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Brief Contents
1 Framework for Analysis and Valuation 1-1
2 Review of Business Activities and Financial Statements 2-1
3 Profitability Analysis and Interpretation 3-1
4 Credit Risk Analysis and Interpretation 4-1
5 Revenue Recognition and Operating Income 5-1
6 Asset Recognition and Operating Assets 6-1
7 Liability Recognition and Nonowner Financing 7-1
8 Equity Recognition and Owner Financing 8-1
9 Intercorporate Entities 9-1
10 Analyzing Leases, Pensions, and Taxes 10-1
11 Forecasting Financial Statements 11-1
12 Cost of Capital and Valuation Basics 12-1
13 13-1
Cash-Flow-Based Valuation 13-2
14 Operating-Income-Based Valuation 14-1
15 Market-Based Valuation 15-1
Appendix A: Compound Interest Tables A-1
Appendix B: Computing and Analyzing Cash Flows B-1
Appendix C: Comprehensive Case (available on website) C-1
Appendix D: Chart of Accounts (with Acronyms) D-1
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
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mention that comparison to seasonally lagged earnings numbers provides a measure of earnings
momentum and growth, and therefore is a useful gauge of corporate performance.”
Thus, are earnings important? To the majority of finance chiefs surveyed, the answer is a resounding
yes. (Source: Graham, et al., Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005)
Financial Statement Analysis in an Efficient Capital Market

Some question the value of financial statement analysis if capital markets are efficient. The idea
of market-efficiency is that security prices reflect available information and respond rapidly to
new information when it is available. Some people incorrectly believe that this implies there is no
gain to engaging in financial statement analysis. However, if our expectations differ from those
of other investors there exists an opportunity to trade.
Market-efficiency is predicated on the efforts of many individuals (investors and analysts)
who gather information, interpret it, and then engage in trades based on their analysis. These
trades create supply or demand pressures such that market prices adjust to a new equilibrium.
This task of information gathering and processing is the task of financial analysts and investors.
Capital markets function well in the U.S., particularly for the largest firms, because of self-inter-
ested buy-side and sell-side analysts, institutional investors, and others. For firms where there is
infrequent coverage in the financial press and little following from investors, prices can be less
efficient. Nonetheless, academic research has found many anomalies where markets appear to not
fully reflect information or reflect it with a lag.
Another facet of this discussion is management incentives. Management often has an
incentive to report favorable financial information due to a desire to maximize share price for
compensation contracts or other reasons. While U.S. GAAP and IFRS put some restrictions
on what is reported, the financial data potentially can be biased, misleading, or obfuscated.
Our analysis attempts to recognize and adjust for such possibilities. However, our estimates of
value are only as good as the accounting numbers that underlie them. If we are able to perform
effective analysis and gain a thorough understanding of where the firm operates, is currently
situated, and is going, then even in an efficient market there are gains available through finan-
cial statement analysis.
ANALYZING GLOBAL REPORTS

As we discussed earlier, the United States is one of the only economically developed countries
that does not use IFRS. While laws and enforcement mechanisms vary across countries, the
demand and supply of accounting information are governed by global economic forces. Thus,
it is not surprising that IFRS and U.S. GAAP both prescribe the same set of financial state-
ments. While account titles and note details differ, the underlying principles are the same. That
is, U.S. GAAP and IFRS both capture, aggregate, summarize, and report economic activities Analyzing Global
on an accrual basis. Reports sections
summarize notable
Given the global economy and liquid transnational capital markets, along with the fact that differences between IFRS
many non-U.S. companies file IFRS financial statements with the SEC, it is critical that we be and U.S. GAAP for topics
conversant with both U.S. GAAP and IFRS. For this purpose, the final section of each module covered in the module.
includes a summary of notable differences between these two systems of accounting for topics
covered in that module. Also, each module has assignments that examine IFRS companies and
their financial statements. By using a wide array of financial information, we will speak the
language of accounting in at least two dialects.
APPENDIX 1A: ACCESSING SEC FILINGS eL LO6

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As noted in the module, all publicly traded companies are required to file various reports with the SEC, two MBC
There is not an
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of which are the 10-Q (quarterly financial statements) and the 10-K (annual financial statements). Following is a reports
Appendix.filed
brief tutorial to access these electronic filings. The SEC’s website is https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/
with the SEC.
companysearch.html.
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2-55 Module 2 | Review of Business Activities and Financial Statements
Review 2-6—Solution
Balance Sheet Income Statement
Cash 1 Noncash 5 Liabil- 1 Contrib. 1 Earned Rev- 2 Expen- 5 Net
Assets Assets ities Capital Capital enues ses Income
Balance January 1, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 41,000 26,000 10,000 15,000 0 0 0

Transactions
1. Issue common stock for $3,000 cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 3,000
2. Purchase inventory for $8,000 on credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 8,000
Inventory Accounts
payable
3. Sell inventory costing $8,000 for $15,000 on credit. . . . . . . . . . . (8,000) 7,000 15,000 8,000 7,000
Inventory Revenue Cost of
15,000 goods sold
Accounts
receivable
4. Issue long-term debt for $10,000 cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 10,000

Long-term debt
5. Pay $15,000 cash for PPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15,000) 15,000

PPE
6. Pay $500 cash for salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (500) (500) 500 (500)

Salaries
expense
7. Receive $300 cash in advance for future consulting services . . . 300 300
Unearned
revenue
8. Pay $50 cash for interest on long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (50) (50) 50 (50)
Interest
expense
9. Receive $3,000 cash from accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 (3,000)

Accounts
receivable
10. Pay $2,500 cash toward accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,500) (2,500)

Accounts
payable
11. Perform consulting services for client who previously paid in 7 . . (300) 300 300
Unearned Revenue 300
revenue
12. Pay $100 cash for dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (100) (100)
Balance Sheet Income Statement
Cash Noncash 5 Liabil- 1 Contrib. 1 Earned Rev- 2 Expen- 5 Net
Assets 1 Assets ities Capital Capital enues ses Income
Accounting Adjustments
13. Record depreciation of $600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (600) (600) 600 (600)
PPE Depreciation
expense
14. Accrue salaries of $1,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 (1,000) 1,000 (1,000)

Salaries payable Salaries
expense
15. Advertising costing $1,300 is aired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,300) (1,300) 1,300 (1,300)

Prepaid expense Advertising
expense
16. Accrue income taxes of $1,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 (1,200) 1,200 (1,200)

Taxes payable Tax expense
Balance January 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,150 66,100 43,700

8,150 13,000 17,550 15,300 12,650 2,650
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M O D U L E
Profitability Analysis
and Interpretation
Analyst Playbook
Guided
LO Learning Objective | Topics Page eLecture Example Assignments
3–1 Compute and interpret return on equity (ROE). 3-3 e3–1 Review 3-1 1, 6, 18, 22, 26,
ROE Definition :: ROE Computation :: ROE Interpretation 30, 39, 40, 41,
47, 53, 54, 59,
60, 62
3–2 Apply DuPont disaggregation of ROE into return on assets 3-4 e3–2 Review 3-2 2, 5, 19, 26, 30,
(ROA) and financial leverage. (FL). 39, 41, 47, 59, 60
ROE Disaggregation :: Return on Assets :: Financial Leverage
3–3 Disaggregate ROA into profitability and productivity and 3-6 e3–3 Review 3-3 16, 19, 26, 30,
analyze both. 31, 32, 39, 47,
ROA Disaggregation :: Profitability :: Productivity :: Financial 59, 60, 66, 67, 68
Leverage (FL)
3–4 Identify balance sheet operating items and compute net 3-14 e3–4 Review 3-4 9, 20, 24, 46, 50,
operating assets. 53, 55, 56, 64
Operating Focus on Balance Sheet :: RNOA Motivation :: NOA
Computation
3–5 Identify income statement operating items and compute net 3-20 e3–5 Review 3-5 7, 8, 21, 25, 29,
operating profit after tax. 33, 45, 46, 50,
Operating Focus on Income Statement :: Operating vs 53, 55, 56, 64
Nonoperating :: NOPAT Computation :: Income Tax Expense
3–6 Compute and interpret return on net operating assets (RNOA). 3-24 e3–6 Review 3-6 6, 22, 23, 27, 34,
RNOA Computation :: ROA vs. RNOA :: ROA components :: Key 35, 36, 37, 38,
Definitions 40, 41, 46, 50,
53, 55, 56, 61,
62, 64
3–7 Disaggregate RNOA into net operating profitability and net 3-26 e3–7 Review 3-7 3, 4, 10, 11, 15,
operating asset turnover. 22, 23, 27, 29,
RNOA Disaggregation :: Net Operating Profit Margin :: Net 36, 37, 38, 40,
Operating Asset Turnover :: Trade-Off of Margin and Turnover 46, 50, 53, 55,
56, 58, 61, 62, 64
3–8 Compute and interpret nonoperating return (Appendix 3A). 3-31 e3–8 Review 3-8 1, 46, 49, 52, 54,
Nonoperating Return Components :: Under Various Conditions 55, 56, 57, 64
3–9 Compute and interpret measures of liquidity and solvency 3-36 e3–9 Review 3-9 28, 42, 43, 44,
(Appendix 3B). 48, 51, 63, 65
Liquidity :: Solvency :: Vertical & Horizontal Analysis
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3-3 Module 3 | Profitability Analysis and Interpretation
O R G A N I Z AT I O N
MODULE
Profitability Analysis and Interpretation
Return on Equity Return on Assets Operating Nonoperating Liquidity and

