Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 10QP
Cash Flow to Creditors [LO4] The 2014
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2014
Sales
COGS
Interest
Depreciation
Cash
Accounts receivables
Current liabilities
Inventory
Long-term debt
Net fixed assets
Shareholder's equity
Taxes
$6,318
3.945
303
1,204
672
601
414
1,215
4,780
7,700
4,994
217
1. What is the change in net working capital from 2014 to 2015?
2. What is the net capital spending for 2015?
2015
$7,202
4,460
277
1,196
418
578
463
1,598
4,103
7,330
5.358
317
Central Bank has the following information (in $million).
2017
($ million)
2018
($ million)
Revenue
780
890
Net income
240
375
Assets
22,450
27,850
Equity
2,250
2,980
Which of the following statements about Central Bank is CORRECT?
Select one:
a.
From 2017 to 2018, its Return on Equity decreased, Return on Assets decreased, and Leverage Multiplier increased.
b.
From 2017 to 2018, its Return on Equity increased, Return on Assets increased, and Leverage Multiplier decreased.
c.
From 2017 to 2018, its Return on Equity increased, Return on Assets increased, and Leverage Multiplier increased.
d.
From 2017 to 2018, its Return on Equity increased, Return on Assets decreased, and Leverage Multiplier increased.
Dollarama reported the following selected data (in millions):
2017
2016
Total assets
$1,934.3
$1,863.5
Total liabilities
2,186.7
1,763.1
Profit
519.4
445.6
Income tax expense
196.3
166.8
Interest expense
39.9
33.0
(a)
Calculate the debt to total assets and interest coverage ratios for 2017 and 2016. Did Dollarama's solvency improve, worsen, or
remain unchanged in 2017? (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 52.2 or 52.2%.)
2017
2016
Debt to total assets
Interest coverage
times
times
The Dollarama's solvency
Chapter 2 Solutions
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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