Sunbeam Corporation manufactures and sells a variety of small household appliances, including toasters, food processors, and waffle grills. Exhibit 3.21 presents a statement of cash flows for Sunbeam for Year 5, Year 6, and Year 7. After experiencing decreased sales in Year 5, Sunbeam hired Albert Dunlap in Year 6 to turn the company around. Albert Dunlap, known in the industry as €˜€˜Chainsaw Al,€™€™ had previously directed restructuring efforts at Scott Paper Company.

The restructuring effort at Sunbeam generally involved firing employees and cutting costs aggressively. Most of these restructuring efforts took place during Year 6. The market expected significantly improved results in Year 7. Reported sales increased 18.7% between Year 6 and Year 7, and net income improved. However, subsequent revelations showed that almost half of the sales increase resulted from fraudulent early recognition of revenues in the fourth quarter of Year 7 that the firm should have recognized in the first quarter of Year 8. Growth in revenues for Years 5, 6, and 7 was 2.6%, 3.2%, and 18.7%, respectively.

REQUIRED
a. Using the information provided and the statement of cash flows for Year 5 in Exhibit 3.21, identify any signals that Sunbeam was experiencing operating difficulties and was in need of restructuring.
b. Using information in the statement of cash flows for Year 6, identify indicators of the turnaround efforts and any relations among cash flows that trouble you.
c. Using information in the statement of cash flows for Year 7, indicate any signals that the firm might have engaged in aggressive revenue recognition and had not yet fixed its general operating problems.

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Exhibit 3.21 Sunbeam Corporation Statement of Cash Flows (amounts in millions) (Problem 3.23) Year 7 Year 6 Year 5 OPERATIONS Net income (loss) Depreciation and amortization Restructuring and asset impairment charges $ 50.5 $ 109.4 $(228.3) 38.6 47.4 44.2 283.7 Deferred income taxes Other additions Other subtractions 57.8 (77.8) 25.1 13.7 46.2 10.8 (84.6) (84.6) (100.8) (9.0) (27.1) (13.8) (11.6) 2.7 (21.7) (4.5) (4.9) (8.8) (Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable (Increase) Decrease in inventories (Increase) Decrease in prepayments Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable Increase (Decrease) in other current liabilities (1.6) 52.8 14.7 9.2 (21.9) $ 14.2 (18.4) $ (8.3) $ 81.5 Cash Flow from Operations INVESTING $ (58.3) $ (75.3) Fixed assets acquired Sale of businesses $(140.1) 91.0 65.3 Acquisitions of businesses Cash Flow from Investing (.9) (33.0) $ (76.2) $ 32.7 $(107.4) FINANCING $ 30.0 24 $ 40.0 Increase (Decrease) in short-term borrowing Increase in long-term debt Issue of common stock 5.0 11.5 26.6 9.2 9.8 Decrease in long-term debt Acquisition of common stock Dividends (12.2) (1.8) (5.4) (13.0) (3.3) (,2) (3.4) (3.3) Other financing transactions Cash Flow from Financing Change in Cash Cash-Beginning of year 0.5 (4) $ 16.5 $ 40.9 $ 45.2 $ (16.8) $ 27.9 $ 2.0 11.5 28.3 26.3 $ 52.4 $ 11.5 $ 28.3 Cash-End of Year