Financial Statement Analysis: Case Studies

This assignment focuses on financial statement analysis using two case studies: General Mills, Inc., and Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Students analyze key financial metrics, calculate book value per share and value-to-price ratios, determine Free Cash Flow (FCF) using different methods, and understand the relationship between operating assets, financial assets, and FCF. The assignment provides a comprehensive understanding of how to interpret and analyze financial statements for effective decision-making.

Running head: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Financial Statement Analysis
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Table of Contents
Question I: General Mills, Inc.........................................................................................................2
Part A:..........................................................................................................................................2
Part B:..........................................................................................................................................3
Question II: Kimberly-Clark Corporation.......................................................................................4
Part A:..........................................................................................................................................4
Part B:..........................................................................................................................................5
References:......................................................................................................................................6

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Question I: General Mills, Inc
Part A:
The following steps are followed to compute the book value per share and value-to-price
ratio:
 There is no growth in free cash flow (FCF) after 2009.
 The subtraction between operating cash flows and investing cash flows is made for c
computing FCF.
 Values of discounting factor are calculated and they are multiplied with the discount rate
for obtaining the present value (PV) until 2009.
 The FCF of 2009 is divided by the rate of discount for deriving the continuing value
(CV).
 Accordingly, the enterprise value (EV) is obtained by dividing the FCF of each year by
the values of the discount rate and then addition is made with CV divided by the
discounting factor value of 2009.
 Equity value is derived by deducting total debt from EV.
 Equity value is divided by outstanding shares to obtain book value per share (Astami et
al. 2017)

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 The book value per share is divided by market price per share to obtain value-to-price
ratio
Part B:
The following series of steps are carried out to solve this problem:
 The CV is expected to rise by 3% after 2009.
 The previously-calculated CV and 3% growth rate are added and then the remainder is
divided by the discount rate minus growth rate in CV.
 All the above-discussed steps are followed thereafter.

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Question II: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Part A:
 Balance sheet is reformulated
 Operating assets and operating liabilities are subtracted to arrive at operating assets
 Financial assets and financial obligations are deducted from each other
 FCF (Method 1) = Operating profit – Change in operating assets (Toumeh and Yahya
2017)
 FCF (Method 2) = Financial assets – Financial expense + Payment to shareholders

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Part B:

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References:
Astami, E.W., Rusmin, R., Hartadi, B. and Evans, J., 2017. The role of audit quality and culture
influence on earnings management in companies with excessive free cash flow: Evidence from
the Asia-Pacific region. International Journal of Accounting & Information Management, 25(1),
pp.21-42.
Toumeh, A.A. and Yahya, S., 2017. Stock Market Segmentations, Free Cash Flow and Earnings
Management: The Roles of Moderating Independent Audit Committee and Audit Quality (The
Case of Jordan from an Agency Theory Perspective). Global Business and Management
Research, 9(4), pp.1-16.