FIN 3715 Chapter 15: Working-Capital Management
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Whiterock Corporation issued a bond issue to investors on January2, 2016. The 20-year corporate bond | |||||
has acontract rate of 5.5%. The contract terms specified the followingrequirements at the end of each year | |||||
untilthe bonds mature: | |||||
Working capital of $2,000,000 | |||||
Current ratio of 2.0 | |||||
Quick ratio of 1.8 | |||||
Whiterock calculated working capital, current ratio and the quickratio based upon the following determinations: | |||||
CurrentLiquidity Measurements | |||||
CurrentAssets: | WorkingCapital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities | ||||
Cash | 1,200,000 | 2,948,000 | |||
Marketable securities | 260,000 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 2,750,000 | ||||
Inventories | 440,000 | CurrentRatio | |||
Prepaid Insurance and Rent | 48,000 | 2.00 | |||
Intangible Assets | 1,200,000 | ||||
Total Current Assets | 5,898,000 | ||||
QuickRatio | |||||
Current Liabilities | 1.83 | ||||
Accounts Payable | 1,600,000 | ||||
Wages and Salaries Payable | 350,000 | ||||
Notes Payable (Short-term) | 1,000,000 | 2,950,000 | |||
What is the Revised Liquidity Measures: | |||||
WorkingCapital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities | |||||
CurrentRatio = | Current Assets | ||||
CurrentLiabilities | |||||
QuickRatio = | Quick Assets | ||||
CurrentLiabilities |
Arrange the following items in proper balance sheetpresentation: (Amounts to be deducted should be indicatedwith parentheses or a minus sign.)
Accumulated depreciation | $ | 391,000 |
Retained earnings | 35,000 | |
Cash | 19,000 | |
Bonds payable | 174,000 | |
Accounts receivable | 49,000 | |
Plant and equipmentâoriginal cost | 741,000 | |
Accounts payable | 37,000 | |
Allowance for bad debts | 6,000 | |
Common stock, $1 par, 100,000 shares outstanding | 100,000 | |
Inventory | 68,000 | |
Preferred stock, $54 par, 1,000 shares outstanding | 54,000 | |
Marketable securities | 21,000 | |
Investments | 27,000 | |
Notes payable | 36,000 | |
Capital paid in excess of par (common stock) | 92,000 | |
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The 2015 financial statements for Growth Industries are presented below: |
INCOME STATEMENT, 2015 | |||
Sales | $ | 370,000 | |
Costs | 235,000 | ||
EBIT | $ | 135,000 | |
Interest expense | 27,000 | ||
Taxable income | $ | 108,000 | |
Taxes (at 35%) | 37,800 | ||
Net income | $ | 70,200 | |
Dividends | $ 42,120 | ||
Addition to retained earnings | 28,080 | ||
BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END, 2015 | |||||
Assets | Liabilities | ||||
Current assets | Current liabilities | ||||
Cash | $ | 6,000 | Accounts payable | $ | 13,000 |
Accounts receivable | 11,000 | Total current liabilities | $ | 13,000 | |
Inventories | 33,000 | Long-term debt | 270,000 | ||
Total current assets | $ | 50,000 | Stockholdersâ equity | ||
Net plant and equipment | 310,000 | Common stock plus additional paid-in capital | 15,000 | ||
Retained earnings | 62,000 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 360,000 | Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity | $ | 360,000 |
Sales and costs in 2016 are projected to be 20% higher than in 2015. Both current assets and accounts payable are projected to rise in proportion to sales. The fixed assets of Growth Industries are operating at only 75% of capacity. Interest expense in 2016 will equal 10% of long-term debt outstanding at the start of the year. The firm will maintain a dividend payout ratio of .60. |
What is the required external financing over the next year? |
Even if sales increase by 20%, the firm still has more than enough fixed assets to meet production. Only working capital will increase. Net working capital of the firm in 2015 was $. The increase in net working capital will be $, which is less than the increase in the retained earnings. Thus required external financing is $. A negative external financing value indicates the firm will generate more cash than it needs to finance the projected growth. This extra cash can be used to reduce debt, repurchase shares, increase cash reserves, or fund future growth. This extra cash was primarily due to the firm's excess production capacity. |