LOS n: Calculate and explain free cash flow forecasts in a leveraged buyout (LBO) transaction.
Q1. The effect of capital expenditures in an LBO on cash flow and cash sweep, respectively, is:
Cash flow Cash sweep
A) Increase Decrease
B) Decrease Increase
C) Decrease Decrease
Q2. An investor gathered the following information about a leveraged buyout (LBO) for 2008:
- Net income of $13.5 million.
- Depreciation expense of $5.2 million.
- Amortization of deferred charges of $450,000.
- Reinvested depreciation of $5.2 million.
- Decrease in net working capital of $1 million.
- No new capital expenditure for the year.
The LBO’s cash flow for the year is:
A) $1.65 million.
B) $14.95 million.
C) $12.95 million.
Q3. When calculating the cash flows of a leveraged buyout investment from net income, the effect on cash flows of reinvested depreciation and a decrease in net working capital (NWC), respectively, is:
Reinvested depreciation Decrease in NWC
A) Decrease Increase
B) Decrease Decrease
C) Increase Decrease
Q4. A private equity investor gathered the following information about a leveraged buyout (LBO) for 2008:
- Net income of $6 million.
- Depreciation expense of $2.9 million.
- Amortization of deferred charges of $100,000.
- Reinvested depreciation of $2.9 million.
- Increase in net working capital of $1 million.
- New capital expenditures of $700,000.
The LBO’s cash flow for the year is (in millions):
A) $4.2.
B) $6.2.
C) $4.4. |