(ROE) (ROA) Focus Return Solvency
n Measuring ROE n Measuring ROA n Operating n Measuring n Liquidity:

n Disaggregating n Profitability Revenues and Nonoperating Current Ratio
ROE with (Profit Margin) Expenses Return and Quick Ratio
DuPont n Productivity n Tax on Leveraging
n Using Financial n Solvency:
Analysis (Asset Turnover) Operating Profit Debt to (FLEV)
Leverage Liabilities-
n Components: n Operating Increase ROE to- Equity and
Financial
n Financial
Times Interest
Return on
Return on Leverage: Link
Leverage (FL):
Assets and n Risks of Debt
Assets Earned Ratios
Assets (ROA)
and to ROE
Link to ROE
Liabilities Financing
Financial
and Financial n Disaggregating n Debt Covenants n Limitations of
Leverage
Leverage (FL) RNOA into Ratio Analysis
Margin and
Turnover
RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE)

eL
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MBC Compute (ROE), a powerful summary measure of company performance defined as:1
and interpret
return on
equity (ROE).
Net income
ROE 5
Average stockholders’ equity
ROE relates net income to the average total stockholders’ equity from the balance sheet. ROE
measures return from the perspective of the company’s stockholders. ROE is an important metric
and, in the five years from 2011–2015, return on equity of the S&P 500 firms has ranged from
14% to 15%. Exhibit 3.1 includes Intel’s income statement and balance sheet data used to com-
pute its ROE for 2015 of 19.53%.
EXHIBIT 3.1 Financial Statement Data for Intel Corporation

$ millions Dec. 26, 2015 Dec. 27, 2014
Sales�� $ 55,355 $55,870

Net income �� 11,420 11,704
Total assets�� 103,065 91,900
Total stockholders’ equity�� 61,085 55,865
$11,420
ROE 5 5 19.53%
($61,085 1 $55,865)/ 2
ROE is a summary return metric that measures the return the company has earned on the book
(reported) value of the shareholders’ investment. It is one measure of how effective management
has been in its role as stewards of the capital invested by shareholders. In our analysis of company
performance, we seek to uncover the drivers of ROE and how those drivers have trended over
time so that we are better able to predict future performance.
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ROE uses net income, in the numerator, that represents profit earned during the year. Therefore, the denominator would
ideally reflect equity that the company had throughout the year. As an approximation, we use a simple average of the
balance sheet values for equity at the start and end of the year to reflect equity during the year.
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Following are selected income statement and balance sheet data for Cisco Systems Inc.
$ millions July 25, 2015 July 26, 2014
Sales�� $ 49,161 $ 47,142

Net income �� 8,981 7,853
Total assets�� 113,481 105,070
Cisco shareholders’ equity�� 59,698 56,654
Required
Compute return on equity (ROE) for Cisco Systems for fiscal 2015.
Solution on p. 3-66.
ROE DISAGGREGATION: DUPONT ANALYSIS

There are two methods for disaggregating ROE into its components; each provides a different eL
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perspective that can inform our analysis. MBC Apply DuPont
disaggrega-
■■ The first method is the traditional DuPont analysis that disaggregates return on equity into tion of ROE
financial leverage.
components of profitability, productivity, and leverage. into return
on assets (ROA) and
■■ The second method extends the traditional DuPont analysis by taking an operating focus that financial leverage.(FL).
separates operating and nonoperating activities. Operating activities are the drivers of share-
holder value. This method, which focuses on operating or core activities, provides insight into
the factors that drive value creation.
Disaggregation of return on equity (ROE) was initially introduced by the E.I. DuPont de
Nemours and Company to aid its managers in performance evaluation. DuPont realized that
management’s focus on profit alone was insufficient because profit can be increased simply by
the purchase of additional investment in low-yielding, but safe, assets. DuPont wanted managers
to think like investors and to manage their portfolio of activities using investment principles that
allocate scarce investment capital to competing projects in descending order of return on invest-
ment (so-called capital budgeting approach). The DuPont model incorporates this investment
perspective into performance measurement by disaggregating ROE into two components.
Net income Net income Average total assets

ROE 5 5 3
Average stockholders’ equity Average total assets Average stockholders’ equity
Return on Assets Financial

(ROA) Leverage
(FL)
Return on equity takes the perspective of company’s shareholders and measures rate of return
on shareholders’ investment—how much net income is earned relative to the equity invested by
shareholders. It reflects both company performance (as measured by return on assets) and how assets
are financed (relative use of liabilities and equity). ROE is higher when there is more debt and less
equity for a given level of assets (this is because the denominator in ROE, equity, is smaller). There
is, however, a tradeoff: while using more debt and less equity results in higher ROE, the greater debt
means higher risk for the company. , which is the concept of financial leverage.
Return on Assets Component

Return on assets (ROA) measures return from the perspective of the entire company. This return
includes both profitability (numerator) and total company assets (denominator). To earn a high
return on assets, the company must be profitable and manage assets to minimize the assets invest-
ed to the level necessary to achieve its profit.
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Most operating managers understand the income statement and the focus on profit. However,
many of the same managers fail to manage the balance sheet (the denominator in ROA). ROA
analysis encourages managers to focus on the profit achieved from the invested capital under
their control. This means that managers seek to increase profits with the same level of assets and
to decrease assets without decreasing the level of profit. It is this dual focus that makes return
on assets a powerful performance measure—focusing managers’ attention on both the income
statement and balance sheet.
Intel’s net income is $11,420 million and its total assets are $103,065 million and $91,900
million at fiscal-year-end for 2015 and 2014, respectively (data from Exhibit 3.1). Intel’s 11.71%
return on assets is computed as follows.
$11, 420 million
ROA 5 5 11.71%
($103, 065 million + $91, 900 million) / 2
By comparison, the median return on assets of the S&P 500 companies for the same period was
5.2% and ranged from 5.2% to 6.2% for the 2011–2015 period.
Financial Leverage Component

Financial leverage, the second component
In general, of ROE, measures the degree to which the company
financial leverage
finances its assets with debt versus equity. Financial leverage is measured in the DuPont analysis
financial leverage
as the ratio of average total assets to average stockholders’ equity. An increase in this ratio implies ratio (labeled FL)
an increase in the relative level of debt. This is evident from the accounting equation: assets 5 implies
liabilities 1 equity. For example, if assets are financed equally with debt and equity, the account-
ing equation, expressed in percentage terms is: 100% 5 50% 1 50%, and financial financial leverage (FL)isis
leverage
2.0 (100%/50%). If debt increases to 75%, the accounting equation is: 100% 5 75% 1 25%, and
financial leverage
financial (FL) is 4.0 (100%/25%).
leverage
BUSINESS INSIGHT Which Accounts Are Used to Compute ROE?

Return on equity has net income in the numerator and stockholders’ equity in the denominator.
The complexity of company financial statements, however, presents some complications: which
net income and stockholders’ equity accounts should we use?
• Preferred Stock. The ROE formula takes the perspective of the common stockholder in that it
relates the income available to pay common dividends to the average common stockholder. The
presence of preferred stock on the balance sheet requires two adjustments to ROE.
1. Preferred dividends are subtracted from net income in the numerator.

2. Preferred stock is subtracted from stockholders’ equity in the denominator.
This modified return on equity is labeled return on common equity (ROCE).
Net income 2 Preferred dividends

ROCE 5
Average stockholders’ equity 2 Average preferred equity
• Noncontrolling interests. Many companies have two sets of stockholders: those that own the
common stock of the parent company whose financial statements are under analysis (called
controlling interest) and those that own shares in one or more of the parent company’s subsid-
iaries (called noncontrolling interest). Companies separately identify the stockholders’ equity
relating to each group and, likewise, net income attributable to each. ROE is computed from
the perspective of the controlling (parent company) stockholders and, thus, the numerator is net
income attributable to parent company’s stockholders and the denominator is equity attribut-
able to parent company’s stockholders. We explain controlling and noncontrolling interest in a
later module and ROE computations with noncontrolling interests in Appendix 3A.
Measuring financial leverage is important because debt is a contractual obligation and a com-
pany’s failure to repay principal or interest can result in legal repercussions or even bankruptcy.
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As
Asfinancial leverage
financial (FL) increases so does the level of debt payments, which all else equal, increases
leverage
the probability of default and possible bankruptcy. For fiscal 2015, Intel’s financial leverage is
1.67, computed as:
Financial leverage (FL) 5
($103, 065 million 1 $91, 900 million) / 2
Financial leverage 5 1.67
($61, 085 million 1 $55, 865 million) / 2
financial leverage
By comparison, the median financial (FL) of the S&P 500 companies for the same period was
leverage
2.74 and ranged from 2.4 to 2.7 for the 2011–2015 period.
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Refer to the financial information for Cisco Systems reported in Review 3-1.
Required
Compute return on assets (ROA) and financial leverage following DuPont disaggregation of ROE for fiscal
FL = ROE.
2015. Confirm that ROA 3 Financial leverage 5 ROE.
RETURN ON ASSETS AND ITS DISAGGREGATION

