FINA 3330 - Notes CH 9
FINA 3330 - Notes CH 9
FINA 3330 - Notes CH 9
Example: Given the following information, prepare a pro-forma cash flow statement: ABC
Corp. considers buying a new piece of equipment that costs $24,000. This machine is depreciated
straight line to zero over the 3-year life of the project, and will be sold for $10,000 at the end of
the project. This company is in the 34 percent tax bracket. As a result of buying the new
equipment, sales in will grow by 5,000 units in the first year, by 8,000 units in the second year,
and by 12,000 units in the third year. The company anticipates a selling price per unit of $7. The
company also has variable costs of $4 per unit, and fixed costs of $5,000, all because of
acquiring the new machine. In order to start producing, an initial investment $2,000 in net
working capital is needed, and in the subsequent years for the life of the machine, net working
capital will be 15 percent of revenue. The company also predicts that, at the end of the project,
the entire level of inventory will be liquidated.
Solution:
Please note that the formulas above are equivalent. In other words, no matter what formula is
being used, the resulting OCF will be the same if all calculations are correct.
D. Capital Spending
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Purchase Price 24,000 0 0 0
After-tax Proceeds from (6,600)
Market Sale
Depreciation Tax Shield 0
Capital Spending 24,000 (6,600)
II. NPV
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Total Cash Flow (26,000) 6,070 12,110 38,180
Discounted Cash Flows (r = .15) (26,000) 5,278 9,157 25,104
NPV 13,539