The 2015 income statement for Duffy’s Pest Control shows that depreciation expense was $207 million, EBIT was $524 million, and the tax rate was 35 percent. At the beginning of the year, the balance of gross fixed assets was $1,594 million and net operating working capital was $427 million. At the end of the year, gross fixed assets was $1,851 million. Duffy’s free cash flow for the year was $437 million. |
Calculate the end-of-year balance for net operating working capital. (Enter your answer in millions of dollars rounded to 1 decimal place.) |
Net operating working capital |
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End-of-year balance for net operating working capital = $280.60 Million
Workings
Operating cash flow
Operating cash flow = EBIT (1 – Tax rate) + Depreciation
= [ $524 Million (1 – 0.35) + $207 Million ]
= $ 547.60 Million
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow = Operating cash flow – Investment in operating capital
$437 Million = $547.60 Million - Investment in operating capital
Investment in operating capital = $547.60 Million - $437 Million
= $110.60 Million
Investment in operating capital
Investment in operating capital = Changes in Gross fixed assets + Changes in Net operating working capital
$110.60 Million = ($1,851 Million – 1,594 Million) + (Ending net operating working capital – $427 Million)
$110.60 Million = $257 Million + Ending net operating working capital – $427 Million
Ending net operating working capital = $110.60 – 257 + 427 = $280.60 Million
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