Critical Analysis of Bayern Brauerei Finance Case Solution Sample

QUESTION

 

Bayern Brauerei case

We will discuss the Bayern Brauerei case. Should BB’s board of directors accept or reject the “project” which is expansion into Eastern Lander? You should base your decision on a NPV analysis of the project. In your memo, be sure to do the following:

– Evaluate and critique Max’s financial plan by expanding Exhibit 5 into a full-blown NPV analysis along the lines of what we did for the Brown-Forman case. Seven of ten rubrics deal with this issue.

– You will need to create a ten-year cash-flow forecast for 1993-2002 from the very limited information presented for 1989-1994

-You will need to include any incremental cash flows omitted by Max Leiter in Exhibit 5.

– You will need to estimate a discount rate for the project based upon very limited information.

 – Identify and evaluate the biggest risk to which this project will expose BB. One rubric deals with this issue.

– Evaluate and critique the proposed compensation plan for Max by developing an alternative compensation scheme to the one proposed. One rubric deals with this issue.

– Evaluate and critique the proposal to increase the dividend paid out to shareholders and propose an alternative dividend policy. One rubric deals with this issue.

 

Model Fact

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Revised: May 29, 1998

Copyright (C) 1998 by the Trustees of the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.

 

Assumption

Exhibit 1
Bayern Brauerei
Forecast Assumptions
Assumptions       Years (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
                 
Sales Growth: Eastern Germany         312.00% 47.20% 45.00% 30.00%
Sales Growth: Western Germany         2.50% 3.11% 3.00% 3.00%
Operating Margin: East         6.20% 6.10% 7.00% 7.00%
Operating Margin: West         6.20% 6.10% 7.00% 7.00%
Capital Expenditures/Sales       0.05       7
Depreciation to Gross PPE       0.10        
Dividend Payout       0.75        
Melded Interest Rate       0.11        
Average Tax Rate       0.35        
Cash to Sales       0.12        
Days Sales Outstanding:                
Eastern Germany       90        
Western Germany       41        
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                
as a % of Accts. Rec.       0.02        
Payables to Sales       0.05        
Inventories to Sales       0.14        
Other Current Assets to Sales       0.1        
Other Current Liabs. to Sales       0.11        
               

 

Exhibit

BAYERN BRAUEREI

Historical and Projected Income Statements

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
1 Sales: Western Germany 78,202 78,984 80,959 83,476 85,981 88,560
2 Sales: Eastern Germany 3,113 12,825 18,879 27,375 35,587
3 Net Sales 78,202 82,097 93,784 102,356 113,355 124,147
Operating Expenses:
4 Production Costs and Expenses 40,667 43,390 50,159 56,298 64,302 69,272
5 Admin. and Selling Expenses 15,734 15,967 18,663 20,164 21,000 24,000
6 Depreciation 4,550 5,439 7,367 7,650 7,650 8,530
7 Excise duties 11,526 11,174 11,734 11,949 12,469 13,656
8 Total Operating Expenses (72,477) (75,970) (87,923) (96,061) (105,421) (115,458)
9 Operating Margin 5,725 6,127 5,861 6,294 7935 8689
10 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (9) (6) (28) (19) (188) (46)
11 Interest Expense (841) (778) (2,260) (2,085) (2,406) (2,679)
12 Earnings Before Taxes 4,875 5,343 3,573 4,190 5,341 5,964
13 Income Taxes (1,647) (1,845) (1,412) (1,634) (1,869) (2,087)
14 Net Earnings 3,228 3,498 2,161 2,556 3,471 3,877
Dividends on :
15 Dividends to All Common Shs 2,428 2,628 1,622 1,917 2,604 2,908
16 Retentions of Earnings 800 870 539 639 868 969

 

Exhibit 1 -contd-

BAYERN BRAUEREI

Historical and Projected Balance Sheets

(fiscal year ended December 31; all figures in DM thousands)

