Quick Question On PIK Interest Expense.

Given a question, how are 3 financial statements affected given a PIK expense of $10?

On the cash flow statement, is the PIK Non-Cash Expense considered an inflow for financing or operation activity?

My understanding of it is that PIKs add to the principal hence in its own way a form of issuing additional debt. However, it's also an expense that affects the net income, which would indicate it's apart of operations.

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That's rough for a first interview. HLRX? they're generally pretty early in the process.

 

Sorry, if this doesn't sound right, I'm still in school. Is this implying that a net interest expenses cannot deduct more than 30% of ebitda from taxes?

 

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