In: Accounting
1. Select a firm from the list at the bottom of this page.
2. Locate the financial statements for that firm from the Securities Exchange Commission's EDGAR website (www.sec.gov). These should be in the firm's 10-K report.
3. Using the firm's financial statements and footnotes, fill out the data sheet on page 2 of this file. For all but the actual pension return data your dollar amounts should correspond to the fiscal year ending 2016. You will need to collect 6 years of actual pension return data, which should require 3 years of financial statements (2012, 2014, and 2016). Record all numbers, with the exception of percentages, "in millions," e.g, $200 million is recorded as $200.0, $2 billion is recorded as $2,000.0.
4. Answer the questions listed below.
Data
From 2016 financial statements
Company name ________________________________________________________
Total liabilities ($millions) $ ____________
Total assets ($millions) $ ____________
Net operating cash flows ($millions) $ ____________
Income from continuing operations ($millions) $ ____________
Pension plan assumptions
Discount rate ________% Expected asset return ________% Rate of salary increase _______ %
Pension plan disclosures
Projected benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Fair value of pension plan assets ($millions) $ ____________
Accumulated benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Cash contributions to the pension plan during the year ($millions) $ ___________
% of pension assets invested in equities ___________ %
% of pension assets invested in bonds ___________ %
OPEB disclosures
Expected postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Accumulated postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Fair value of plan assets ($millions) $ ____________
From 2016 and previous financial statements
Actual percentage return on pension plan assets ($ actual return / $ beginning of year fair value of plan assets)
2016 _____ % 2015 _____ % 2014 _____% 2013 _____ % 2012 _____% 2011_______%
Required questions
1. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-end 2016 balance sheet? Prove this amount by reconciling from the related off-balance sheet footnote accounts.
2. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-ending 2016 income statement?
3. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and/or its OPEB plan material to your firm's financial position and financial performance? Explain using selected data from your firm's financial statements.
4. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan well-funded or poorly funded as of year-end 2016? Explain.
5. Is your firm's 2016 expected return on plan assets assumption reasonable? Explain.
NOTE: At a minimum compare your firm's expected return on plan assets in 2016 with its average (geometric mean) return over the past 6 years. See details on computing the mean return below.
6. Defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans typically generate temporary differences between financial books and tax books. Discuss the significance of your firm's defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans to its year-end 2016 deferred tax accounts. Use dollar amounts from the tax footnote.
*Compute average (geometric mean) return
Suppose that in 3 successive years the return on an investment is 5%, 20%, and -4%. The geometric mean, or compound annual rate of return, is computed as:
[(1.05)*(1.20)*0.96)]1/3 -1 = 0.065 = 6.5%
Firms to choose from:
ABX AIR INC
ACCURIDE CORP
ACE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC
AGERE SYSTEMS INC
AK STEEL HOLDING CORP
ALCOA INC
ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC
ALGOMA STEEL INC
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC
ALTRIA GROUP INC
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO
AMERICAN STANDARD COS INC
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORP
AMR CORP/DE
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS INC
APPLETON PAPERS INC
ARCH COAL INC
ARGO-TECH CORP
ASHLAND INC
AVAYA INC
AVON PRODUCTS
BADGER METER INC
BARNES GROUP INC
BCE INC
BECKMAN COULTER INC
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
BLOUNT INTL INC
BOEING CO
BORDEN CHEMICAL INC
BORGWARNER INC
BOWATER INC
BRIGGS & STRATTON
BRINKS CO
BRUSH ENGINEERED MATERIALS
BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC
CABOT CORP
CAMPBELL SOUP CO
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
CATERPILLAR INC
CELANESE CORP
CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO
CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE CO
CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
CENTURYTEL INC
CINCINNATI BELL INC
CITGO PETROLEUM CORP
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
CNF INC
CNH GLOBAL NV
COMMSCOPE INC
CONSOL ENERGY INC
COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO
CORNING NATURAL GAS CORP
CROMPTON CORP
CROWN HOLDINGS INC
CT COMMUNICATIONS INC
CUMMINS INC
