Compute and Interpret Z-score
Balance sheets and income statements for Lockheed Martin
Corporation follow. Refer to these financial statements to answer
the requirements.
| Income Statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31 (In millions) | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| Net sales | |||
| Products | $ 31,518 | $ 30,202 | $ 27,290 |
| Service | 5,695 | 5,324 | 4,534 |
| 37,213 | 35,526 | 31,824 | |
| Cost of sales | |||
| Products | 28,800 | 27,879 | 25,306 |
| Service | 5,073 | 4,765 | 4,099 |
| Unallocated coporate costs | 803 | 914 | 443 |
| 34,676 | 33,558 | 29,848 | |
| 2,537 | 1,968 | 1,976 | |
| Other income (expenses), net | 449 | 121 | 43 |
| Operating profit | 2,986 | 2,089 | 2,019 |
| Interest expense | 370 | 425 | 487 |
| Earnings before taxes | 2,616 | 1,664 | 1,532 |
| Income tax expense | 791 | 398 | 479 |
| Net earnings | $ 1,825 | $ 1,266 | $ 1,053 |
| Balance Sheet | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31 (In millions) | 2005 | 2004 |
| Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,244 | $ 1,060 |
| Short-term investments | 429 | 396 |
| Receivables | 4,579 | 4,094 |
| Inventories | 1,921 | 1,864 |
| Deferred income taxes | 861 | 982 |
| Other current assets | 495 | 557 |
| Total current assets | 10,529 | 8,953 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,924 | 3,599 |
| Investments in equity securities | 196 | 812 |
| Goodwill | 10,447 | 9,892 |
| Purchased intangibles, net | 560 | 672 |
| Prepaid pension asset | 1,360 | 1,030 |
| Other assets | 2,728 | 2,596 |
| Total assets | $ 29,744 | $ 27,554 |
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 1,998 | $ 1,726 |
| Customer advances and amounts in excess of costs incurred | 4,331 | 4,028 |
| Salaries, benefits and payroll taxes | 1,475 | 1,346 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 202 | 15 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,422 | 1,451 |
| Total current liabilities | 9,428 | 8,566 |
| Long-term debt | 4,784 | 5,104 |
| Accrued pension liabilities | 2,097 | 1,660 |
| Other postretirement benefit liabilities | 1,277 | 1,236 |
| Other liabilities | 2,291 | 1,967 |
| Stockholders' equity | ||
| Common stock, $1 par value per share | 432 | 438 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,724 | 2,223 |
| Retained earnings | 7,278 | 7,915 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,553) | (1,532) |
| Other | (14) | (23) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 9,867 | 9,021 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 29,744 | $ 27,554 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31 (In millions) | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| Operating Activities | |||
| Net earnings | $ 1,825 | $ 1,266 | $ 1,053 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 555 | 511 | 480 |
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | 150 | 145 | 129 |
| Deferred federal income taxes | 24 | (58) | 467 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
| Receivables | (390) | (87) | (258) |
| Inventories | (39) | 519 | (94) |
| Accounts payable | 239 | 288 | 330 |
| Customer advances and amounts in excess of costs incurred | 296 | (228) | (285) |
| Other | 534 | 568 | (13) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,194 | 2,924 | 1,809 |
| Investing Activities | |||
| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | (865) | (769) | (687) |
| Acquisition of business/investments in affiliated companies | (564) | (91) | (821) |
| Proceeds from divestiture of businesses/Investments in affiliated companies | 935 | 279 | 234 |
| Purchase of short-term investments, net | (33) | (156) | (240) |
| Other | 28 | 29 | 53 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | (499) | (708) | (1,461) |
| Financing Activities | |||
| repayment of long-term debt | (133) | (1,089) | (2,202) |
| Issuances of long-term debt | -- | -- | 1,000 |
| Long-term debt repayment and issuance costs | (12) | (163) | (175) |
| Issuances of common stock | 406 | 164 | 44 |
| Repurchases of common stock | (1,310) | (673) | (482) |
| Common stock dividends | (462) | (405) | (261) |
| Net cash used for financing activities | (1,511) | (2,166) | (2,076) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1,184 | 50 | (1,728) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,060 | 1,010 | 2,738 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ 2,244 | $ 1,060 | $ 1,010 |
As of December 31, there were the approximate shares
outstanding:
2005 - 434,264,432
2004 - 440,445,630
As of December 31, the company's stock closed at the following
values:
2005 - $63.63
2004 - $55.55
(a) Compute and compare the Altman Z-scores for both years. (Do not
round until your final answer; then round your answers to two
decimal places.)
2005 z-score = Answer
2004 z-score = Answer
Which of the following explain the trend in the Z-scores from 2004
to 2005? (Select all that apply.)
Answeryesno The market value of Lockheed's equity improved somewhat
over the year.
Answeryesno Lockheed decreased its liquidity due to an increase in
retained earnings.
Answeryesno Lockheed improved its short-term liquidity by
increasing cash.
Answeryesno Lcokheed improved its long-term liquidity by decreasing
total liabilities.
(b) Which of the following statements best describes the company's
Altman Z-scores?
The Altman Z-scores have increased from 2004 to 2005 which indicates the company's bankruptcy risk has decreased. YES? OR NO
Both the Altman Z-scores are above 3.00 which indicate the company has a very low probability of bankruptcy. YES? OR NO
Both the Altman Z-scores are below 1.80 which indicate the company has a very high probability of bankruptcy. YES? OR NO
The Altman Z-scores have decreased from 2004 to 2005 which indicates the company's bankruptcy risk has increased. YES? OR NO
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