CASH FLOW SATEAST COASTYA CHTS
Because of the dramatic growth at East Coast Yachts, Larissa decided that the company should be reorganized as a corporation (see our Chapter 1 Closing Case for more detail). Time has passed and, today, the company is publicly traded under the ticker symbol "ECY". Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the company with its short term financial planning and also to evaluate the company's financial performance. Dan graduated from college five years ago with a finance degree, and he has been employed in the treasury department of a Fortune 500 company since then. The company's past growth has been somewhat hectic, in part due to poor planning. In anticipation of future growth, Larissa has asked Dan to analyze the company's cash flows. The company's financial statements are prepared by an outside auditor. Below you will find the most recent income statement and the balance sheets for the past two years.
Larissa has also provided the following information. During the year, the company raised $40 million in new long-term debt and retired $22.8 million in long-term debt. The company also sold $30 million in new stock and repurchased $36 million. The company purchased $60 million in fixed assets, and sold $6,786,000 in fixed assets. Larissa has asked Dan to prepare the financial statement of cash flows and the accounting statement of cash flows. She has also asked you to answer the following questions:
Question
1. How would you describe East Coast Yachts' cash flows?
2. Which cash flows statement more accurately describes the cash flows at the company?
3. In light of your previous answers, comment on Larissa's expansion plans.