WALL STREET PREP PREMIUM EXAM
TRANSACTION COMPS MODELING
WALL STREET PREP EXAM VERIFIED
GRADED A+||
What is generally not considered to be a pre-tax non-recurring (unusual or infrequent)
item? (correct answer) Extraordinary gains/losses
what is false about depreciation and amortization (correct answer) D&A may be
classified within interest expense
Company X's current assets increased by $40 million from 2007-2008 while the
companies current liabilities increased by $25 million over the same period. the cash
impact of the change in working capital was (correct answer) a decrease of 15 million
the final component of an earnings projection model is calculating interest expense. the
calculation may create a circular reference because (correct answer) interest expense
affects net income, which affects FCF, which affects the amount of debt a company
pays down, which, in turn affects the interest expense, hence the circular reference
a 10-q financial filing has all of the following characteristics except (correct answer)
issued four times a year.
Depreciation Expense found in the SG&A line of the income statement for a
manufacturing firm would most likely be attributable to which of the following (correct
answer) computers used by the accounting department
If a company has projected revenues of $10 billion, a gross profit margin of 65%, and
projected SG&A expenses of $2billion, what is the company's operating (EBIT) margin?
(correct answer) 45%
A company has the following information, 1. 2014 revenues of $5 billion,2013 Accounts
receivable of $400 million, 2014 accounts receivable of $600 million, what are the days
sales outstanding (correct answer) 36.5
A company has the following information:
• 2014 Revenues of $8 billion
• 2014 COGS of $5 billion
• 2013 Accounts receivable of $400 million
• 2014 Accounts receivable of $600 million
, • 2013 Inventories of $1 billion
• 2014 Inventories of $800 million
• 2013 Accounts payable of $250 million
• 2014 Accounts payable of $300 million
What are the inventory days for the company? (correct answer) 65.7 days
Which of the following is true (correct answer) Coca Cola's brand name is not reflected
as an intangible asset on its balance sheet
A company has the following information:
• 2014 share repurchase plan of $4 billion
• Average share price of $60 for the year 2013
• Expected EPS growth for 2014 of 10%
What should the number of shares repurchased by the company be in your financial
model? (correct answer) 60.6 million
non-controlling interest (correct answer) is an expense on the income statement and
equity o the balance sheet
A company has the following information:
• 2013 retained earnings balance of $12 billion
• Net income of $3.5 billion in 2014
• Capex of $200 million in 2014
• Preferred dividends of $100 million in 2014
• Common dividends of $400 million in 2014
What is the retained earnings balance at the end of 2014? (correct answer) 15 billion
in order to find out how much cash is available to pay down short term debt, such as
revolving credit line, you must take (correct answer) beginning cash balance + pre-debt
cash flows - min. cash balance - required principal payments of LT and other debt
to calculate interest expense in the future, you should do which of the following (correct
answer) apply a weighted average interest rate times the average debt balance over the
course of the year
enterprise (transaction) value represents the: (correct answer) value of all capital
invested in a business
A debt holder would be primarily concerned with which of the following multiples?
I. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / EBITDA
II. Price/Earnings
III. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / Sales (correct answer) 1 and 3 only
On January 1, 2014, shares of Company X trade at $6.50 per share, with 400 million
shares outstanding. The company has net debt of $300 million. After building an
TRANSACTION COMPS MODELING
WALL STREET PREP EXAM VERIFIED
GRADED A+||
What is generally not considered to be a pre-tax non-recurring (unusual or infrequent)
item? (correct answer) Extraordinary gains/losses
what is false about depreciation and amortization (correct answer) D&A may be
classified within interest expense
Company X's current assets increased by $40 million from 2007-2008 while the
companies current liabilities increased by $25 million over the same period. the cash
impact of the change in working capital was (correct answer) a decrease of 15 million
the final component of an earnings projection model is calculating interest expense. the
calculation may create a circular reference because (correct answer) interest expense
affects net income, which affects FCF, which affects the amount of debt a company
pays down, which, in turn affects the interest expense, hence the circular reference
a 10-q financial filing has all of the following characteristics except (correct answer)
issued four times a year.
Depreciation Expense found in the SG&A line of the income statement for a
manufacturing firm would most likely be attributable to which of the following (correct
answer) computers used by the accounting department
If a company has projected revenues of $10 billion, a gross profit margin of 65%, and
projected SG&A expenses of $2billion, what is the company's operating (EBIT) margin?
(correct answer) 45%
A company has the following information, 1. 2014 revenues of $5 billion,2013 Accounts
receivable of $400 million, 2014 accounts receivable of $600 million, what are the days
sales outstanding (correct answer) 36.5
A company has the following information:
• 2014 Revenues of $8 billion
• 2014 COGS of $5 billion
• 2013 Accounts receivable of $400 million
• 2014 Accounts receivable of $600 million
, • 2013 Inventories of $1 billion
• 2014 Inventories of $800 million
• 2013 Accounts payable of $250 million
• 2014 Accounts payable of $300 million
What are the inventory days for the company? (correct answer) 65.7 days
Which of the following is true (correct answer) Coca Cola's brand name is not reflected
as an intangible asset on its balance sheet
A company has the following information:
• 2014 share repurchase plan of $4 billion
• Average share price of $60 for the year 2013
• Expected EPS growth for 2014 of 10%
What should the number of shares repurchased by the company be in your financial
model? (correct answer) 60.6 million
non-controlling interest (correct answer) is an expense on the income statement and
equity o the balance sheet
A company has the following information:
• 2013 retained earnings balance of $12 billion
• Net income of $3.5 billion in 2014
• Capex of $200 million in 2014
• Preferred dividends of $100 million in 2014
• Common dividends of $400 million in 2014
What is the retained earnings balance at the end of 2014? (correct answer) 15 billion
in order to find out how much cash is available to pay down short term debt, such as
revolving credit line, you must take (correct answer) beginning cash balance + pre-debt
cash flows - min. cash balance - required principal payments of LT and other debt
to calculate interest expense in the future, you should do which of the following (correct
answer) apply a weighted average interest rate times the average debt balance over the
course of the year
enterprise (transaction) value represents the: (correct answer) value of all capital
invested in a business
A debt holder would be primarily concerned with which of the following multiples?
I. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / EBITDA
II. Price/Earnings
III. Enterprise (Transaction) Value / Sales (correct answer) 1 and 3 only
On January 1, 2014, shares of Company X trade at $6.50 per share, with 400 million
shares outstanding. The company has net debt of $300 million. After building an
