The Usefulness of Accounting Estimates for Predicting Cash Flows and Earnings Baruch Lev* New York University Siyi Li University of Illinois Theodore Sougiannis University of Illinois and ALBA January‚ 2009 * Contact information: Baruch Lev (blev@stern.nyu.edu)‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012. The authors are indebted to the editor and reviewers of the Review of Accounting Studies for suggestions and guidance‚ and to Louis Chan‚ Ilia Dichev‚ John Hand
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ASSIGNMENT OPTION 1 The financial statements for David Jones Ltd can be accessed from the following website http://www.davidjones.com.au/For-Investors/Presentations-and-Reports-2010/Annual-reports- 2010. Examine these statements and answer the following questions: * What were David Jones’s main operating activities during 2010? What were the main differences between the accrual and cash flow effects of these activities? * If you owned 10‚000 of the company’s shares‚ what would
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Analyze company cash flows East Coast Yachts has a strong operating cash flow highlighted by strong earnings before interest and taxes of $88‚416‚000. With the addition of $20‚160‚000 in depreciation and subtraction of $30‚921‚000 in taxes‚ they managed an operating cash flow of $77‚654‚400. East Coast Yachts appears to be in or approaching a growth mode with their capital spending on fixed assets increasing by $60‚000‚000 during the fiscal year. However‚ they made the wise move of reducing
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Free Cash Flows Revised by C. Chang. Copyright 1996 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc OUTLINE n n n n n n n What is FCF? FCFF? FCFE? How Do You Calculate FCFF? FCFF Calculation– the CFO Method FCFF Calculation– the EBIT Method Equivalence: FCFF(CFO) vs FCFF(EBIT) Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) Free Cash Flow Example What is FCF? FCFF? FCFE? n Free Cash Flows to Firm (FCFF) n The cash produced by the business activities of a firm available for
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the principles of capital budgeting to invest in growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated years. Each opportunity has a unique financial profile and you must analyze the effects on working capital. Examples of opportunities include taking on new customers‚ capitalizing on supplier discounts‚ and reducing inventory. You must understand how the income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and statement of cash flows are interconnected and be able to analyze forecasted financial
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investment. Ranking projects is often used in the situation of capital rationing. PBH might have had difficulties in terms of availability of cash‚ which would justify the use of the Payback method. However‚ it’s an old system that hasn’t been revised for years‚ now conditions have changed. Liquidity of the projects is not essential‚ since the hotel has enough cash on hand to finance the projects without the need to take on additional debt. • The PBH Financial Controller Kornkrit felt that past proposals
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value is determined by the terminal value mostly. So the stock price is also determined by terminal value. The concept of going concern can explain that Terminal value is often higher than the present value of near term cash flows‚ which means that a company’s long-term cash-flow capacity is more important. 2. Drawing on case Exhibit 4 and your own general knowledge‚ where would the various estimators be appropriate? Where would they be inappropriate? (Simon’s second task) |Approach
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purchasing a smaller chain‚ South Georgia Parts (SGP). Brau’s analysts project that the merger will result in the following incremental free cash flows‚ tax shields‚ and horizon values: Years 1 2 3 4 Free cash flow $1 $3 $3 $7 Unlevered horizon value 75 Tax shield 1 1 2 3 Horizon value of tax shield 32 Assume that all cash flows occur at the end of the year. SGP is currently financed with 30% debt at a rate of 10%. The acquisition would be made immediately‚ and if
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Purchasing real estate or making a transaction of this size will always maintain a level of risk. The low liquidity of real estate poses the biggest risk. As the investment carries substantial upfront costs and for length of time I own the property‚ expenses can be high. The risk may be higher for this particular home as it has been listed for a number of months with a number of times where they lowered the price. Suggesting the perceived market value of the home to be less than what it is listed
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budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present value? d Will an investment have an adverse effect on the environment? 3 Which of the following is not considered when using the payback period to evaluate an investment? a The profitability of the investment over its entire life. b The annual net cash flow of the investment. c The cost of the investment
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