Chapter 10
Forecasting Financial Statements
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Exhibit 10.B
Walmart Stores—Balance Sheet Forecasts (including CAPEX and PP&E) (Problem 10.16)
Actuals Forecasts
2010 2011 2012 Year +1 Year +2 Year +3 Year +4 Year +5
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents 7,395 6,550 7,781 9,958 13,983 19,120 25,555 33,327
common size 4.1% 3.4% 3.8% Plug Plug Plug Plug Plug
rate of change –11.4% 18.8% Assume cash is the financial flexible account.
Accounts and notes receivable—net 5,089 5,937 6,768 7,106 7,462 7,835 8,227 8,638
common size 2.8% 3.1% 3.3% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%
rate of change 16.7% 14.0% Assume accounts receivable grow at the same rate as sales.
Inventories 36,318 40,714 43,803 44,114 45,879 47,714 49,622 51,607
common size 20.1% 21.1% 21.6% 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0
rate of change 12.1% 7.6% Assume ending inventory amounts to 44 days COGS.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,960 1,774 1,588 1,652 1,718 1,786 1,858 1,932
common size 1.6% 0.9% 0.8% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
rate of change –40.1% –10.5% Assume growth with SG&A expenses, which grow with sales.
Current Assets of Discontinued Segments 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
common size 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
rate of change –100.0% Explain assumptions
Current Assets 51,893 54,975 59,940 62,830 69,041 76,455 85,261 95,504
common size 28.7% 28.4% 29.5% 29.9% 31.3% 33.1% 35.2% 37.5%
rate of change 5.9% 9.0% 4.8% 9.9% 10.7% 11.5% 12.0%
Property, plant, and equipment—at cost 154,489 160,938 171,724 184,224 196,724 209,224 221,724 234,224
common size 85.5% 83.2% 84.5%
rate of change 4.2% 6.7% PP&E assumptions – see schedule in forecast development
Accumulated depreciation –46,611 –48,614 –55,043 –64,254 –74,090 –84,552 –95,638 –107,349
common size –25.8% –25.1% –27.1%
rate of change 4.3% 13.2% See depreciation schedule in forecast development worksheet.
Goodwill 16,763 20,651 20,497 21,317 22,170 23,056 23,979 24,938
common size 9.3% 10.7% 10.1% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
rate of change 23.2% –0.7% Assume growth with sales.
Other assets 4,129 5,456 5,987 6,226 6,476 6,735 7,004 7,284
common size 2.3% 2.8% 2.9% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
rate of change 32.1% 9.7% Assume growth with sales.
Total Assets 180,663 193,406 203,105 210,343 220,319 230,918 242,330 254,601
common size 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
rate of change 7.1% 5.0% 3.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9% 5.1%