GB550: Financial Management

There are two Assignments due in Unit 4.
Assignment 1 of 2:
Complete Chapter 25 question, 25-1, p. 1005
Complete Chapter 25 problem, 25-2, p. 1007
Prepare this Assignment as a Word document. List each question, followed by your answer.

Directions for Submitting Assignment 1
Compose your Assignment in a MS Word document and save it as Username-GB550 Assignment 1-Unit#.doc (Example: TAllen- GB550 Assignment 1-Unit 4.doc). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 4: Assignment 1 Dropbox by the end of Unit 4.

Assignment 2 of 2:
Please complete all parts of spreadsheet problem 2-15 on page 89. It is recommended that you complete the problem using the Excel template located in Doc Sharing.
Directions for Submitting Assignment 2
Compose your Assignment in a MS Excel document and save it as Username-GB550 Assignment 2-Unit#.doc (Example: TAllen- GB550 Assignment 2-Unit 4.doc). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by the end of Unit 4.

Assignment 1

25-1) Define the following terms, using graphs or equations to illustrateyour answers wherever feasible:
a) Portfolio; feasible set; efficient portfolio; efficient frontier
b) Indifference curve; optimal portfolio
c) Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM); Capital Market Line (CML)
d) Characteristic line; beta coeffiecient, b
e) Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)

25-2) An analyst has modeled the stock of Crisp Trucking using a two-factor APT model. The risk-free is 6%, the expected return on the first factor (r1) is 12%, and the expected return on the second factor (r2) is 8%. If bi1=0.7 and bi2-0.9, what is Crisp’s required return?

Assignment 2

problem 2-15 on page 89

a. Using the financial statements shown below, calculate net
operating working capital, total net operating capital, net operating profit
after taxes, free cash flow, and return on invested capital for the most
recent year.
Lan
& Chen Technologies: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31
(Thousands of Dollars) 2013 2012
Sales $945,000 $900,000
Expenses
excluding depreciation and amortization
812,700 774,000
EBITDA $132,300 $126,000
Depreciation
and amortization
33,100 31,500
EBIT $99,200 $94,500
Interest
Expense
10,470 8,600
EBT $88,730 $85,900
Taxes (40%) 35,492 34,360
Net income $53,238 $51,540
Common
dividends
$43,300 $41,230
Addition
to retained earnings
$9,938 $10,310
Lan
& Chen Technologies: December 31 Balance Sheets
(Thousands
of Dollars)
Assets 2013 2012
Cash and cash equivalents $47,250 $45,000
Short-term investments 3,800 3,600
Accounts Receivable 283,500 270,000
Inventories 141,750 135,000
Total current assets $476,300 $453,600
Net fixed assets 330,750 315,000
Total assets $807,050 $768,600
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable $94,500 $90,000
Accruals 47,250 45,000
Notes payable 26,262 9,000
Total current liabilities $168,012 $144,000
Long-term debt 94,500 90,000
Total liabilities $262,512 $234,000
Common stock 444,600 444,600
Retained Earnings 99,938 90,000
Total common equity $544,538 $534,600
Total liabilities and equity $807,050 $768,600
Key Input Data
Tax rate 40%
Net
operating working capital
2013 NOWC = Operating current assets Operating current liabilities
2013 NOWC =
2013 NOWC =
2012 NOWC = Operating current assets Operating current liabilities
2012 NOWC =
2012 NOWC =
Total
net operating capital
2013 TOC = NOWC + Fixed assets
2013 TOC = +
2013 TOC =
2012 TOC = NOWC + Fixed assets
2012 TOC = +
2012 TOC =
Investment
in total net operating capital
2013 2012
2013 Inv. In TOC = TOC TOC
2013 Inv. In TOC =
2013 Inv. In TOC =
Net operating profit after taxes
2013 NOPAT = EBIT x ( 1 – T )
2013 NOPAT = x
2013 NOPAT =
Free cash flow
2013 FCF = NOPAT Net investment in
operating capital
2013 FCF =
2013 FCF =
Return on invested capital
2013 ROIC = NOPAT / Total net operating
capital
2013 ROIC = /
2013 ROIC =
b. Assume that there were 15 million shares outstanding at the
end of the year, the year-end closing stock price was $65 per share, and the
after-tax cost of capital was 8%. Calculate EVA and MVA for the most recent
year.
Additional Input Data
Stock
price per share
$65.00
#
of shares (in thousands)
15,000
After-tax
cost of capital
8.0%
Market Value Added
MVA = Stock price x # of shares Total common equity
MVA = x
MVA =
MVA =
Economic Value Added
EVA = NOPAT (Operating Capital x After-tax cost of
capital)
EVA = x
EVA =
EVA =