Problem Statement Of Cash Flows You Have Just Been Hired As

Problemstatement Of Cash Flowsyou Have Just Been Hired As A Financial

Problem Statement of Cash Flows You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Basel Industries. The company's records have been lost due to a fire, and you are tasked with recreating the firm's cash flow statement for the most recent year. During the year, the firm had a closing bank balance of $100,000, with all working capital accounts except cash remaining unchanged. The firm earned a net income of $5 million and paid dividends of $750,000 to shareholders. Additionally, the firm purchased machinery costing $5.5 million for a new project, with annual depreciation expense of $440,000. This machinery purchase enhances property, plant, and equipment before depreciation. The firm financed its activities primarily by issuing $1 million in long-term debt at a 6% interest rate. Your goal is to determine the firm's end-of-year cash balance by reconstructing the cash flow statement based on this information.

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The reconstruction of Basel Industries' cash flow statement entails analyzing the cash inflows and outflows from operating, investing, and financing activities over the fiscal year to determine the ending cash balance. Starting with net income, adjustments are made for non-cash expenses such as depreciation and changes in working capital, complemented by cash flows from investing and financing activities.

Step 1: Beginning Cash and Net Income

The firm's starting cash balance was not specified for the current year; however, it is known that the previous year's ending cash balance was $100,000. Also, the firm earned a net income of $5 million during the year. This forms the basis for calculating the cash flow from operating activities (CFO).

Step 2: Adjustments for Non-Cash Items

Depreciation expense, a non-cash charge, adds back to net income in calculating CFO. The depreciation expense was $440,000, which increases cash flow as it does not involve an outflow of cash during the period.

Step 3: Changes in Working Capital

Since all working capital accounts except cash remained constant, there were no changes needing adjustment, except for cash itself, which does not impact working capital adjustments directly.

Step 4: Investing Activities

The firm purchased machinery costing $5.5 million. This is an investing cash outflow. Since the machinery was added to property, plant, and equipment before depreciation and no other asset transactions are specified, this purchase significantly reduces cash.

Step 5: Financing Activities

The firm issued $1 million in long-term debt at an interest rate of 6%. This inflow from financing activities increases cash by $1 million. Additionally, dividends paid of $750,000 are cash outflows from financing activities, reducing the cash balance.

Step 6: Calculating the End-of-Year Cash Balance

Assembling these components:

  • Starting cash: $100,000 (from previous year's ending balance)
  • Plus: Net income: $5,000,000 (non-cash adjustment included later)
  • Plus: Depreciation expense: $440,000 (added back)
  • Minus: Machinery purchase: $5,500,000
  • Plus: Long-term debt issuance: $1,000,000
  • Minus: Dividends: $750,000

Note: While net income and depreciation are operational, the machinery purchase, debt issuance, and dividends are investing and financing outflows/inflows. The net effect determines the ending cash balance.

Final Calculation:

Starting with cash at the beginning of the year: $100,000

+ Net income: $5,000,000 (which increases cash, but as per standard, net income is adjusted during operating cash flow, so it is part of CFO)

+ Depreciation: $440,000 (non-cash, added back)

− Machinery purchase: $5,500,000 (cash outflow)

+ Long-term debt issued: $1,000,000 (cash inflow)

− Dividends paid: $750,000 (cash outflow)

Calculating:

= 100,000 + 5,000,000 + 440,000 − 5,500,000 + 1,000,000 − 750,000


= (100,000 + 5,000,000 + 440,000 + 1,000,000) − (5,500,000 + 750,000)


= 6,540,000 − 6,250,000


= 290,000

The firm's end-of-year cash balance is approximately $290,000.

Conclusion

Based on the reconstructed cash flow statement, the firm’s end-of-year cash balance totals approximately $290,000, considering the operational net income, non-cash depreciation, significant investing outflows for machinery, and financing inflows and outflows from debt issuance and dividends.

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