Accounting
Finance
Mystery
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How does purchase of new equipment for $100, effect statements on the day or purchase and year after purchase

The day of: PPE +$100 Cash -$100

After a year: Dep Exp $10 Tax Benefit $4 NI -$6

CF: +10 Dep , +$4 OCF BS: +$4 CASH PPE -$10 Net Retained Earnings -$6


100

Description of a DCF

What is an intrinsic valuation?

100

The Unlevered Beta

What is Bu = BL / (1+(D/E*(1-t))

200

What is Net working capital, can it be negative?

Current assets - current liabilities

Can be negative (think of Amazon)

200

The three ways to value a company

What is DCF, Public Comparables, and Precedent Transactions

200

Walk me through a cash flow statement

What is ...start with NI go through major adjustments (Dep., NWC, deferred taxes), mention capital expenditure, and repurchase and issuance of debt and equity.

300
Share buybacks signal to the market that
What is a company's stock price is undervalued? 
300

Time horizon used in a DCF model, and typical terminal growth rate

What is 3 to 10 years, or match time horizon of project? What is 2.5-3%, based on historical GDP?
300

The CAPM

What is R+ BL(1+D/E*(1-T))

400
Retained earnings are used in two ways

What are equity buybacks/dividends, or invest in company?

400

The most expensive way to finance a capital project (debt or equity)

What is Equity? More expensive than debt because debt holders have first claim on assets; interest expense is tax deductible

400

Free Cash Flow Formula

What is...

Rev-COGS-Dep&Amor= EBIT

EBIT - Tax = NOPAT

NOPAT + Dep = Operating Cash Flow

OCF - CapEx - Chg. NWC = FCFF

500

Cash flow statement and Income statement connected with

What is...Net Income?

500

Would it be appropriate to look at market cap / EBITDA ratio when using market comps to value a company

No, it is not appropriate, numerator and denominator should match from same finance perspective.

AKA EV/EBITDA

500

Given revenue growth is 0%, how would a company increase NI?

Lowering variable cost or products sold

Fixed cost would remain fixed in the short-term

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