Investment in net working capital


Problem 1: TCM Petroleum is an integrated oil company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Income statements for 2005 and 2006 are found below ($ millions):  









Dec. 06
Dec. 05
Sales






$13,358.00
$12,211.00
         Cost of goods sold




  (10,591.00)       (9,755.00)
Gross Profit





       2,777.00
      2,456.00
         Selling, general, & administrative expense


        (698.00)          (704.00)
Operating income before depreciation



       2,079.00
      1,752.00
        Depreciation, depletion, and amortization


        (871.00)          (794.00)
Operating profit





       1,208.00
          958.00
        Interest expense




        (295.00)
       (265.00)
Nonoperating income or expense



          151.00
          139.00
        Special items





                20.00
Pretax income





       1,064.00
          852.00
        Total income before taxes




        (425.60)             340.80
Total income before taxes




 $       638.40
 $      511.20

                                     
In 2005 TCM made capital expenditures of $875 million followed by $1,322 million in 2006. TCM also invested an additional $102 million in net working capital in 2005, followed by a decrease in its investment in net working capital of $430 million in 2006.                                       
Q1. Calculate TCM's PFCF for 2005 and 2006. TCM's tax rate is 40%.

Q2. Estimate TCM's PFCF for 2007-2011 using the following assumptions:

Operating income continues to grow at 10% per year over the next five years, CAPEX is expected to be $1,000 million per year, new investments in net working capital are expected to be $100 million per year, and depreciation expense equals the prior year total plus 10% of the prior year's CAPEX. Note that since TCM is a going concern we need not be concern about the liquidation value of the firm's assets at the end of 2011.

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