A research analyst wants to use the discounted free cash flow model to determine the enterprise value of Machinex Ltd, a heavy machinery manufacturing company. The analyst has put together the following forecast of Machinex's income statement over the next three years (all figures in $ million): All figures in $ million Financial year ending 31 March 2024 2025 Revenue 180.0 Less: Operating expenses 120.0 Operating earnings before depreciation 60.0 Less: Depreciation 30.0 Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 30.0 5.0 25.0 7.0 18.0 Less: Interest expense Earnings before tax Less: Tax expense Net profit (earnings) 2026 200.0 240.0 128.0 145.0 72.0 95.0 25.0 20.0 47.0 75.0 5.0 5.0 42.0 70.0 11.8 19.6 30.2 50.4 In addition, the analyst has determined that: Operating working capital (OWC) in each year will be 15% of revenue in that year Capital expenditure (capex) will be $30 million in each year The corporate tax rate is 28%. . Machinex's free cash flow to the firm (FCF) in year 2026 is $ million. Note: Please provide your answer with two decimal points in $ million in the format of xx.xx (for example, if the answer is $12.34 million, type in 12.34).

You are considering an investment in Fields and Struthers, Inc., and want to evaluate the firm's free cash flow. From the income statement, you see that Fields and Struthers earned an EBIT of $64 million, had a tax rate of 21 percent, and its depreciation expense was $5 million. Fields and Struthers's NOPAT gross fixed assets increased by $30 million from 2020 and 2021. The firm's current assets increased by $26 million and spontaneous current liabilities increased by $15 million. Calculate Fields and Struthers's NOPAT operating cash flow for 2021. (Enter your answer in millions of dollars rounded to 2 decimal places.) Operating cash flow Calculate Fields and Struthers's NOPAT investment in operating capital for 2021. (Enter your answer in millions of dollars.) Investment in operating capital million Free cash flow Check my work million million Calculate Fields and Struthers's NOPAT free cash flow for 2021. (Enter your answer in millions of dollars rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Consider the following data (be careful there might be some "unnecessary" information). EBIT = 176 Interest expense = 10 Tax rate = 30% Depreciation = 38 Net working capital = 30 Increase in net working capital = 10 Beginning of period Net PP&E = 50 Capex = 16 What is the free cash flow of the firm that year?

Find the present value of the following stream of a firm's cash flows, assuming that the firm's opportunity cost is 8%. End of year Cash flow 1 2 3 $5,000 $25,000 $14,000

As a financial analyst, you have been tasked with evaluating Randy Watson Music's free cash flow. Based on the 2022 income statement, EBIT was $41 million, the tax rate was 21 percent, and its depreciation expense was $6 million. NOPAT gross fixed assets increased by $28 million from 2021 and 2022. The company's current assets increased by $18 million and current liabilities increased by $14 million. Calculate the operating cash flow (OCF) for 2022. (Enter your answer in millions of dollars.)

A company is considering a $166,000 investment in machinery with the following net cash flows. The company requires a 10% return on its investments. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)    Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Net Cash Flow $10,000 $28,000 $55,000 $42,000 $111,000  (a) Compute the net present value of this investment.(b) Should the machinery be purchased?