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correct answer- Extraordinary gains/losses
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m what is false about depreciation and amortization - correct answer- D&A may be classified
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m Company X's current assets increased by $40 million from 2007-2008 while the companies
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m current liabilities increased by $25 million over the same period. the cash impact of the
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m change in working capital was - correct answer- a decrease of 15 million
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m the final component of an earnings projection model is calculating interest expense. the
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m calculation may create a circular reference because - correct answer- interest expense
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m affects net income, which affects FCF, which affects the amount of debt a company pays
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m down, which, in turn affects the interest expense, hence the circular reference
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m a 10-q financial filing has all of the following characteristics except - correct answer- issued
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m Depreciation Expense found in the SG&A line of the income statement for a manufacturing m m m m m m m m m m m m m
m firm would most likely be attributable to which of the following - correct answer- computers
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m used by the accounting department
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m If a company has projected revenues of $10 billion, a gross profit margin of 65%, and
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m projected SG&A expenses of $2billion, what is the company's operating (EBIT) margin? -
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m A company has the following information, 1. 2014 revenues of $5 billion,2013 Accounts
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m receivable of $400 million, 2014 accounts receivable of $600 million, what are the days sales
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m outstanding - correct answer- 36.5 m mm m m
A company has the following information:
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• 2014 Revenues of $8 billion
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• 2014 COGS of $5 billion
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• 2013 Accounts receivable of $400 million
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• 2014 Accounts receivable of $600 million
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• 2013 Inventories of $1 billion
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• 2014 Inventories of $800 million
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• 2013 Accounts payable of $250 million
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,• 2014 Accounts payable of $300 million
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What are the inventory days for the company? - correct answer- 65.7 days
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m Which of the following is true - correct answer- Coca Cola's brand name is not reflected as an
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m intangible asset on its balance sheet m m m m m
A company has the following information:
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• 2014 share repurchase plan of $4 billion
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• Average share price of $60 for the year 2013
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• Expected EPS growth for 2014 of 10%
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What should the number of shares repurchased by the company be in your financial model? -
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correct answer- 60.6 million
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m non-controlling interest - correct answer- is an expense on the income statement and equity o m m mm m m m m m m m m m m m
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A company has the following information:
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• 2013 retained earnings balance of $12 billion
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• Net income of $3.5 billion in 2014
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• Capex of $200 million in 2014
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• Preferred dividends of $100 million in 2014
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• Common dividends of $400 million in 2014
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What is the retained earnings balance at the end of 2014? - correct answer- 15 billion
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m in order to find out how much cash is available to pay down short term debt, such as revolving
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m credit line, you must take - correct answer- beginning cash balance + pre-debt cash flows -
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m min. cash balance - required principal payments of LT and other debt
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m to calculate interest expense in the future, you should do which of the following - correct
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m answer- apply a weighted average interest rate times the average debt balance over the
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m enterprise (transaction) value represents the: - correct answer- value of all capital invested in m m m m m mm m m m m m m m
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A debt holder would be primarily concerned with which of the following multiples?
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I. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / EBITDA
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II. Price/Earnings m
III. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / Sales - correct answer- 1 and 3 only
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m On January 1, 2014, shares of Company X trade at $6.50 per share, with 400 million shares
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m outstanding. The company has net debt of $300 million. After building an earnings model for m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
m Company X, you have projected free cash flow for each year through 2020 as follows: m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 m m m m m m m
Free Cash Flow 110 120 150 170 200 250 280
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, You estimate that the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Company X is 10% and
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assume that free cash flows grow in perpetuity at 3.0% annually beyond 2020, the final
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projected year. Estimate the present value of the projected free cash flows through 2020,
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discounted at the stated WACC. Assume all cash flows are generated at the end of the year
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(i.e., no mid-year adjustment): - correct answer- 837 million
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On January 1, 2014, shares of Company X trade at $6.50 per share, with 400 million shares
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outstanding. The
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Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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You estimate that the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Company X is 10% and
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assume that free cash
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flows grow in perpetuity at 3.0% annually beyond 2020, the final projected year.
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Calculate Company X's implied Enterprise Value by using the discounted cash flow method: -
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correct answer- 2951.2 million
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On January 1, 2014, shares of Company X trade at $6.50 per share, with 400 million shares
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Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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You estimate that the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Company X is 10% and
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assume that free cash
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flows grow in perpetuity at 3.0% annually beyond 2020, the final projected year.
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According to the discounted cash flow valuation method, Company X shares are: - correct
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answer- .13 per share overvalued
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m the formula for discounting any specific period cash flow in period "t"is: - correct answer- cash
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m flow from period "t" divided by (1+discount rate raised exponentially to "t"
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m the terminal value of a business that grows indefinitely is calculated as follows - correct
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m answer- cash flow from period "t+1" divided by (discount rate-growth rate)
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m the two-stage DCF model is: - correct answer- where stage 1 is an explicit projection of free
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