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
Assets
1 Cash 6,764 10,040 11,254 12,283 13,603 14,898
2 Accounts Receivable
Western Germany 8,740 9,004 9,104 9,477 9,658 9,948
Eastern Germany 0 310 2,987 4,505 6,750 8,775
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (87) (93) (121) (140) (328) (374)
3 Inventories 7,732 7,853 8,965 14,330 15,870 17,381
4 Total Current Assets 23,149 27,114 32,189 40,454 45,552 50,627
5 Investments & Other Assets 3,911 3,913 3,918 3,914 3,000 3,000
6 Gross Property Plant & Equipt. 73,667 73,667 76,500 76,500 85,300 93,933
7 Accumulated Depreciation (29,505) (34,944) (42,311) (49,961) (57,611) (66,141)
8 Net Property Plant & Equipt. 44,162 38,723 34,189 26,539 27,689 27,792
9 Total Assets 71,222 69,750 70,296 70,908 76,242 81,419
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
10 Bank Borrowings (Short Term) 3,765 7,172 7,640 7,891 12,651 16,977
11 Accounts Payable 4,511 4,607 4,705 5,328 5,668 6,207
12 Other Current Liabilities 9,325 9,031 10,316 11,259 12,469 13,656
13 Total Current Liabilities 17,601 20,810 22,661 24,478 30,788 36,841
14 Long Term Debt: Bank Borrowings 20,306 14,755 12,911 11,066 9,222 7,378
15 Shareholders’ Equity 33,315 34,185 34,724 35,364 36,231 37,201
16 Total Liabs. & Stkhldrs’ Eq. 71,222 69,750 70,296 70,908 76,242 81,419

 

Exhibit 2

BAYERN BRAUEREI

Sources and Uses of Funds

(fiscal year ending December 31; all figures in DM thousands)

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
Sources of Funds
1 Net Income 3,498 2,161 2,556 3,471 3,877
2 Increases in Allowance for Doubtful Accts. 6 28 19 188 46
3 Depreciation 5,439 7,367 7,650 7,650 8,530
4 Increases in Short Term Debt 3,407 468 251 4,761 4,326
5 Increases in Accounts Payable 96 98 623 340 540
6 Increases in Other Current Liabilities (294) 1,286 943 1,210 1,187
7 Total Sources of Cash   12,152 11,407 12,042 17,620 18,505
Uses of Funds
8 Dividend Payments 2,628 1,622 1,917 2,604 2,908
9 Increases in Cash Balance 3,276 1,214 1,029 1,320 1,295
10 Increases in Accts. Receivable (W. Ger.) 264 100 373 181 290
11 Increases in Accts Receivable (E. Ger.) 310 2,677 1,518 2,245 2,025
12 Increases in Inventories 121 1,112 5,365 1,540 1,511
13 Increases in Other Assets 2 5 (4) (914) 0
14 Reductions in Long Term Debt 5,551 1,844 1,844 1,844 1,844
15 Capital Expenditures 0 2,833 0 8,800 8,633
16 Total Uses of Cash   12,152 11,407 12,042 17,620 18,505

 

Exhibit 3

BAYERN BRAUEREI

Ratio Analyses of Historical and Projected Financial Statements

(fiscal year ended December 31; all figures in DM thousands)

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
Profitability
1 Operating Profit Margin (%) 7.3% 7.5% 6.2% 6.1% 7.0% 7.0%
2 Average Tax Rate (%) 33.8% 34.5% 39.5% 39.0% 35.0% 35.0%
3 Return on Sales (%) 4.1% 4.3% 2.3% 2.5% 3.1% 3.1%
4 Return on Equity (%) 9.7% 10.2% 6.2% 7.2% 9.6% 10.4%
5 Return on Net Assets (%) 6.5% 7.1% 6.9% 7.5% 8.9% 9.2%
6 Return on Assets (%) 4.5% 5.0% 3.1% 3.6% 4.6% 4.8%
Leverage
7 Debt/Equity Ratio (%) 72.3% 64.1% 59.2% 53.6% 60.4% 65.5%
8 Debt/Total Capital (%) 41.9% 39.1% 37.2% 34.9% 37.6% 39.6%
9 EBIT/Interest (x) 6.8 7.9 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.2
Asset Utilization
10 Sales/Assets 1.10 1.18 1.33 1.44 1.49 1.52
11 Sales Growth Rate (%) 4.0% 5.0% 14.2% 9.1% 10.7% 9.5%
12 Assets Growth Rate (%) 6.0% -2.1% 0.8% 0.9% 7.5% 6.8%
13 Receivables Growth Rate (%): Germany 4.0% 6.6% 29.8% 15.6% 17.4% 14.1%
14 Receivables Growth Rate: Western Germany 4.0% 3.0% 1.1% 4.1% 1.9% 3.0%
15 Receivables Growth Rate: Eastern Germany 0.0% NMF 863.5% 50.8% 49.8% 30.0%
16 Days in Receivables: Germany 40.8 41.4 47.1 49.9 52.8 55.0
17 Days in Receivables: Western Germany 40.8 41.6 41.0 41.4 41.0 41.0
18 Days in Receivables: Eastern Germany NMF 36.3 85.0 87.1 90.0 90.0
19 Payables to Sales 5.8% 5.6% 5.0% 5.2% 5.0% 5.0%
20 Inventories to Sales 9.9% 9.6% 9.6% 14.0% 14.0% 14.0%
Liquidity
21 Current Ratio 1.32 1.30 1.42 1.65 1.48 1.37
22 Quick Ratio 0.88 0.93 1.02 1.07 0.96 0.90

