Exercise chapter 4
Exercise chapter 4
INTERNAL GROWTHRATE
Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not.
No dividends are paid. Next year’s sales are projected to be $8,449.
What is the external financing needed?
4. EFN [LO2] The most recent fi nancial statements for GPS, Inc., are
shown here:
Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not.
A dividend of $2,300 was paid, and the company wishes to maintain
a constant payout ratio. Next year’s sales are projected to be
$30,360. What is the external financing needed?
5. EFN [LO2] The most recent fi nancial statements for Xporter, Inc.,
are shown here:
Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not.
The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout
ratio. No external equity financing is possible. What is the internal
growth rate?
10. Applying Percentage of Sales [LO1] The balance sheet for the
Heir Jordan Corporation follows. Based on this information and the
income statement in the previous problem, supply the missing
information using the percentage of sales approach. Assume that
accounts payable vary with sales, whereas notes payable do not.
Put “n/a” where needed.
11. EFN and Sales [LO2] From the previous two questions, prepare a
pro forma balance sheet showing EFN, assuming a 15 percent
increase in sales, no new external debt or equity financing, and a
constant payout ratio.
12. Internal Growth [LO3] If the Boddy Shoppe has a 7 percent ROA
and a 25 percent payout ratio, what is its internal growth rate?
13. Sustainable Growth [LO3] If Rondo Corp. has a 14 percent ROE
and a 30 percent payout ratio, what is its sustainable growth rate?
Dividends = $13,000
15. Sustainable Growth [LO3] Assuming the following ratios are
constant, what is the sustainable growth rate?
17. Fixed Assets and Capacity Usage [LO1] For the company in the
previous problem, suppose fixed assets are $490,000 and sales are
projected to grow to $730,000. How much in new fixed assets are
required to support this growth in sales? Assume the company
maintains its current operating capacity.
18. Growth and Profit Margin [LO3] Abacus Co. wishes to maintain a
growth rate of 13 percent per year, a debt–equity ratio of 1.20, and
a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent. The ratio of total assets to
sales is constant at .95. What profit margin must the firm achieve?
26. Calculating EFN [LO2] In Problem 24, suppose the firm wishes to
keep its debt– equity ratio constant. What is EFN now?