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Comment On Case Study 2-1
Comment On Case Study 2-1
• When calculating the growth rate, you need to project the balance sheet up to 2012.
• Note that footnote 7 states that the denominator of the ROIC is equal to the book
value of equity + long-term debt.
• If you do not know how to calculate the growth rate in Question 6, use g = 1.9%.
• Note that using this hint - as well as the 1.4% in the previous question would incur
a loss of points.
• In 2012, the company makes the bullet payment and at that point, covers its fi-
nancing needs by issuing long-term debt.