 

Exhibit 4

Breakeven Analysis
Fixed costs 27,814
Rev/Unit 153.46
VC/Unit 102.29
Breakeven FC/Contrib 543,607
Change in WC/Unit 59.76
Volume EBIT
1 Base 667,000 6,313,496
2 101% Volume 673,670 6,654,771
3 Change 6,670 341,275
4 % Change 1.00% 5.41%
Operating Leverage = 5.4

 

Data for Profit Break-even Analysis Graph
Volume Revenues Var. Cost Fixed Cost Tot. Cost
0 0 0 28 28
50 8 5 28 33
100 15 10 28 38
150 23 15 28 43
200 31 20 28 48
250 38 26 28 53
300 46 31 28 59
350 54 36 28 64
400 61 41 28 69
450 69 46 28 74
500 77 51 28 79
550 84 56 28 84
600 92 61 28 89
650 100 66 28 94
700 107 72 28 99
750 115 77 28 105
800 123 82 28 110
850 130 87 28 115
900 138 92 28 120
950 146 97 28 125
1000 153 102 28 130

Exhibit 5

Max Leiter’s Analysis of the Return on Investment from

Investment in Accounts Receivable in the Eastern Lander

Assumptions
Revenue per HL (DM) 153.46
Variable Costs per HL (DM) 102.35
Contribution Percentage 33%
Tax Rate 35%
Sales in Eastern Lander (DM, thousands)
Change in Sales (DM, thousands)
Variable Costs on the Marginal Sales
Contribution on the Marginal Sales
Taxes on the Marginal Contribution
Marginal After-tax Profits (DM thousands)
Variable Costs/Sales
Change in Accounts Receivable, Eastern Lander (DM thousands)
Investment in Accts. Receivable (DM thousands)
Return on Marginal Investment in Receivables

 

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d) (Proj’d)
3,113 12,825 18,879 27,375 35,587
3,113 9,712 6,054 8,496 8,212
(2,076) (6,478) (4,037) (5,666) (5,477)
1,037 3,235 2,016 2,829 2,735
(363) (1,132) (706) (990) (957)
674 2,103 1,311 1,839 1,778
67% 67% 67% 67% 67%
310 2,677 1,518 2,245 2,025
207 1,785 1,012 1,497 1,351
0% 326% 118% 129% 123% 132%

 

 

ANSWER

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis:

Net Income

3,471

3,877

23,074

27,581

32,830

39,005

46,264

54,793

64,807

76,562

Depreciation

7,650

8,530

9,393

10,409

11,534

12,781

14,162

15,693

17,390

19,269

Increase in CA

-5,098

-5,074

-12,413

-10,402

-12,118

-14,117

-16,447

-19,160

-22,322

-26,005

Increase in CL

6,310

6,053

7,405

4,349

4,844

5,401

6,027

6,733

7,528

8,425

LT Invest

-8,800

-8,633

-10,154

-11,252

-12,468

-13,816

-15,309

-16,964

-18,798

-20,830

ATICF

1564

1741

2036

2074

2103

2118

2118

2096

2049

1968

Free Cash Flow

5,098

6,493

19,342

22,760

26,726

31,372

36,816

43,191

50,654

59,390

TV

742372

Present Values

4593

5270

14143

14993

15860

16773

17733

18742

19802

20916

Present Value of TV

261452

NPV

410276

 

The table above shows the NPV analysis of the company. The detailed proforma statements are present in the attached excel. Based only on the NPV analysis the investment will be a good opportunity for the company as the net present value of the complete company is more than the worth of the company that it will achieve 10 years from today in terms of its net value on the balance sheets.

