Question: Need an answer asap, please. Mike Smith, CFA, an analyst with Blue River Investments, is considering buying a Montrose Cable Company corporate bond. He has
Need an answer asap, please.
Mike Smith, CFA, an analyst with Blue River Investments, is considering buying a Montrose Cable Company corporate bond. He has collected the balance sheet and income statement information for Montrose as shown in Table 1 below.
| Table 1 Montrose Cable Company Year Ended March 31, 2017 (USD Thousands) | ||
| Balance Sheet | ||
| Current assets | $4,760 | |
| Fixed assets | 43,240 | |
| Total assets | $48,000 | |
| Current liabilities | 4,420 | |
| Long-term debt | 10,000 | |
| Total liabilities | $14,420 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 33,580 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $48,000 | |
| Income Statement | ||
| Revenue | $18,520 | |
| Operating and administrative expenses | 14,040 | |
| Operating income | $4,480 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,665 | |
| Interest expense | 942 | |
| Income before income taxes | $1,873 | |
| Taxes | 682 | |
| Net income | $1,191 | |
He has also calculated the three ratios shown in Table 2 below, which indicate that the bond is currently rated "A" according to the firm's internal bond-rating criteria.
| Table 2 Selected Ratios and Credit Yield Premium Data for Montrose | ||
| EBITDA/interest expense | 4.76 | |
| Long-term debt/equity | 0.30 | |
| Current assets/current liabilities | 1.08 | |
| Credit yield premium over U.S. Treasuries | 53 | basis points |
Smith has decided to consider some off-balance-sheet items in his credit analysis, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Montrose Off-Balance-Sheet Items
- Montrose has guaranteed the long-term debt (principal only) of an unconsolidated affiliate. This obligation has a present value of $970,000.
- Montrose has sold $505,000 of accounts receivable with recourse at a yield of 8 percent.
- Montrose is a lessee in a new noncancelable operating leasing agreement to finance transmission equipment. The discounted present value of the lease payments is $6,136,000 using an interest rate of 10 percent. The annual payment will be $1,000,000.
Specifically, Smith wishes to evaluate the impact of each of the off-balance-sheet items on each of the ratios found in Table 2. Assume that the "loan proceeds" from the financed receivables would be invested at interest rate of 8 percent.
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Calculate the combined effect of the three off-balance-sheet items in Table 3 on each of the following three financial ratios shown in Table 2. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to four decimal places.
- EBITDA/interest expense: ________
- Long-term debt/equity: ___________
- Current assets/current liabilities: __________
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Evaluate whether or not the credit yield premium incorporates the effect of the off-balance-sheet items, state and justify whether or not the current credit yield premium compensates Smith for the credit risk of the bond, based on the internal bond-rating criteria found in the firm's internal bond-rating criteria. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
Credit Yield Premium over U.S. Treasuries Bond Rating (in basis points) Interest Coverage -Select- (A / AA / BB / BBB) Item 4 Leverage -Select-(A / AA / BB / BBB) Item 6 Current Ratio -Select- (A / AA / BB / BBB) Item 8 The current rating of the Montrose bond as an "A" -Select- (does not incorporate / incorporate) Item 10 the effect of the off-balance-sheet items, and the current credit yield premium of 53 basis points -Select- (is / is not) Item 11 sufficient to compensate Smith for the credit risk of the bond.
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