ratio without necessarily lowering the liability risk to a creditor?
A. Borrowing money on a long-term note just before the end of the accounting period.
B. Shifting resources from long-term assets to short-term assets such as supplies and inventory.
C. Shifting obligations from long-term liabilities to short-term liabilities.
D. Acquiring inventory by issuing a long-term note.

10. Which of the following is not used to calculate the times interest earned ratio?
A. Net income.
B. Income tax expense.
C. Interest earned on investments.
D. Interest expense.

11. Which of the following statements regarding treasury stock is true?
A. When a company reissues treasury stock for more than it originally paid for the stock, it does not report a gain.
B. When a company purchases treasury stock or pays a dividend, it increases total stockholders' equity.
C. Treasury stock is reported as an asset on the balance sheet.
D. Treasury stock is reported as issued and outstanding stock.

16. Typically, all other things equal, a profitable company that pays little or no dividends:
A. is a bad investment.
B. will reinvest profits which can lead to greater growth potential.
C. will experience relatively stable stock prices over time.
D. will appeal to investors who desire distributions of profit.

17. If a corporation declares and distributes a 10% stock dividend on its common shares, the account debited is:
A. Dividends Payable.
B. Common Stock.
C. Share Capital.
D. Retained Earnings.

20. Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are like general partnerships in that:
A. income tax is not paid by the company itself.
B. the business has a separate legal identity.
C. liability is limited.
D. amounts paid to the owners are recorded as salaries expense.

21. Which of the following statements regarding financing activities is NOT true?
A. Cash dividends paid to a company's stockholders are reported as cash outflows from financing activities.
B. When a company issues stock for cash, it reports a cash inflow from financing activities.
C. When a company repurchases stock with cash, it reports a cash outflow for financing activities.
D. When a company repays a loan, it reports a cash outflow from investing activities.

22. Which of the following statements regarding quality of income ratio is NOT true?
A. A quality of income ratio will increase if a company's working capital management allows current assets such as inventory to increase out of control.
B. Variations in the ratio can be seasonal and are the result of sales fluctuations rather than reasons for alarm.
C. The quality of income ratio measures the portion of income that was generated in cash.
D. The quality of income ratio is useful when compared to industry competitors or to prior periods.

23. Which of the following types of information is not provided by the statement of cash flows?
A. Company management of current assets and liabilities.
B. Expenditures on long-term assets.
C. Current profitability as measured by specific revenues and expenses.
D. Reliance on external financing.

24. Cash and cash equivalents include:
A. assets that have stable long-term value.
B. assets that are short-term, highly liquid, and are purchased within three months of maturity.
C. assets that consistently grow in value over the long run.
D. assets that are expected to be used up within a year.

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