Most of the growth factors have been taken as the average of the units in East Germany and West Germany. As the part of the company has already reached its maturity state and is growing at the perpetual growth rate where it has saturated, the same has been used as the perpetual growth rate of the complete company (at 3%).

To account for the WACC the cost of debt (interest rate) has been used as the cost of capital as most of the funding will be coming from raising debt itself. However, we do not use the after-tax cost of debt and use the pre-tax cost of debt to account for any changes and a worst-case scenario that is possible. The same also accounts for the 75% dividend pay-out policy which is a much bigger cost of capital. A complete account of the same will not leave room for development for the company and the evaluation by taking 75% of dividend pay-out ratio completely into account will be unfair in the NPV analysis. Thus, only the pre-tax portion of interest rate has been used as the WACC.

The NPV analysis shows that the project is a safe investment and should yield profits for the company in the foreseeable future. However, the NPV of the project is not the risk that the company faces. The risk is rather more operational. The risk that the company faces is the increase of its operations in a new market. The company has definitely worked in that area but that was in a pre-war era and years ago. The market conditions have changed and that has not been accounted for in the analysis at all. The default rate on the accounts receivable in a new working territory is too low and that might lead to unforeseen losses. The same is applicable to the very high working capital cycle which might cause liquidity issues to the company. The risk of working in an unknown market is the biggest one which the board of the company should recognise soon and work to control the same.

Among all the risks that the company faces Max is the key to mitigating the issues and thus his compensation should be high enough to reward his efforts which will bring increased revenues to the company. However, at the same time the compensation plan should also motivate him to continuously strive for increasing the performance of the business which a flat compensation plan will not be able to do. There is a need to increase his basic compensation and a 10% increase in his basic pay should be rational taking into account the 11% cost of capital for the company. His bonuses should be split into a tiered structure. Currently the sales are projected to grow by 30% in the upcoming years in the new markets. Thus, a mere achievement of the projections should not be a cause of increased rewards for any employee. The commission till 30% should remain the same at 0.5%. There should be an increase in the commission post that. For any increase in sales post 30% per year the commission should be 0.8%. Similarly he should have further bonuses like product penetration into new segments and if he is able to help with the distribution system then commissions based on the decrease in working capital cycle of the company.

The current dividend policy of the company aims to increase the dividend pay-out to 75% and hold it stable at that value. The proposal at the onset itself seems slightly more lavish then it should be. The aim of the company should be increasing its growth in the new market during the initial years and not increasing the income of its shareholders at the very onset. Such a high dividend pay-out ratio will leave very less cash in the accounts of the company which can lead to liquidity issues for the management if the new venture falls back. The risk of the new market has simply ben ignored here. The priority here should be to build a strong foundation for the company by setting up wholly owned distribution systems in the new market and move to dividend only after that. Even then the dividend pay-outs should not be as high as they have been proposed currently. A better dividend policy would be to hold on dividends completely for the next 5 years till when the company can utilise the cashflows to consolidate its operation and then have a reasonable ratio around 25-35% which will yield a reasonable income for the investors and at the same time allow the company to utilise its income for further expansion.

Financial Model

Assumptions: Perp. Growth 3%
Sales Growth 17% Doubtful Accounts/Accounts Receivables 0.02 R-WACC 11%
COGS/Sales 67% Inventory to Sales 0.14
Depreciation 10% Increase in Gross Property Plant 11%
Interest Rate 11% Other Current Liabilities/Sales 0.11
Csh/Sales 12% Payables to Sales 0.05
Tax Rate 35% Dividend Payout 75%
Days of Sales 65.5

 