Return on assets (ROA) includes both profitability (in the numerator) and total assets (in the eL
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denominator). Managers can increase ROA by increasing profitability for a given level of asset MBC Disaggregate
investment or by reducing assets invested to generate a given level of profitability, or both. We ROA into
gain insight into these two drivers by disaggregating return on assets into two components to profitability
and produc-
isolate its profitability and asset investment levels as: tivity and analyze both.
Net income Net income Sales

ROA 5 5 3
Average total assets Sales Average total assets
Profit 3 Asset
Margin Turnover
(PM) (AT)
Return on
assets (ROA)
Return on assets is the product of profit margin and utilization of assets in generating sales (asset
turnover). This is the insight that DuPont analysis offers as it focuses managers’ attention on both
profitability and management of the balance sheet. The two drivers of return on assets are:
■■ Profit margin (PM). PM is what the company earns on each sales dollar; a company
increases profit margin by increasing its gross profit margin (Gross profit/Sales) and/or
reducing its operating expenses as a percent of sales.
■■ Asset turnover (AT). AT is the sales level generated from each dollar invested in assets; a
company increases asset turnover (productivity) by increasing sales volume with no increase
in assets and/or by reducing assets invested without reducing sales.
The goal is to increase the productivity of the company’s assets in generating sales and then to
bring as much of each sales dollar to the bottom line (net income). Managers usually understand
product pricing, management of production costs, and control of overhead costs. Fewer manag-
ers understand the role of the balance sheet. The ROA approach to performance measurement
encourages managers to focus on returns achieved from assets under their control, and ROA is
maximized with a joint focus on both profitability and productivity.
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ANALYST ADJUSTMENTS 3.1 Adjusted ROA

Return on assets is typically under the control of operating managers while the capital structure decision (the
relative proportion of debt and equity) is not. Accordingly, a common adjustment is made to the numerator
of ROA by adding back the after-tax net interest expense (net of any interest revenue or other nonoperating
expense or revenue reported after operating income). Using data from its income statement (see Exhibit 3B.3),
the adjusted ROA for Intel is as follows ($ in millions).
Net income 1 [Net interest expense 3 (12 Statutory tax rate)]

Adjusted ROA 5
Average total assets
$11,420 1 [($105 2 $315) 3 (12 37%)]

5 11.58%
($103,065 1 $91,900) / 2
“Statutory tax rate” in the adjusted ROA formula is the federal statutory tax rate plus the state tax rate net of any
federal tax benefits; we use the assumed 37% federal and state tax rates as explained in the NOPAT computa-
tion later in this module. This adjusted numerator better reflects the company’s operating profit as it measures
return on assets exclusive of financing costs (independent of the capital structure decision).
Analysis of Profitability and Productivity

The complete DuPont return on equity disaggregation follows.
Net income Net income Sales Average total assets

ROE 5 5 3 3
Average stockholders’ equity Sales Average total assets Average stockholders’equity
Profit Asset Financial

Margin
3 turnover
3 leverage
(PM) (AT) (FL)
8% Return on equity increases with each of the
7% three components provided the company is prof-
6% itable and reports a positive stockholders’ equity.
5% In Exhibit 3.2, we compute the disaggre-
4% gation of Intel’s return into profit margin, asset
3% turnover, and financial leverage. The analysis
Profit Margin: All U.S. Publicly Traded Companies in Exhibit 3.2 represents a first level of analy-
2%
1% sis where we examine ROE over time and in
0%
comparison with peers to identify trends and
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 differences from the norm.
EXHIBIT 3.2 Disaggregation of Intel’s ROE ($ millions)

Net income $11,420
Profit margin (PM) 20.63%
Sales $55,355
3 3
Sales $55,355
Asset turnover (AT) Average total assets ($103,065 + $91,900)/ 2 0.57
5 5
Net income $11,420
Return on assets (ROA) Average total assets ($103,065 + $91,900)/ 2 11.71%
3 3
Average total assets ($103,065 + $91,900) / 2
Financial leverage (FL) Average stockholders’ equity ($61,085 + $55,865) / 2 1.67
5 5
Net income $11,420
Return on equity (ROE) Average stockholders’ equity 19.53%
($61,085 + $55,865)/ 2
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Each of these activities is a strategic and financial event, often requiring integration within the
supply chain, new financing, and relationship building. As such, improvements in PPE turnover
can be difficult to achieve. If properly structured, however, they can markedly increase asset
returns and cash flow.
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Analysis of Financial Leverage

As companies utilize a larger proportion of borrowed money in their capital structures, they incur
obligations for interest payments and the repayment of the amount borrowed (the principal).
Those obligations are typically evidenced by a loan agreement (or bond indenture) that contains
some or all of the following.
■■ Restrictions on certain activities, such as mergers or acquisitions of other companies without
approval of lenders.
■■ Prohibitions against dividend payments or the repurchase of common stock without approval
of lenders.
■■ Covenants to maintain required levels of financial ratios, such as a maximum level of finan-
cial leverage, minimum levels of the current and quick ratios, minimum level of equity, and
minimum level of working capital.
■■ Prohibitions against the pledging of assets to secure new borrowings.
■■ Remedies to lenders in event of default (failure to make required interest and principal pay-
ments when due). These remedies can include seizing company assets or, possibly, forcing
the company into bankruptcy and requiring liquidation.
Judicial use of financial leverage is beneficial to stockholders (it is a relatively inexpensive

source of capital), but the use of borrowed money adds risk as debt payments are contractual obli-
gations. Analysis typically involves ratios that investigate the level of borrowed money relative
to equity capital and the level of profitability and cash flow relative to required debt payments.
Although there are dozens of other
financial leverage-related
financial leverage-related ratios in commercial databases, the fol-
In this section, we
lowing two ratios capture the spirit of such analysis. introduced a financial
leverage ratio (FL),
■■ Total liabilities-to-equity ratio (Total liabilities/Stockholders’ equity). measured as average
■■ Times interest earned ratio (Earnings before interest and taxes/Interest expense). total assets divided by
average total equity.
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As for all ratios, analysis of financial leverage ratios must consider ratios over time and
comparisons with peers. Appropriate financial leverage varies across industries because differ-
ent business models generate cash flow streams that differ in amount and variability over time.
Generally, business models that generate high and stable levels of cash flow can support a higher
level of debt.
The median total liabilities-to-equity ratio for all publicly traded companies in 2015 was 0.71,
indicating that companies typically borrow money, but have more equity than borrowed money in
their capital structures. Financial leverage ratios differ by industry and company size. The median
financial leverage ratio for the S&P 500 companies, for example, was 2.74 in 2015 and ranged
from 2.4 to 2.7 over the 2011–2015 period.
Exhibit 3.4 shows a summary of ratios used in the DuPont disaggregation of return on equity.
EXHIBIT 3.4 Summary of Ratios in DuPont Disaggregation of Return on Equity

Ratio Computation What The Ratio Measures Positive Indicators Include
Return on equity Net income 4 ROE measures accounting return to  Improvement over time and favorable
Avg. stockholders’ equity, or shareholders using net income and the comparison to peers.
Return on assets 3 book value of stockholders’ equity.  Greater proportion of ROE from ROA
Financial leverage (operations) than financial leverage (risk).
Return on assets Net income/Avg. total assets ROA measures the accounting return on  Improvement over time in both profit margin
or total assets using net income and total and asset turnover.
Profit margin 3 assets.  Improvement in gross margins and not solely
Asset turnover from expense reduction.
PROFITABILITY
Gross profit margin Gross profit / Sales Gross profit measures the difference  Improvement over time due to increases in
between selling price and the cost to selling prices and/or reductions in cost to make
make or buy the products sold for the or buy without compromising product quality.
year.  Favorable comparison to peers.
Operating expense SG&A expense / Sales Operating expense margin measures total  Improvement over time.
margin (or SG&A overhead expense (SG&A) as a percent  Favorable comparison to peers.
expense margin) of sales.
 No short-term gains at long-term cost (such
as unusual reductions in marketing and R&D
expenses).
Profit margin (or Net income / Sales Profit margin includes effects of both  Improvement over time.
net profit margin) gross profit margin, the operating expense  Favorable comparison to peers.
margin, and net nonoperating expenses.
PRODUCTIVITY
Accounts Sales / Avg.
COGS accounts
Avg. inventory AR turnover reflects how effective a  Improvement over time.
receivable turnover receivable company manages the credit issued to  Favorable comparison to peers.
customers.
Days sales 365 3 (Avg. accounts DSO reflects how well a company’s  Maintain sales while reducing days to collect
outstanding (DSO) receivable / Sales) accounts receivables are managed. receivables.
Inventory turnover COGS / Avg. inventory Inventory turnover reflects the number of  Improvement over time.
times inventory is sold or used during the  Favorable comparison to peers.
period.
Days inventory 365 3 Avg. inventory/COGS DIO reflects how many days it takes for a  Maintain sales while reducing days to sell
outstanding (DIO) company to sell its inventory. inventory.
Accounts payable COGS 4 AP turnover reflects how many times a  Improvement over time.
turnover Avg. accounts payable company pays off its suppliers during the  Favorable comparison to peers.
period.
Days payables 365 3 (Avg. accounts DPO reflects how long it takes a company  Maintain supplier relations while delaying
outstanding (DPO) payable/COGS) to pay its invoices from suppliers. payment to suppliers.
Cash conversion AR days 1 Inv days 2 AP Cash conversion (operating) cycle  Improvement over time.
cycle days measures the days to convert cash to  Favorable comparison to peers.
inventories, receivables to cash, cash to
payables.
PPE turnover Sales / Avg. PPE assets Plant asset turnover is a productivity  Improvement over time.
measure, comparing the volume of sales  Favorable comparison to peers.
generated by plant assets.
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APPENDIX 3A: NONOPERATING COMPONENT OF ROE

