The Power of Cash Flow Ratios EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CASH FLOW RATIOS ARE MORE RELIABLE indicators of liquidity than balance sheet or income statement ratios such as the quick ratio or the current ratio. LENDERS‚ RATING AGENCIES AND WALL STREET analysts have long used cash flow ratios to evaluate risk‚ but auditors have been slow to use them. SOME CASH FLOW RATIOS COMPARE THE RESOURCES A company can muster with its short-term commitments. OTHER CASH FLOW RATIOS MEASURE A COMPANYS
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evening before discussion Be prepared to discuss the case in class (your answers‚ your analysis‚ etc.) 1 Valuation - Use NPV approach How to make investment decisions: 1. Estimate (expected) cash flows in each time period 2. Choose an appropriate discount rate 3. Use discounted cash flow analysis to calculate NPV 4. Make decision that maximizes NPV Fundamental principle: V(A+B)>V(A)+V(B) Value driver:1)Eliminate overhead 3) Leveragen brom dname Pay its=D(P)(P-VC)-FC V(Pinkerton after)+V(CPP
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Yet Another Scandal The Allied Irish Bank Case Written by Hans Raj Nahata and Felix Stauber under supervision of Professor Michael Pinedo‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University. For classroom use only. Introduction This is a short story of failures. It is rather a chilling story of how a single person‚ under the most common work circumstances‚ can lose $750 millions! And he does so‚ by bullying his subordinates‚ intimidating his colleagues‚ threatening his
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Interco’s valuation as a whole. 2) As stated by the equity analysts‚ Interco is an over capitalized company with potential to grow‚ which makes an acquisition easy to finance. 3) Interco is also a cash generative target for a potential acquirer as it generates approximately $0.10 of operating cash flow for every dollar of sales. 4) The company is also structured in a way that it could be broken up and sold into its constituent parts‚ which could prove to be worth more than the whole. 2. As a member
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Cash Flow analysis Introduction Clearly‚ income statements and statements of financial position are the most common financial documents available to the public. But managers who make financial decisions may find themselves at something of a loss if they only have these two documents (reports on past performance) on which to base their decisions for today and into the future. Financial managers and investors‚ however‚ are far more interested in actual cash flows than they are in somewhat
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Projecting Cash Flow Projecting cash flow is a vital aspect of managing a business. Cash flow covers expenses‚ which is why start-ups often seek financing or loans--to provide a base of capital to fund the business while waiting for cash flow. Here is how to project your cash flow. Estimating the incremental cash flow requires from the investment itself‚ acquiring and disposing of the investment’s assets and the cash flows from the operating the investment. Those affected by the revenues‚ expenditures
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in Tables 4.10 and 4.11 do not show free cash flow and financing requirements. These are calculated in Table 1. Note that free cash flow for 2005 is -$2.3 million. But dividends are $2.0‚ so the company will need 2.3 + 2.0 = $4.3 million in outside equity financing. Table 2 shows that the book value of equity is forecasted to grow from $40.71 million in 2004 to $63.31 million at the end of 2010. Table 3 works out earnings‚ dividends and free cash flow for 2011. By that time Reeby Sports should
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ratio of cash to total assets is calculated by following: Figure 1 Proportion of cash and total assets‚ 1976-1981 ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | Cash | 729.1 | 593.3 | 493.8 | 436.6 | 322.9 | 358.8 | Total Assets | 2‚588.5 | 2‚370.3 | 2‚090.7 | 1‚862.2 | 1‚611.3 | 1‚510.9 | Proportion | 28.2% | 25.0% | 23.6% | 23.4% | 20.0% | 23.7% | According to Figure 1‚ AHP’s cash was about
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additional investment in building and land for the project. The firm ’s marginal tax rate is 35%‚ and its cost of capital is 10%. Based on this information you are to complete the following tasks. Prepare a statement showing the incremental cash flows for this project over an 8-year period. Calculate the Payback Period (P/B) and the NPV for the project. Based on your answer for question 2‚ do you think the project should be accepted? Why? Assume Superior has a P/B (payback) policy of
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