YEAR
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Income Statement:  
Sales 102,356 113,355 124,147 144,632 168,496 196,298 228,687 266,420 310,379 361,592 421,254
CGS (88,411) (97,771) (106,928) (96,462) (112,378) (130,920) (152,522) (177,689) (207,007) (241,163) (280,955)
Depre (7,650) (7,650) (8,530) (9,393) (10,409) (11,534) (12,781) (14,162) (15,693) (17,390) (19,269)
Operating Margin 6,294 7,935 8,689 38,776 45,709 53,843 63,384 74,569 87,679 103,039 121,030
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (19) (188) (46) (145) (86) (100) (116) (135) (158) (184) (214)
EBIT 6,275 7,747 8,643 38,632 45,623 53,743 63,267 74,434 87,521 102,855 120,816
Interest (2,085) (2,406) (2,679) (3,133) (3,191) (3,235) (3,259) (3,258) (3,225) (3,152) (3,028)
EBT 4,190 5,341 5,964 35,499 42,432 50,508 60,008 71,176 84,296 99,703 117,787
Taxes (1,467) (1,869) (2,087) (12,425) (14,851) (17,678) (21,003) (24,912) (29,504) (34,896) (41,226)
Net Income 2,724 3,471 3,877 23,074 27,581 32,830 39,005 46,264 54,793 64,807 76,562
Dividends (2,043) (2,604) (2,908) (17,306) (20,686) (24,623) (29,254) (34,698) (41,094) (48,605) (57,421)
Retained Earnings 681 868 969 5,769 6,895 8,208 9,751 11,566 13,698 16,202 19,140
Balance Sheet
Cash 12,283 13,603 14,898 17356 20219 23556 27442 31970 37246 43391 50551
Accounts Receivable 13,982 16,408 18,723 25954 30237 35226 41038 47810 55698 64888 75595
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (140) (328) (374) (519) (605) (705) (821) (956) (1,114) (1,298) (1,512)
Inventories 14,330 15,870 17,381 20248 23589 27482 32016 37299 43453 50623 58976
Total Current Assets 40,454 45,552 50,627 63,040 73,441 85,559 99,676 116,123 135,283 157,605 183,609
Investments & Other Assets 3,914 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Gross Property Plant & Equipt. 76,500 85,300 93,933 104,087 115,339 127,807 141,622 156,931 173,896 192,693 213,523
Accumulated Depreciation (49,961) (57,611) (66,141) (75,534) (85,943) (97,477) (110,257) (124,419) (140,113) (157,502) (176,772)
Net Property Plant & Equipt. 26,539 27,689 27,792 28,553 29,396 30,330 31,365 32,512 33,783 35,191 36,752
Total Assets 70,908 76,242 81,419 94,593 105,837 118,889 134,041 151,635 172,066 195,796 223,361
Bank Borrowings (Short Term) 7,891 12,651 16,977 21,105 21,636 22,032 22,251 22,241 21,940 21,274 20,153
Accounts Payable 5,328 5,668 6,207 7,232 8,425 9,815 11,434 13,321 15,519 18,080 21,063
Other Current Liabilities 11,259 12,469 13,656 15,909 18,535 21,593 25,156 29,306 34,142 39,775 46,338
Total Current Liabilities 24,478 30,788 36,841 44,246 48,595 53,439 58,840 64,868 71,601 79,129 87,554
Long Term Debt: Bank Borrowings 11,066 9,222 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378 7,378
Shareholders’ Equity 35,364 36,231 37,201 42,969 49,864 58,072 67,823 79,389 93,087 109,289 128,430
Total Liabs. & Stkhldrs’ Eq. 70,908 76,242 81,419 94,593 105,837 118,889 134,041 151,635 172,066 195,796 223,361
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Net Income 3,471 3,877 23,074 27,581 32,830 39,005 46,264 54,793 64,807 76,562
Depreciation 7,650 8,530 9,393 10,409 11,534 12,781 14,162 15,693 17,390 19,269
Increase in CA (5,098) (5,074) (12,413) (10,402) (12,118) (14,117) (16,447) (19,160) (22,322) (26,005)
Increase in CL 6,310 6,053 7,405 4,349 4,844 5,401 6,027 6,733 7,528 8,425
LT Invest (8,800) (8,633) (10,154) (11,252) (12,468) (13,816) (15,309) (16,964) (18,798) (20,830)
ATICF 1564 1741 2036 2074 2103 2118 2118 2096 2049 1968
Free Cash Flow 5,098 6,493 19,342 22,760 26,726 31,372 36,816 43,191 50,654 59,390
TV 742372
Present Values 4593 5270 14143 14993 15860 16773 17733 18742 19802 20916
Present Value of TV 261452
NPV 410276

 

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