Nonoperating Return
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ectures
LO8 Recall that ROE can be written as:
MBC Compute ROE 5 Operating return 1 Nonoperating return
and in-
terpret In simple form, return on nonoperating activities measures the extent to which a company is using debt to increase
nonoperating return. its return on equity.
We can infer the nonoperating return indirectly as the difference between ROE and RNOA. We can also com-
pute the nonoperating return directly as follows:
Financial Leverage
Nonoperating return 5 Financial Leverage(FLEV) x Spread
3 Spread
where Spread is the difference between return on net operating assets and the after-tax cost of debt, net of any
after-tax returns on nonoperating assets such as investments in marketable securities.
This means return on equity can be disaggregated as:
ROE = Net income/Average equity
RNOA FLEV Spread

= NOPAT/Average NOA
= Average NNO/Average equity
= RNOA NNEP
Exhibit 3A.1 provides definitions for each of the terms required in this computation.
EXHIBIT 3A.1 Nonoperating Return Definitions

NNO: Net nonoperating obligations�� N onoperating liabilities less nonoperating assets
FLEV: *
Financial leverage�� Average NNO/Average total stockholders’ equity
NNE: Net nonoperating expense�� NOPAT – Consolidated net income; or Nonoperating
expenses 3 (1 2 Statutory tax rate)
NNEP: Net nonoperating expense percent�� NNE/Average NNO
Spread: �� RNOA – NNEP
In most cases, nonoperating return is positive and it increases ROE. However, there are a number of other situations
where the company’s nonoperating activities are more complex. And in some situations, the nonoperating return is
negative (as for Intel). In this section, we illustrate four specific situations and demonstrate how to directly compute
nonoperating return in each case.
Nonoperating Return—with Debt Financing

The following illustration provides the intuition for the simple case when a company has debt (nonoperating obli-
gations) but no nonoperating assets (such as cash).
Assume that a company has $1,000 in average net operating assets during the year and earns net operating
profit after tax (NOPAT) of $200; yielding a 20% RNOA (NOPAT/Average NOA 5 $200/$1,000). (To simplify the
example, assume a tax rate of 0%.) The company finances the assets entirely with equity and thus ROE is also 20%
(Net income/Average equity 5 $200/$1,000).
Next assume that the company borrows $500 at 7% and uses the funds to acquire additional operating assets
that yield the same RNOA of 20%. Its net operating assets are now $1,500 and its profit is $265, computed as:
Profit from assets financed with equity ($1,000 3 20%)�� $200

Profit from assets financed with debt ($500 3 20%) �� $100
Less interest expense from debt ($500 3 7%)�� (35) 65
Net income �� $265
*Financial leverage (FLEV) is defined here differently than the financial leverage (FL) used in the DuPont
analysis, despite the same name.
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the financials apart into their component businesses and separately analyze each component. Fortunately, companies
must report financial information (albeit limited) for major business segments in their 10-Ks.
Fuzzy View Ratios reduce, to a single number, the myriad complexities of a company’s operations. No scalar
can accurately capture all qualitative aspects of a company. Ratios cannot meaningfully convey a company’s
marketing and management philosophies, its human resource activities, its financing activities, its strategic initia-
tives, and its product management. In our analysis we must learn to look through the numbers and ratios to better
understand the operational factors that drive financial results. Successful analysis seeks to gain insight into what a
company is really about and what the future portends. Our overriding purpose in analysis is to understand the past
and present to better predict the future. Computing and examining ratios is one step in that process.
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Use the income statement and balance sheet for Cisco Systems Inc. from Reviews 3-4 and 3-5.
Required
a. Compute and interpret measures of liquidity for fiscal 2015 and 2014.
b. Compute and interpret liabilities-to-equity ratio for fiscal 2015 and 2014. Compute times interest earned
for 2015. (Note: The times interest earned ratio uses interest expense, gross, which is what Cisco Systems
reports separately on its income statement.)
GUIDANCE ANSWERS
You Are the CEO Pg. 3-27 Your company is performing substantially better than its competitors. Namely, your
RNOA of 16% is markedly superior to competitors’ RNOA of 10%. However, RNOA disaggregation shows that
this is mainly attributed to your NOAT of 0.89 versus competitors’ NOAT of 0.59. Your NOPM of 18% is essentially
identical to competitors’ NOPM of 17%. Accordingly, you will want to maintain your NOAT as further improvements
are probably difficult to achieve. Importantly, you are likely to achieve the greatest benefit with efforts at improving
your NOPM of 18%, which is only marginally better than the industry norm of 17%.
Superscript A(B) denotes assignments based on Appendix 3A (3B).
QUESTIONS
Q3-1. Explain in general terms the concept of return on investment. Why is this concept important in the
analysis of financial performance?
Q3-2. (a) Explain how an increase in financial
A
leverage
financial leverage (FL)can
can increase a company’s ROE. (b) Given the poten-
tially positive relation between financial
financialleverage
leverage
(FL) and
and ROE, why don’t we see companies with 100%
financial leverage (entirely nonowner financed)?
Q3-3. Gross profit margin (Gross profit/Sales) is an important determinant of NOPAT. Identify two factors
that can cause gross profit margin to decline. Is a reduction in the gross profit margin always bad news?
Explain.
Q3-4. When might a reduction in operating expenses as a percentage of sales denote a short-term gain at the
cost of long-term performance?
Q3-5. Describe the concept of asset turnover. What does the concept mean and why is it so important to
understanding and interpreting financial performance?
Q3-6. Explain what it means when a company’s ROE exceeds its RNOA. What about when the reverse occurs?
Q3-7. Discontinued operations are typically viewed as a nonoperating activity in the analysis of the balance
sheet and the income statement. What is the rationale for this treatment?
Q3-8. Describe what is meant by the “tax shield.”
Q3-9. What is meant by the term “net” in net operating assets (NOA)?
Q3-10. Why is it important to disaggregate RNOA into net operating profit margin (NOPM) and net operating
assets turnover (NOAT)?
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Q3-11. What insights do we gain from the graphical relation between profit margin and asset turnover?
Q3-12. Explain the concept of liquidity and why it is crucial to company survival.
Q3-13. Identify at least two factors that limit the usefulness of ratio analysis.
Q3-14. Define (1) net nonoperating obligations and (2) net nonoperating expense.
Q3-15. What is the chief difference between the traditional DuPont disaggregation of ROE and the disaggre-
gation based on RNOA?
Q3-16. What is meant by the term cash conversion cycle?
Q3-17. What insights can be gained from a common-sized income statement or balance sheet?
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Assignments with the MBC logo in the margin are available in .

See the Preface of the book for details.
MINI EXERCISES
LO1 M3-18. Compute ROE

HOME DEPOT Selected balance sheet and income statement information for Home Depot follows. Compute the return
(HD) on equity for the year ended January 31, 2016.
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MBC $ millions Jan. 31, 2016 Feb. 01, 2015
Operating assets�� $40,333 $38,223

Nonoperating assets�� 2,216 1,723
Total assets�� 42,549 39,946
Operating liabilities�� 14,918 13,427

Nonoperating liabilities �� 21,315 17,197
Total liabilities �� 36,233 30,624
Total stockholders’ equity�� 6,316 9,322
Sales�� 88,519
Net operating profit before tax (NOPBT)�� 11,774
Nonoperating expense before tax�� 753
Tax expense �� 4,012
Net income �� 7,009
LO2, 3 M3-19. Apply DuPont Disaggregation of ROE

HOME DEPOT Refer to the balance sheet and income statement information for Home Depot, from M3-18.
(HD)
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Ho a. Compute ROE and disaggregate the ratio into its DuPont components of ROA and financial leverage. (FL).
MBC b. Disaggregate ROA into profitability and productivity components.
LO4 M3-20. Compute Net Operating Assets (NOA)
HOME DEPOT Refer to the balance sheet information for Home Depot, from M3-18. Compute net operating assets for
(HD) the years ended January 31, 2016 and February 1, 2015.
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MBC
LO5 M3-21. Compute Net Operating Profit after Tax
HOME DEPOT Refer to the income statement information for Home Depot, from M3-18.
(HD)
mework Compute net operating profit after tax for the year ended January 31, 2016. Assume a statutory tax rate
Ho
of 37%.
MBC
LO1, 6, 7 M3-22. Compute ROE and RNOA with Disaggregation

