At the end of last year, Roberts Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions of dollars):

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At the end of last year, Roberts Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions of dollars):

Sales $3,000

Operating costs excluding depreciation 2,450

EBITDA $ 550

Depreciation 250

EBIT $ 300

Interest 125

EBT $ 175

Taxes (40%) 70

Net income $ 105

Looking ahead to the following year, the company’s CFO has assembled this information:

• Year-end sales are expected to be 10% higher than the $3 billion in sales generated last year.

• Year-end operating costs, excluding depreciation, are expected to equal 80% of yearend sales.

• Depreciation is expected to increase at the same rate as sales.

• Interest costs are expected to remain unchanged.

• The tax rate is expected to remain at 40%.

On the basis of that information, what will be the forecast for Roberts’ year-end net income?


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Fundamentals of Financial Management

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