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Calculate free cash flow for 2017 for Monarch Textiles, Inc., based on the financial information that follows. Assume that all current liabilities are non-interest-bearing liabilities and that no fixed assets were sold or disposed of during 2017. (Enter your answer in 1000s.)
Monarch Textiles, Inc. ($ thousands) | ||||||||
Income statement | Selected balance sheet items | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
Sales | 1,610 | Current assets | 470 | 655 | ||||
Cost of sales | 870 | Net fixed assets | 168 | 336 | ||||
Operating expenses | 185 | Current liabilities | 285 | 365 | ||||
Depreciation | 84 | |||||||
Interest expense | 50 | |||||||
Earnings before taxes | 421.00 | |||||||
Tax | 168.40 | |||||||
Net income | 252.60 |
What is the free cash flow?
EBIT = EBT + Interest Expense
EBIT = $421.00 + $50.00
EBIT = $471.00
Tax Rate = Tax / EBT
Tax Rate = $168.40 / $421.00
Tax Rate = 40%
Working Capital, 2017 = Current Assets, 2017 - Current Assets,
2017
Working Capital, 2017 = $655.00 - $365.00
Working Capital, 2017 = $290.00
Working Capital, 2016 = Current Assets, 2016 - Current Assets,
2016
Working Capital, 2016 = $470.00 - $285.00
Working Capital, 2016 = $185.00
Change in Working Capital = Working Capital, 2017 - Working
Capital, 2016
Change in Working Capital = $290.00 - $185.00
Change in Working Capital = $105.00
Capital Expenditure = Net Fixed Assets, 2017 - Net Fixed Assets,
2016
Capital Expenditure = $336.00 - $168.00
Capital Expenditure = $168.00
Free Cash Flow = EBIT * (1 - Tax Rate) - Change in Working
Capital - Capital Expenditure
Free Cash Flow = $471.00 * (1 - 0.40) - $105.00 - $168.00
Free Cash Flow = $282.60 - $105.00 - $168.00
Free Cash Flow = $9.60