HOME DEPOT Refer to the balance sheet and income statement information for Home Depot from M3-18.
(HD) a. Compute return on equity.
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b. Compute return on net operating assets (RNOA).
MBC
c. Use ROE and RNOA to determine the nonoperating return for the year.
d. Disaggregate RNOA into components of profitability and productivity and show that the product of
the two components equals RNOA.
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UNDER ARMOUR INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheet
$ in 000s Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents�� $ 129,852 $ 593,175
Accounts receivable, net�� 433,638 279,835
Inventories�� 783,031 536,714
Prepaid expenses and other current assets�� 152,242 87,177
Deferred income taxes �� — 52,498
Total current assets�� 1,498,763 1,549,399
Property and equipment, net�� 538,531 305,564
Goodwill �� 585,181 123,256
Intangible assets, net �� 75,686 26,230
Deferred income taxes �� 92,157 33,570
Other long-term assets�� 78,582 57,064
Total assets�� $2,868,900 $2,095,083
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable�� $ 200,460 $ 210,432
Accrued expenses�� 192,935 147,681
Current maturities of long term-debt�� 42,000 28,951
Other current liabilities�� 43,415 34,563
Total current liabilities�� 478,810 421,627
Long-term debt, net of current maturities�� 352,000 255,250
Long-term line of credit, noncurrent�� 275,000 —
Other long-term liabilities �� 94,868 67,906
Total liabilities �� 1,200,678 744,783
Stockholders’ equity
Additional paid-in capital�� 636,630 508,350
Retained earnings�� 1,076,533 856,687
Accumulated other comprehensive loss�� (45,013) (14,808)
Total stockholders’ equity�� 1,668,222 1,350,300
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity�� $2,868,900 $2,095,083
Required
a. Compute return on equity (ROE).
b. Apply the DuPont disaggregation into return on assets (ROA) and financial leverage.(FL).
c. Calculate the profitability and productivity components of ROA.
d. Confirm the ROA from part a. above with the full DuPont disaggregation: ROE = PM 3 AT 3 FL.
P3-48. Analysis and Interpretation of Liquidity and Solvency LO9
Refer to the financial information of 3M Company in P3-46 to answer the following requirements. 3M COMPANY
(MMM)
Required
a. Compute the current ratio and quick ratio for 2015 and 2014. Comment on any observed trends.
b. Compute times interest earned and liabilities-to-equity ratios for 2015 and 2014. Comment on any
noticeable changes.
c. Summarize your findings about the company’s liquidity and solvency. Do you have any concerns
about its ability to meet its debt obligations?
P3-49. Direct Computation of Nonoperating Return LO8
Refer to the financial information of 3M Company in P3-46 to answer the following requirements. 3M COMPANY
(MMM)
Required
a. Compute its financial leverage (FLEV), Spread, and noncontrolling interest (NCI) ratio for 2015.
Recall that NNE 5 NOPAT 2 Net income.
b. Assume that its return on equity (ROE) for 2015 is 38.95% and its return on net operating assets
(RNOA) is 26.58%. Confirm computations to yield the relation: ROE 5 [RNOA 1 (FLEV 3 Spread)]
3 NCI ratio.
c. What do your computations of the nonoperating return imply about the company’s use of borrowed funds?
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SOLUTIONS TO REVIEW PROBLEMS
Review 3-1—Solution ($ millions)
$8,981
ROE
ROA=5 5 15.44%
($59,698 1 $56,654) / 2

ROE 5 Return on assets (ROA) × Financial leverage (FL)
ROA 5
$8,981
5 8.22% Financial leverage
Financial (FL) 5 ($113, 481 1 $105, 070) / 2 5 1.878
leverage
($113,4811 $105,070) / 2 ($59,698 + $56,654) / 2

8.22% 3 1.878 5 15.44% 5 ROE

$8,981
a. ROA 5 5 8.22%
($113,4811 $105,070) / 2
$8,981
PM5 5 18.27%
$49,161
$49,161
AT5 50.45
($113,4811 $105,070) / 2
ROA 5 Profit Margin (PM) 3 Asset Turnover (AT)
8.22% 5 18.27% 3 0.45
b. ($49,161 2 $19,480)/$49,161 5 60.38%
c. Days sales outstanding 5 365 3 [($5,344 1 $5,157)/2]/$49,161 5 38.98
Days inventory outstanding 5 365 3 [($1,627 1 $1,591)/2]/$19,480 5 30.15
Days accounts payable outstanding 5 365 3 [($1,104 1 $1,032)/2]/$19,480 5 20.01
Cash conversion cycle 5 38.98 1 30.15 2 20.01 5 49.12
d. ($53,774/$59,707) 5 0.90
a.
$ millions July 25, 2015 July 26, 2014
Accounts receivable, net�� $ 5,344 $ 5,157

Inventories�� 1,627 1,591
Financing receivables, net�� 4,491 4,153
Deferred tax assets�� 2,915 2,808
Other current assets�� 1,490 1,331
Property and equipment, net�� 3,332 3,252
Financing receivables, net�� 3,858 3,918
Goodwill �� 24,469 24,239
Purchased intangible assets, net �� 2,376 3,280
Other assets �� 3,163 3,267
Total operating assets�� $53,065 $52,996
Accounts payable�� $ 1,104 $ 1,032

Income taxes payable�� 62 159
Accrued compensation�� 3,049 3,181
Deferred revenue�� 9,824 9,478
Other current liabilities�� 5,687 5,451
Income taxes payable�� 1,876 1,851
Deferred revenue�� 5,359 4,664
Other long-term liabilities �� 1,459 1,748
Total operating liabilities �� $28,420 $27,564
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5-23 Module 5 | Revenue Recognition and Operating Income
ANALYST ADJUSTMENTS 5.2 Adjusting for Allowances on Accounts Receivable (cont.)

Then, we estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts using the average percent computed here for each of the past 3 years
for Pfizer. Reformulations for the 2013 through 2015 balance sheets follow (assume a 30% tax rate).
Balance Sheets Adjustments ($ millions) 2013 2014 2015 (current year)
Allowance for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −

1$17 −1$17 No adjustment required at
Net accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +
2$17 +2$17 current year-end (as the year-end
balance sheet reflects all prior
Deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +2$ 5 +2$ 5 and current year cost allocations)
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +2$12 +2$12
Reformulations for the 2013 through 2015 income statements follow (assume a 30% tax rate):
Income Statements Adjustments ($ millions) 2013 2014 2015 (current year)
Bad debts expense�� −1$17 $0* +2$17

Income tax expense at 30%�� +2$ 5 $0* −1$ 5
Net income �� +2$12 $0* −1$12
* The $0 adjustment is a coincidence resulting from our 4.682% average rate approximating the 2014 reported rate of 4.68%.
We could have computed our balance sheet average using any number of possible years. The key is that we assess the cred-
ibility of the valuation allowance and adjust it if necessary. We could also use the income statement method to determine the
average percent for 2013 through 2015 as follows.
SBad Debts Expense2013, 2014, 2015 / SRevenues2013, 2014, 2015
We would then use this percent and employ similar adjustments as applied above. The key here is deciding which ratio, balance
sheet or the income statement, better reflects actual economic conditions.
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AT&T Corporation reported the following information on its December 31, 2015, balance sheet.
$ millions 2015 2014
Accounts receivable—net of allowances for

doubtful accounts of $704 and $454 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,532 $14,527
Footnotes to the financial statements reported, “Credit risks are assessed based on historical write-offs, net
of recoveries, as well as an analysis of the aged accounts receivable balances with allowances generally
increasing as the receivable ages.”
Assume the company analyzed and aged its accounts receivable at December 31, 2015, and developed
the following table.
$ millions Accounts Receivable % Uncollectible
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,650 0.5%

1–30 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,785 5%
31–60 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 15%
61–90 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 25%
91–120 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 55%
Over 120 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 75%
AT&T’s allowance for doubtful accounts had a balance of $454 million at January 1, 2015. Assume that dur-
ing the year, the company wrote off accounts receivable totaling $1,166 million. This exceeded the balance
in the account at the start of the year. In its 2015 Form 10-K filing, the company explained that the write-
offs were higher than expected due to acquisitions of DIRECTV and wireless properties in Mexico in 2015.
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5-43 Module 5 | Revenue Recognition and Operating Income
LO5 E5-43. Interpreting the Accounts Receivable Footnote

Hewlett-Packard Company reports the following in its 2015 10-K report.
HEWLETT-
PACKARD
(HPQ) October 31 ($ millions) 2015 2014
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MBC Accounts receivable �� $13,363 $13,832
Footnotes to the company’s 10-K provide the following additional information relating to its allowance
for doubtful accounts.
For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31 ($ millions) 2015 2014 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts—accounts receivable

Balance, beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $232 $332 $464
Provision for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 25 23
Deductions, net of recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (89) (125) (155)
Balance, end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189 $232 $332
a. What is the gross amount of accounts receivables for Hewlett-Packard in fiscal 2015 and 2014?
b. What is the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to gross accounts receivable for 2015
and 2014?
c. What amount of bad debts expense did Hewlett-Packard report each year 2013 through 2015 (ignore
increase in allowance from acquisitions)? How does bad debts expense compare with the amounts of
its accounts receivable actually written off? (Identify the amounts, and explain.)
d. Explain the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts from 2013 through 2015. Does it appear
that Hewlett-Packard increased or decreased its allowance for doubtful accounts in any particular year
beyond what seems reasonable?
LO5 E5-44. Estimating Bad Debts Expense and Reporting Receivables
At December 31, Barber Company had a balance of $420,000 in its accounts receivable and an unused bal-
ance of $2,600 in its allowance for uncollectible accounts. The company then aged its accounts as follows.
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $346,000
1–60 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,000
61–180 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,000
Over 180 days past due . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000

