CHAPTER 12: CASH FLOW ESTIMATION AND RISK ANALYSIS 1. Because of improvements in forecasting techniques‚ estimating the cash flows associated with a project has become the easiest step in the capital budgeting process. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. Estimating project cash flows is generally the most important‚ but also the most difficult‚ step in the capital budgeting process. Methodology‚ such as the use of NPV versus IRR‚ is important‚ but less so than obtaining a reasonably accurate estimate
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CASE 2 Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis Robert Montoya‚ Inc. Robert Montoya‚ Inc.‚ is a leading producer of wine in the United States. The firm was founded in 1960 by Robert Montoya‚ an Air Force veteran who had spent several years in France both before and after World War II. This experience convinced him that California could produce wines that were as good as or better than the best France had to offer. Originally‚ Robert Montoya sold his wine to wholesalers for distribution
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Capital Budgeting Methods and Cash Flow Estimation Tasty Foods Corporation (Part A) November 5‚ 2012 Executive Summary: Tasty Foods has seen phenomenal growth throughout its lifetime in large part due to a continuous development of innovative new products. Although prosperous for Tasty Foods from its birth‚ this is a business initiative that in the past years‚ Tasty Foods has not maintained. Consumers are shifting towards a more health conscious lifestyle and until now Tasty Foods has not presented
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Case 08-1 Go With the Flow‚ Inc. Go With the Flow‚ Incorporated (“Company”) designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells a broad range of mobile network products and systems and communication devices‚ including mobile‚ cordless and corded telephones. The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are internally generated cash flows‚ the Company’s debt and revolving credit facilities‚ and the sale of trade accounts receivables. The Company’s liquidity and capital requirements are primarily a function
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I. For each of the years on the Statement of Cash Flows: Major sources of cash in 1990 were investing activities‚ Major Sources of cash in 1989 were financing activities 1. What were the firm ’s major sources of cash? Its Major sources of cash were provided by operating major uses of cash? activities. ( Cash provided by investing activities in 1991 followed by operating activities. Major uses of cash (operating activities also were sources of cash)‚ while was much less than operating activities
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Statement of Cash Flows Preview of Chapter Usefulness and Format Usefulness of the Statement of Cash Flows Provides information to help assess: 1. Entity’s ability to generate future cash flows. 2. Entity’s ability to pay dividends and obligations. 3. Reasons for difference between net income and net cash provided (used) by operating activities. 4. Cash investing and financing transactions during the period. SO 1 Indicate the usefulness of the statement of cash flows. Usefulness
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Statement of Cash Flows Learning Objectives 1. Identify the purposes of the statement of cash flows 2. Classify activities affecting cash as operating‚ investing‚ or financing activities 3. Compute and interpret cash flows from financing activities 4. Compute and interpret cash flows from investing activities 5. Use the direct method to calculate cash flows from operations 6. Use the indirect method to explain the difference between net income and net cash provided
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Cash Flow OMM 622: Financial Decision-Making Instructor: Felix Lao September 30‚ 2013 The first thing any accountant looks for with a company financial is the bottom line. It is operating in the positive or negative and how much work will need to be done if it is not positive. Cash flow reflects how much cash is generated from the products and services sold by a company. Cash flow calculations involve making adjustments to net income by adding and subtracting the
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Article 1discusses how different estimates of equity value are obtained by researchers while using the discounted cash flow model (CF) and the Residual income (RI) model. It recognises the inconsistencies prevalent while implementing them. Francis et al (2000) use Value line estimates for finite forecasting periods. They conclude that RI is superior to CF. Courteau et al (2000) analyse whether different valuation models are same when a terminal value calculation based on price is used. They conclude
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information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement‚ balance sheet‚ owner’s equity)? What elements of the cash flow statement do you think are most important for company management to monitor and why? Is this different for investors? The cash flow statement reports a company’s inflow and outflow of cash. While an income statement provides the information about whether or not a company made a profit‚ a cash flow statement can tell
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