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The 2018 income statement for Duffy’s Pest Control shows that depreciation expense was $193 million, EBIT was $496 million, and the tax rate was 35 percent. At the beginning of the year, the balance of gross fixed assets was $1,566 million and net operating working capital was $413 million. At the end of the year, gross fixed assets was $1,809 million. Duffy’s free cash flow for the year was $409 million.
Calculate the end-of-year balance for net operating working capital
Calculate operating cash flow | |||||
Operating cash flow | EBIT - Taxes + Depreciation | ||||
Operating cash flow | 496 - (496*35%) + 193 | ||||
Operating cash flow | 496 - 173.60 + 193 | ||||
Operating cash flow | $515.40 | million | |||
Calculate investment in operating capital | |||||
Free cash flow | Operating cash flow - Investment in operating capital | ||||
409 | 515.40 - Investment in operating capital | ||||
Investment in operating capital | 515.40 - 409 | ||||
Investment in operating capital | $106.40 | million | |||
Calculate ending level of net operating working capital | |||||
Investment in operating capital | (1809-1566)+(Ending net operating working capital - 413) | ||||
106.4 | 243 + Ending net operating working capital - 413 | ||||
106.4-243+413 | Ending net operating working capital | ||||
Ending net operating working capital | $276.40 | ||||
Thus, end of year balance for net operating working capital is $276.40 million | |||||