Total accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . $420,000

The company has experienced losses as follows: 1% of current balances, 5% of balances 1–60 days past
due, 15% of balances 61–180 days past due, and 40% of balances over 180 days past due. The company
continues to base its allowance for uncollectible accounts on this aging analysis and percentages.
a. What amount of bad debts expense does Barber report on its income statement for the year?
b. Show how Barber’s December 31 balance sheet will report the accounts receivable and the allowance
for uncollectible accounts.
LO5 E5-45. Estimating Uncollectible Accounts and Reporting Receivables over Multiple Periods
Weiss Company, which has been in business for three years, makes all of its sales on credit and does not
offer cash discounts. Its credit sales, customer collections, and write-offs of uncollectible accounts for its
first three years follow.
Year Sales Collections Accounts Written Off
2014 . . . . $733,000 $716,000 $5,300

2015 . . . . 857,000 842,000 5,800
2016 . . . . 945,000 928,000 6,500
a. Weiss recognizes bad debts expense as 1% of sales. (Hint: This means the allowance account is in-
creased by 1% of credit sales regardless of any write-offs and unused balances.) What does Weiss’
2013 balance sheet report for accounts receivable and the allowance for uncollectible accounts? What
2016
total amount of bad debts expense appears on Weiss’ income statement for each of the three years?
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Module 5 | Revenue Recognition and Operating Income 5-54
1. “Additions” represents the amount of returns allowances recorded during fiscal 2015 for sales during that year.
2. “Returns, net” is the dollar value of actual returns offset by the value of the merchandise returned. The actual returns
number is very close to the amount estimated. This indicates that Nordstrom is fairly accurate in its estimation process.
3. a. Sales returns/gross sales shows an increasing pattern. The ratio is up from 13.3%
13.4% two years ago to 16.1%
16.2% in
the most current year. This could indicate that customer satisfaction with products is decreasing. However,
Nordstrom’s business model focuses on customer satisfaction, and the fact that its margin is very high (35% in
2015) puts the increase in perspective—it is not alarming, but should be monitored.
$ millions 2015 2014 2013
Net sales�� $14,095 $13,110 $12,166

Year-endduring
Returns allowance for sales returns
the year�� 2,710
2,720 2,097
2,129 1,868
1,880
Gross sales�� $16,815
$16,805 $15,239
$15,207 $14,046
$14,034
% Returned merchandise�� 16.2%
16.1% 14.0%
13.8% 13.4%
13.3%
b. Nordstrom’s allowance is adequate considering the following ratio of actual to estimate:
$ millions 2015 2014 2013
Actual returns during the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,710 $2,097 $1,868

Estimated returns for the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,720 $2,129 $1,880
Adequacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6% 98.5% 99.4%
1. Some customers have very low credit scores and by allowing them to prepay for their wireless services, AT&T in-
creases revenue without the risk of increasing the bad debt expense. Other customers may want a temporary phone
while visiting the United States. Still other customers may not want a long-term contract because of uncertainty in
their usage. For a variety of reasons, a prepaid wireless service makes economic sense for AT&T. Indeed, the com-
pany collected nearly $5 billion in revenue from this product line in 2015.
2. The amount of cash received from the customers is the amount added to the liability.
Advanced Billings and Customer Deposits ($ millions)
Balance at 1/1/2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,105

1 Cash prepayments by customers during the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ??
2 Revenue recognized during the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,662)
5 Balance at 12/31/2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,682
Cash prepayments by customers during the year 5 $4,682 1 $4,662 2 $4,105 5 $5,239
3. The gift card is booked as a liability when sold, then AT&T would use historical analysis to age the gift cards. For
example, the analysis might reveal that by the time a gift card is one year old, there is a 75% chance it will be re-
deemed, so AT&T would recognize 25% of the value of these cards as revenue (100% 2 75%) leaving 75% of the
value of the gift card in the liability account. When a gift card is two years old, analysis reveals there is only a 5%
chance it will be redeemed, and AT&T would recognize another 70% of the revenue, leaving 5% of the value of the
gift card still in the liability account.
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6-11 Module 6 | Asset Recognition and Operating Assets
Inventory (in $000s) . . . During fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, a reduction in inventories related to
working capital initiatives resulted in the liquidation of applicable LIFO inventory quantities carried
at lower costs in prior years. This LIFO liquidation resulted in a $60,653, $38,867 and $13,894 cost
of revenues decrease, with a corresponding reduction to the adjustment to LIFO for fiscal 2016,
fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014, respectively.
Rite Aid reports that reductions in inventory quantities in 2016 led to the sale (at current selling
prices) of inventory that had a low balance sheet value—the inventory was valued using costs
from prior years when those costs were much lower. As a result of these inventory reductions,
COGS was lower, which increased income by $60,653 thousand in 2016. Fiscal years 2015 and
2014 were similarly affected.
IFRS INSIGHT Inventory Measurement under IFRS

Like GAAP, IFRS measures inventories at the lower of cost or market. The cost of inventory generally is
determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) or average cost method; use of the LIFO (last-in, first-out)
method is prohibited under IFRS.
ANALYST ADJUSTMENTS 6.1 Adjusting LIFO Statements to FIFO Statements

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) discloses the following inventory information in its August 2016 10-K.
The Company’s Retail Pharmacy USA segment inventory is accounted for using the last-in-first-out (“LIFO”)
method. At August 31, 2016 and 2015, Retail Pharmacy USA segment inventories would have been greater by
$2.8 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, if they had been valued on a lower of first-in-first-out (“FIFO”) cost or
market basis.
Walgreens Boots only uses LIFO for its US inventory because IFRS (the accounting rules used in all of the
other countries where Walgreens Boots operates) prohibits use of LIFO.1 To perform a financial analysis of
the company, we must first reformulate certain balance sheet and income statement items using the LIFO
reserve. By accessing each prior years’ 10-K, we can obtain the LIFO reserve for as many additional years
as we believe are useful for our analysis. For our example here, we analyze Walgreens Boots for two years,
which requires we obtain the LIFO reserve for three years as follows.
$ millions 2014 2015 2016
LIFO reserve �� $2,300 $2,500 $2,800
To convert LIFO numbers to FIFO on the balance sheet and income statement, recall two equations:
FIFO Inventory 5 LIFO Inventory 1 LIFO Reserve
FIFO COGS 5= LIFO
LIFO COGS
COGS 2 Increase in LIFO Reserve (or 1 Decrease)
Using these two equations we reformulate the following key numbers.
Balance Sheet Adjustments ($ millions) 2014 2015 2016
Inventories�� 1$2,300 1$2,500 1$2,800

Total assets�� 12,300 12,500 12,800
Tax liabilities (LIFO reserve 3 35%) �� 1805 1875 1980

Equity (LIFO reserve 3 65%)�� 11,495 11,625 11,820
Income Statement Adjustments ($ millions) 2015 2016
Cost of goods sold 2 �� 2$200 2$300

Gross profit�� 1200 1300
Pretax income�� 1200 1300
Income tax expense (Increase in LIFO reserve 3 35%)�� 170 1105
Net income (Increase in LIFO reserve 3 65%)�� 1130 1195
1
urther neither IRS nor GAAP requires use of a single inventory costing method. Companies are allowed to, and frequently do, use different
F
inventory methods for different types of inventory (such as spare parts versus finished goods) or inventory in different geographical locations.
2
Recall: Cost of Goods Sold 5 Beginning Inventories 1 Purchases 2 Ending Inventories. Thus, as ending inventories decrease, cost of goods
sold increases.
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Module 10 | Analyzing Leases, Pensions, and Taxes 10-48
a . Describe what is meant by service cost and interest cost.

b. What is the total amount paid to retirees during fiscal 2016? What is the source of funds to make these
payments to retirees?
c. Compute the 2016 funded status for the company’s pension plan.
d. What are actuarial gains and losses? What are the plan amendment adjustments, and how do they
differ from the actuarial gains and losses?
e. General Mills projects payments to retirees of about $300 million per year. How is the company able
to contribute only $23.7 million to its pension plan?
f. What effect would a substantial decline in the financial markets have on General Mills’ contribution
to its pension plans?
E10-34. Analyzing and Interpreting Pension and Health Care Footnote LO2
Xerox Corporation reports the following pension and retiree health care (“Other”) footnote as part of its
XEROX
10-K report. CORPORATION
(XRX)
mework
December 31, 2015 ($ millions) Pension Benefits Retiree Health Ho
Change in Benefit Obligation MBC

Benefit obligation, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,855 $ 937
Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 7
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 34
Plan participants’ contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 14
Actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (332) (4)
Currency exchange rate changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (538) (25)
Plan amendments and curtailments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17) (31)
Benefits paid/settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (638) (77)
Benefit obligation, December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,665 $ 855
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,214 $ —
Actual return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (89) —
Employer contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 63
Plan participants’ contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 14
Currency exchange rate changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (440) —
Benefits paid/settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (638) (77)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) —
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,356 $ —
Net funded status at December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(2,309)
$ 2,309 $(855)
December 31, 2015 ($ millions) Pension Benefits Retiree Health

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36 $ 7
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 34
Expected return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (376) —
Recognized net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 1
Amortization of prior service credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (18)
Recognized settlement loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 —
Recognized curtailment gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — (22)
Defined benefit plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 2
Defined contribution plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 —
Total net periodic cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $242 $ 2
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 $ (4)
Prior service credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16) (32)
Amortization of net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (185) (1)
Amortization of net prior service credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) 18
Curtailment gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 22
Total recognized in other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . $ (78) $ 3
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14-23 Module 14 | Operating-Income-Based Valuation
LO2 M14-16. Computing Present Value of Terminal Residual Operating Income