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
DANA CORP
DAY INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
DEERE & CO
DELTA AIR LINES INC
DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
EASTMAN KODAK CO
EATON CORP
EL PASO ELECTRIC CO
EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC
ENERGY EAST CORP
ENGELHARD CORP
FALCONBRIDGE LTD
FARMER BROS CO
FEDERAL SCREW WORKS
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP
FIRSTENERGY CORP
FOOT LOCKER INC
FORD MOTOR CO
FOSTER WHEELER LTD
FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS INC
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC
GARDNER DENVER INC
GENCORP INC
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
GENERAL MOTORS CORP
GENTEK INC
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP
GLATFELTER
GOODRICH CORP
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
GORMAN-RUPP CO
GRACE (W R) & CO
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC
HANCOCK FABRICS INC
HAYES LEMMERZ INTL INC
HERCULES INC
HERSHEY CO
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
HORMEL FOODS CORP
IMPERIAL SUGAR CO
INCO LTD
INGERSOLL-RAND CO LTD
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES
ISPAT INLAND INC
ITT INDUSTRIES INC
JOY GLOBAL INC
K & F INDUSTRIES INC
KAYDON CORP
KEYSPAN CORP
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP
KNOLL INC
KRAFT FOODS INC
LADISH CO INC
LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC
LAMSON & SESSIONS CO
LEVCOR INTERNATIONAL INC
LEVI STRAUSS & CO
LIBBEY INC
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES INC
MASSEY ENERGY CO
MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO
MAYTAG CORP
MCCORMICK & COMPANY INC
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATRIALS INC
MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO
MILACRON INC
MONARCH CEMENT CO
MONSANTO CO
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP
NCR CORP
NEENAH PAPER INC
NEW YORK ST ELEC & GAS CORP
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC
NEWMARKET CORP
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP
NORTH PITTSBURGH SYSTEMS
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP
OILGEAR CO
OVERNITE CORP
OWENS CORNING
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
PEABODY ENERGY CORP
PENFORD CORP
PEPSICO INC
POLYONE CORP
POPE & TALBOT INC
POTASH CORP SASK INC
POTLATCH CORP
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
PULITZER INC
QWEST COMMUNICATION INTL INC
RAYTECH CORP/DE
RBS GLOBAL INC
READERS DIGEST ASSN
REUNION INDUSTRIES
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRC CORP
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC
ROHM AND HAAS CO
RTI INTL METALS INC
RYERSON TULL INC
SAMSONITE CORP
SARA LEE CORP
SCHLUMBERGER LTD
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP
SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
SNAP-ON INC
SOLUTIA INC
STANDARD MOTOR PRODS
STANDARD REGISTER CO
STEELCASE INC
SUNOCO INC
SWANK INC
TASTY BAKING CO
TELECOMUNICAC DE PUERTO RICO
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC
TESORO CORP
TIMKEN CO
TODD SHIPYARDS CORP
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TUPPERWARE CORP
TWIN DISC INC
U S CAN CORP
UAL CORP
UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS INC
UNION CARBIDE CORP
UNITED AIRLINES INC
UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORP
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
UNITED REFINING CO
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC
USEC INC
USG CORP
UST INC
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
VISKASE COMPANIES INC
VISTEON CORP
WALTER INDUSTRIES INC
WAUSAU PAPER CORP
WESTMORELAND COAL CO
WHIRLPOOL CORP
WILLIAMS CONTROLS INC
WISCONSIN GAS CO
WOLVERINE TUBE INC
WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO
WYETH
XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
XEROX CORP
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP
Answer :-
DATA
Comany Name :- XEROX CORP
Total liabilities ($millions) $ 13090
Total assets ($millions) $ 18051
Net operating cash flows ($millions) $ 1095
Income from continuing operations ($millions) $ 1349
Pension plan assumptions
Discount rate 4.1 % Expected asset return 5.8 % Rate of salary increase 21 %
Pension plan disclosures
Projected benefit obligation ($millions) $ 1120
Fair value of pension plan assets ($millions) $ 1123
Accumulated benefit obligation ($millions) $ 2230
Cash contributions to the pension plan during the year ($millions) $ 1350
% of pension assets invested in equities 23 %
% of pension assets invested in bonds 28 %
OPEB disclosures
Expected postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ 2305
Accumulated postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ 4421
Fair value of plan assets ($millions) $ 2230
From 2016 and previous financial statements
Actual percentage return on pension plan assets ($ actual return / $ beginning of year fair value of plan assets)
2016 5.6 % 2015 4.55 % 2014 6.3 % 2013 4.2 % 2012 3.98 % 2011 2.22 %