Download The Landis Corporation had 2008 sales of $100 million

The Landis Corporation had 2008 sales of $100 million. The balance sheet items that
vary directly with sales and the profit margin are as follows:Percent
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
Accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Net fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Accruals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Profit margin after taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
The dividend payout rate is 50 percent of earnings, and the balance in retained earnings
at the end of 2008 was $33 million. Common stock and the company’s long-term
bonds are constant at $10 million and $5 million, respectively. Notes payable are
currently
$12 million.
a. How much additional external capital will be required for next year if sales
increase 15 percent? (Assume that the company is already operating at full
capacity.)
b. What will happen to external fund requirements if Landis Corporation reduces
the payout ratio, grows at a slower rate, or suffers a decline in its profit margin?
Discuss each of these separately.
c. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet for 2009 assuming that any external funds
being acquired will be in the form of notes payable. Disregard the information in
part b in answering this question (that is, use the original information and part a
in constructing your pro forma balance sheet).
a. Δ Sales
Spontaneous assets
Spontaneous liabilities
RNF 
= .15  $100 million = 15 million
= 5% + 15% + 25% + 40% = 85%
= 15% + 10% = 25%
A
S   L S   PS 2 1  D 
S1
S1
RNF  .85 $15 million   .25 $15 million   .06 $115 million 1  .5
RNF  $12.75 million  $3.75 million  $3.45 million
RNF  $5.5 million
Where:
RNF is Required New Funds
S is Change in sales
A
is the Percentage Relationship of Variable (Spontaneous) Assets to Sales
S
L
is the Percentage Relationship of Variable (Spontaneous) Liabilities to
S
Sales
P is the Profit Margin
D is the Dividend Payout Ratio
b. If Landis reduces the payout ratio, the company will retain
more earnings and need less external funds. A slower growth
rate means that fewer assets will have to be financed and in
this case, less external funds would be needed. A declining
profit margin will lower retained earnings and force Landis
Corporation to seek more external funds.
c.
Landis Corporation
Balance Sheet - December 31, 2009
($ millions)
Cash
$ 5.75
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
17.25
Accruals
Inventory
28.75
Notes payable
Net capital assets
46.00
Long-term bonds
Common stock
Retained earnings
$97.75
1
2
$17.25
11.50
17.551
5.00
10.00
36.452
$97.75
Original notes payable plus required new funds. This is the plug figure.
2008 retained earnings (beginning of 2009) + PS2 (1 - D)