Ho
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Use the following data to compute the present value of the terminal period ROPI for each of the four
MBC firms A through D. Assume a forecast horizon of four years.
A B C D
Terminal period ROPI �� $171,345 $10,101 $57,008 $87,956

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) �� 7.2% 11% 8.8% 13%
Terminal period growth rate�� 2.0% 1% 2.5% 2%
LO3 M14-17. Comparing Model Weights for DCF and ROPI

GENERAL MILLS Compare the valuation model information for General Mills from Review 14-2 (ROPI) with Review
(GIS) 13-2 (DCF). For each model, compute the relative proportion of the total estimated firm value that comes
from the following components:
• Net operating assets.
• Present value of estimates for each year in the horizon period.
• Present value of the terminal value estimate.
What do these relative proportions tell us about the precision of the DCF model compared to the ROPI
model?
EXERCISES
LO2 E14-18. Estimating Share Value Using the ROPI Model

WHOLE FOODS Following are forecasts of Whole Foods’ sales, net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), and net operating
MARKET
(WFM)
assets (NOA) as of September 25, 2016.
mework
Ho
MBC Horizon Period

Reported Terminal
$ millions 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Period
Sales�� $15,724 $15,881 $16,199 $16,523 $16,853 $17,022

NOPAT�� 526 524 535 545 556 562
NOA�� 3,466 3,500 3,570 3,642 3,715 3,752
Answer the following requirements assuming a discount rate (WACC) of 6%, a terminal period growth rate of 1%,
acommon
. Estimate theoutstanding
shares value of a of
share of million,
318.3 Whole Foods’
and net common stock
nonoperating using the(NNO)
obligations residual operating
of $242 income
million.
(ROPI) model
a. Estimate as of
the value of September 25, 2016.
a share of Whole Foods’ common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI) model as
b. of
Whole Foods25,
September stock closed at $30.96 on November 18, 2016, the date the 10-K was filed with the SEC.
2016.
How does
b. Whole Foodsyour valuation
stock closed atestimate compare
$30.96 on Novemberwith18,this closing
2016, price?
the date Whatwas
the 10-K do you
filedbelieve
with theare some
SEC. How does
reasons for theestimate
your valuation difference?
compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some reasons for the difference?
LO2 E14-19. Estimating Share Value Using the ROPI Model
WALMART Following are forecasts of sales, net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), and net operating assets (NOA)
STORES INC.
(WMT)
as of January 31, 2016, for Walmart Stores Inc.
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Ho
MBC Reported
Horizon Period
Terminal
$ millions 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Period
Sales�� $482,130 $486,951 $491,821 $496,739 $501,706 $506,723

NOPAT�� 16,634 17,043 17,214 17,386 17,560 17,735
NOA�� 124,940 126,186 127,448 128,722 130,009 131,309
a Answer the following requirements assuming a discount rate (WACC) of 7%, a terminal period growth rate of 1%,
. Estimate the value of a share of Walmart common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI)
common shares outstanding of 3,144 million, net nonoperating obligations (NNO) of $41,329 million, and
model as of January 31, 2016.
noncontrolling interest (NCI) on the balance sheet of $3,065 million.
b. Walmart (WMT) stock closed at $68.80 on March 30, 2016, the date the 10-K was filed with the SEC.
a. Estimate the value of a share of Walmart common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI)
How does your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some
model as of January 31, 2016.
reasons for the difference?
b. Walmart (WMT) stock closed at $68.80 on March 30, 2016, the date the 10-K was filed with the SEC.
How does your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some
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Module 14 | Operating-Income-Based Valuation 14-28
CISCO SYSTEMS INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets
July 30, July 25,
In millions, except par value 2016 2015
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,631 $ 6,877
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,125 53,539
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$249 at July 30, 2016 and $302 at July 25, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,847 5,344
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,217 1,627
Financing receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,272 4,491
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,627 1,490
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,719 73,368
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,506 3,332
Financing receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,158 3,858
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,625 24,469
Purchased intangible assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,501 2,376
Deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,299 4,454
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,844 1,516
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,652 $113,373
Liabilities and equity

Current liabilities
Short-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,160 $ 3,897
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,056 1,104
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 62
Accrued compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,951 3,049
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,155 9,824
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,072 5,476
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,911 23,412
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,483 21,457
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 1,876
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,317 5,359
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,431 1,562
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,067 53,666
Cisco shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value: 5 shares authorized; none issued
and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — —
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value:
20,000 shares authorized; 5,029 and 5,085 shares issued and
outstanding at July 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015, respectively . . . . . . . . 44,516 43,592
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,396 16,045
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (326) 61
Total Cisco shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,586 59,698
Noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 9
Total equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,585 59,707
Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,652 $113,373
Sales growth 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%

Sales growth 2018–2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Terminal growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
Net operating profit margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 rate rounded to three decimal places
Net operating asset turnover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 rate rounded to three decimal places
Required
a. Compute net operating assets (NOA) for 2016.
b. Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2016, assuming a federal and state statutory tax rate of 37%.
c. Use the parsimonious forecast method, as shown in the Analysis Insight box and illustrated in Exhibit 14.2,
to forecast Cisco’s sales, NOPAT, and NOA for 2017 through 2020 and the terminal period using the above
assumptions. continued
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d. Estimate the value of a share of Cisco common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI) model as of
Required
July 30, 2016; assume a discount rate (WACC) of 10%, common shares outstanding of 5,029 million, and net
a. nonoperating
Estimate theobligations
value of (NNO)
a share of
of$(37,113)
Cisco common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI)
million (NNO is negative which means that Cisco has net
model as of July 30,
nonoperating investments).
2016.
e. b. Cisco
Cisco stock
stock closed
closed at $31.47
at $31.47 on September
on September 8, 2016,
8, 2016, the the
the date dateForm
the Form 10-Kfiled
10-K was waswith
filedthewith
SEC.theHow
SEC.
does
How does your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe
your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some reasons for the are some
reasons for
difference? the investment
What difference?decision
What investment decision
is suggested from youris suggested
results? from your results?
LO2 P14-28. Estimating Share Value Using the ROPI Model
TEXAS Following are forecasts of Texas Roadhouse’s sales, net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), and net
ROADHOUSE
(TXRH)
operating assets (NOA) as of December 29, 2015.
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Ho
MBC Forecast Horizon

Reported
$ thousands 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sales�� $1,807,368 $2,060,400 $2,348,855 $2,513,275 $2,689,205

NOPAT�� 102,495 168,953 192,606 206,089 220,515
NOA�� 662,502 755,279 861,017 921,288 985,779
a. Forecast the terminal period values assuming a 1% terminal period growth rate for all three model inputs: Sales, NOPAT,
and NOA.
Required
b. Estimate the value of a share of TXRH common stock using the residual operating income (ROPI) model as of December
a29,. Estimate the value
2015; assume of a share
a discount of TXRH
rate (WACC) common
of 7%, commonstock using
shares the residual
outstanding operating
of 70,091 incomenet(ROPI)
thousand, nonoperating
model as of December 29, 2015.
obligations (NNO) of $(14,680) thousand, and noncontrolling interest (NCI) from the balance sheet of $7,520 thousand.
bc.. TXRH
TXRHclosedclosedatat$42.13
$42.13onon February
February 26,26, 2016,
2016, the the
datedate the Form
the Form 10-K10-K was filed
was filed withSEC.
with the the How
SEC.does
Howyour valuation
does your
estimate compare valuation estimate
with this closingcompare withdo
price? What this
youclosing
believeprice? What
are some do youforbelieve
reasons are someWhat
the difference? reasons
investment
for theis difference?
decision suggested fromWhat investment
your results? decision is suggested from your results?
LO2 P14-29. Forecasting with the Parsimonious Method and Estimating Share Value Using the ROPI Model
NIKE INC. Following are the income statement and balance sheet for Nike Inc.
(NKE)
NIKE INC.
Consolidated Income Statement
May 31, May 31,
For Year Ended ($ millions) 2016 2015
Revenues�� $32,376 $30,601

