Question: Dan Ervin was recently hired by East
Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the company with its short-term financial planning and also to evaluate the company’s financial performance. Dan graduated from college five years ago with a finance degree, and he has been employed in the treasury department of a Fortune 500 company since then.
East Coast Yachts was founded 10 years ago by Larissa Warren. The company’s operations are located near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and the company is structured as an LLC. The company has manufactured custom midsize, high-performance yachts for clients over this period, and its products have received high reviews for safety and reliability. The company’s yachts have also recently received the highest award for customer satisfaction. The yachts are primarily purchased by wealthy individuals for pleasure use. Occasionally, a yacht is manufactured for purchase by a company for business purposes.
The custom yacht industry is fragmented, with a number of manufacturers. As with any industry, there are market leaders, but the diverse nature of the industry ensures that no manufacturer dominates the market. The competition in the market, as well as the product cost, ensures that attention to detail is a necessity. For instance, East Coast Yachts will spend 80 to 100 hours on hand-buffing the stainless steel stem-iron, which is the metal cap on the yacht’s bow that conceivably could collide with a dock or another boat.
To get Dan started with his analyses, Larissa has provided the following financial statements. Dan has gathered the industry ratios for the yacht manufacturing industry.
1. Calculate all of the ratios listed in the industry table for East Coast Yachts.
2. Compare the performance of East Coast Yachts to the industry as a whole. For each ratio, comment on why it might be viewed as positive or negative relative to the industry. Suppose you create an inventory ratio calculated as inventory divided by current liabilities. How do you interpret this ratio? How does East Coast Yachts compare to the industry average?
3. Calculate the sustainable growth rate of East Coast Yachts. Calculate external funds needed (EFN) and prepare pro forma income statements and balance sheets assuming growth at precisely this rate. Recalculate the ratios in the previous question. What do you observe?
4. As a practical matter, East Coast Yachts is unlikely to be willing to raise external equity capital, in part because the owners don’t want to dilute their existing ownership and control positions. However, East Coast Yachts is planning for a growth rate of 20 percent next year. What are your conclusions and recommendations about the feasibility of East Coast’s expansion plans?
5. Most assets can be increased as a percentage of sales. For instance, cash can be increased by any amount. However, fixed assets often must be increased in specific amounts because it is impossible, as a practical matter, to buy part of a new plant or machine. In this case a company has a “staircase†or “lumpy†fixed cost structure. Assume that East Coast Yachts is currently producing at 100 percent of capacity. As a result, to expand production, the company must set up an entirely new line at a cost of $25 million. Calculate the new EFN with this assumption. What does this imply about capacity utilization for East Coast Yachts next year?
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EAST COAST YACHTS 2015 Income Statement Sales $210,900,000 Cost of goods sold 148,600,000 Other expenses 25,192,000 Depreciation 6,879.000 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $ 30,229,000 Interest 3,791,000 Taxable income $ 26,438,000 Taxes (40%) 10,575,200 Net income $ 15,862,800 Dividends $ 4,759,301 Add to RE $11,103,499 EAST COAST YACHTS Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 Assets Liabilities & Equity Current assets Current liabilities Cash $ 3,285,600 Accounts payable $ 6,977,700 Accounts receivable 5,910,800 Notes payable 14,342,600 Inventory 6,627,300 Total $ 21,320,300 Total $15,823,700 Fixed assets Long-term debt $ 36,400,000 Net plant and equipment $101,481,200 Shareholders' equity Common stock $ 5,580,000 Retained earnings Total equity 54,004,600 $ 59,584,600 Total assets $117,304,900 Total liabilities and equity $117,304,900 Yacht Industry Ratios Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile Current ratio .50 1.43 1.89 Quick ratio .21 .38 62 Total Asset-turnover' data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Click to view definition...">Asset Turnover .68 .85 1.38 Inventory turnover 6.85 9.15 16.13 Receivables turnover 6.27 11.81 21.45 Debt ratio .44 .52 .61 Debt-equity ratio .79 1.08 1.56 Equity multiplier 1.79 2.08 2.56 Interest coverage 5.18 8.06 9.83 Profit margin 4.05% 6.98% 9.87% Return on assets 6.05% 10.53% 15.83% Return on equity 9.93% 16.54% 28.14%
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