Cost of sales�� 17,405 16,534
Gross profit�� 14,971 14,067
Demand creation expense �� 3,278 3,213
Operating overhead expense �� 7,191 6,679
Total selling and administrative expense�� 10,469 9,892
Interest expense (income), net �� 19 28
Other (income) expense, net�� (140) (58)
Income before income taxes�� 4,623 4,205
Income tax expense �� 863 932
Net income �� $ 3,760 $ 3,273
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Module 14 | Operating-Income-Based Valuation 14-30
NIKE INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
May 31, May 31,
$ millions 2016 2015
Current assets
Cash and equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,138 $ 3,852
Short-term investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,319 2,072
Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,241 3,358
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,838 4,337
Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,489 1,968
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,025 15,587
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,520 3,011
Identifiable intangible assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 281
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 131
Deferred income taxes and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,439 2,587
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,396 $21,597
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44 $ 107
Notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,191 2,131
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,037 3,949
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 71
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,358 6,332
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,010 1,079
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,770 1,479
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,138 8,890
Shareholders’ equity
Class A convertible common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Class B common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
Capital in excess of stated value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,786 6,773
Accumulated other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 1,246
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,151 4,685
Total shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,258 12,707
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,396 $21,597
Required
Required
a. Compute
a. Estimatenet
theoperating
value of aassetsshare(NOA)of Nikeand common stock usingobligations
net nonoperating the residual operating
(NNO) income
for 2016. Note(ROPI)
that themodel
company’s NNO is
as of May
negative 31, 2016.
because cashFor simplicity,
exceeds debt. prepare your forecasts in $ millions. Use the following assumptions:
b. Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2016 assuming a federal and state statutory tax rate of 37%.
c. Use the parsimonious
Sales forecast method, as shown in the Analysis
growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6% Insight box and illustrated in Exhibit 14.2, to forecast sales,
Net operating
NOPAT, and NOA profit
formargin (NOPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 through 2020 using the following 2016 ratios rounded to three decimal places
assumptions.
Sales
Net operating growth
asset . . . . .(NOAT),
turnover . . . . . . . . year-end . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 ratios
6% rounded to three decimal places
Net operating profit margin (NOPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 ratios rounded to three decimal places
Net operating asset turnover (NOAT), year-end . . . . . 2016 ratios rounded to three decimal places
b. Forecast
Nike’s stock closed at
the terminal $56.99
period on assuming
value July 21, 2016, the date the
a 1% terminal Form
period 10-Kand
growth was filedthe
using with the SEC.
NOPM How assumptions
and NOAT
does your valuation estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some reasons
above.
for the difference?
d. Estimate the value ofWhat investment
a share decision stock
of Nike’s common is suggested
using thefrom youroperating
residual results? income (ROPI) model as of May 31, 2016;
assume a discount rate (WACC) of 6.3% and common shares outstanding of 1,682 million.
e. Nike’s stock closed at $56.99 on July 21, 2016, the date the Form 10-K was filed with the SEC. How does your valuation
estimate compare with this closing price? What do you believe are some reasons for the difference? What investment decision
is suggested from your results?
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LO2 P14-30. Estimating Share Value Using the ROPI Model

COLGATE- Following are forecasted sales, NOPAT, and NOA for Colgate-Palmolive Company for 2016 through
PALMOLIVE
COMPANY
2019.
(CL)
Forecast Horizon
Reported
$ millions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sales�� $16,034 $16,836 $17,677 $18,561 $19,489

NOPAT�� 2,247 3,199 3,359 3,527 3,703
NOA�� 5,557 5,836 6,127 6,434 6,755
a. Forecast the terminal period values assuming a 1% terminal period growth for all three model inputs, that is Sales,
Required
NOPAT, and NOA.
a. Estimate
b. Estimatethe
thevalue
valueofofa ashare
shareofofColgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive common
common stock
stock using
using the the residual
residual operating
operating income
income (ROPI model);
(ROPI)a model.
assume discount rate (WACC) of 7.5%, common shares outstanding of 893 million, net nonoperating obligations
b. (NNO)
Colgate-Palmolive stockand
of $5,601 million, closed at $67.22 interest
noncontrolling on February
(NCI) 18,
from2016, the date
the balance the of
sheet Form
$25510-K was filed
million.
with the SEC. Howstock
c. Colgate-Palmolive’s doesclosed
your valuation estimate
at $67.22 on compare
February with
18, 2016, thethis
dateclosing
the Form price?
10-KWhat do you
was filed be-
with the SEC. How
lieveyour
does are valuation
some reasons
estimatefor the difference?
compare What
with this investment
closing decision
price? What do you is believe
suggested are from
some your results?
What investment decision is suggested from your results?
ANALYSIS DISCUSSION POINTS
LO4 D14-31. Management Application: Operating Improvement versus Financial Engineering

Assume that you are the CEO of a small publicly traded company. The operating performance of your
company has fallen below market expectations, which is reflected in a depressed stock price. At your
direction, your CFO provides you with the following recommendations that are designed to increase your
company’s return on net operating assets (RNOA) and your operating cash flows, both of which will,
presumably, result in improved financial performance and an increased stock price.
1. To improve net cash flow from operating activities, the CFO recommends that your company
reduce inventories (raw material, work-in-progress, and finished goods) and receivables (through
selective credit granting and increased emphasis on collection of past due accounts).
2. The CFO recommends that your company sell and lease back its office building. The lease will be
structured so as to be classified as an operating lease under GAAP. The assets will, therefore, not
be included in the computation of net operating assets (NOA), thus increasing RNOA.
3. The CFO recommends that your company lengthen the time taken to pay accounts payable (lean
on the trade) to increase net cash flows from operating activities.
4. Because your company’s operating performance is already depressed, the CFO recommends that you
take a “big bath;” that is, write off all assets deemed to be impaired and accrue excessive liabilities
for future contingencies. The higher current period expense will, then, result in higher future period
income as the assets written off will not be depreciated and your company will have a liability account
available to absorb future cash payments rather than recording them as expenses.
5. The CFO recommends that your company increase its estimate of expected return on pension
investments. This will reduce pension expense and increase operating profit, a component of net
operating profit after tax (NOPAT) and, thus, of RNOA.
6. The CFO recommends that your company share ownership of its outbound logistics (trucking division)
with another company in a joint venture. This would have the effect of increasing throughput, thus
spreading overhead over a larger volume base, and would remove the assets from your company’s bal-
ance sheet since the joint venture would be accounted for as an equity method investment.
Evaluate each of the CFO’s recommendations. In your evaluation, consider whether each recommen-
dation will positively impact the operating performance of your company or whether it is cosmetic in
nature.
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What factors influence management's incentives to report favorable financial information?

What factors influence management's incentives to report favorable financial information?

Brief Contents

1 Framework for Analysis and Valuation 1-1

2 Review of Business Activities and Financial Statements 2-1

3 Profitability Analysis and Interpretation 3-1

4 Credit Risk Analysis and Interpretation 4-1

5 Revenue Recognition and Operating Income 5-1

6 Asset Recognition and Operating Assets 6-1

7 Liability Recognition and Nonowner Financing 7-1

8 Equity Recognition and Owner Financing 8-1

9 Intercorporate Entities 9-1

10 Analyzing Leases, Pensions, and Taxes 10-1

11 Forecasting Financial Statements 11-1

12 Cost of Capital and Valuation Basics 12-1

14 Operating-Income-Based Valuation 14-1

15 Market-Based Valuation 15-1

Appendix A: Compound Interest Tables A-1

Appendix B: Computing and Analyzing Cash Flows B-1

Appendix C: Comprehensive Case (available on website) C-1

Appendix D: Chart of Accounts (with Acronyms) D-1

Financial Statement Analysis in an Efficient Capital Market

ANALYZING GLOBAL REPORTS

APPENDIX 1A: ACCESSING SEC FILINGS eL LO6

Balance January 1, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 41,000 26,000 10,000 15,000 0 0 0

4. Issue long-term debt for $10,000 cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 10,000

5. Pay $15,000 cash for PPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15,000) 15,000

6. Pay $500 cash for salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (500) (500) 500 (500)

9. Receive $3,000 cash from accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 (3,000)

10. Pay $2,500 cash toward accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,500) (2,500)

12. Pay $100 cash for dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (100) (100)

14. Accrue salaries of $1,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 (1,000) 1,000 (1,000)

15. Advertising costing $1,300 is aired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,300) (1,300) 1,300 (1,300)

16. Accrue income taxes of $1,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 (1,200) 1,200 (1,200)

Balance January 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,150 66,100 43,700

Profitability Analysis and Interpretation

Return on Equity Return on Assets Operating Nonoperating Liquidity and

n Measuring ROE n Measuring ROA n Operating n Measuring n Liquidity:

RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE)

EXHIBIT 3.1 Financial Statement Data for Intel Corporation

Sales���������������������������������������������������� $ 55,355 $55,870

$ millions July 25, 2015 July 26, 2014

Sales���������������������������������������������������� $ 49,161 $ 47,142

ROE DISAGGREGATION: DUPONT ANALYSIS

Net income Net income Average total assets

Return on Assets Financial

Return on Assets Component

Financial Leverage Component

BUSINESS INSIGHT Which Accounts Are Used to Compute ROE?

1. Preferred dividends are subtracted from net income in the numerator.

This modified return on equity is labeled return on common equity (ROCE).

Net income 2 Preferred dividends

RETURN ON ASSETS AND ITS DISAGGREGATION

Net income Net income Sales

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ANALYST ADJUSTMENTS 3.1 Adjusted ROA

Net income 1 [Net interest expense 3 (12 Statutory tax rate)]

Sales�� $ 55,355 $55,870

Sales�� $ 49,161 $ 47,142

APPENDIX 3A: NONOPERATING COMPONENT OF ROE

Profit from assets financed with equity ($1,000 3 20%)�� $200

Operating assets�� $40,333 $38,223

Operating liabilities�� 14,918 13,427

Total stockholders’ equity�� 6,316 9,322

Accounts receivable, net�� $ 5,344 $ 5,157

Accounts payable�� $ 1,104 $ 1,032

Bad debts expense�� −1$17 $0* +2$17

MBC Accounts receivable �� $13,363 $13,832

Net sales�� $14,095 $13,110 $12,166

Tax liabilities (LIFO reserve 3 35%) �� 1805 1875 1980