Difficult Technical Question at Superday with Top EB/BB

"a $500 asset is bought and financed with 50% debt. 5% PIK interest 5% cash interest. the asset depreciates on a ten year straight line basis. what happens to the three financials at t=0? t=1?"

"what if there were a 10% amortization requirement on the debt?"

These were asked at a Evercore Superday for their 2021 SA stint, What are the answers to these? I'm having a little trouble figuring these out. Any help is welcome.

 
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Ight bois here we go I'm also 2021 so feel free to correct if wrong

Year 1: IS: no change CF: CF Investing -500, CF Financing +250 = Net change in cash -250 BS: Cash -250+ Assets 500= Assets +250 Debt +250

Year 2: IS: -50 depreciation + -25 interest= pre tax income down -75 Assuming 20% tax rate NI= -60

CF: Cash initially down -60 but add back 50 depreciation thus cash now down only -10 But PIK interest also non cash so you add that back (half of 25 is 12.5) so now cash is up +2.50 But then you pay 10% debt which is -25 so cash is down a net -22.5

BS: Cash down -22.5 and Asset depreciated 10% so the asset is down -50 so assets are down a net -72.5

Debt down -25 because you payed some off, BUT add the PIK interest to the principal so debt only down a net -12.5 Net income (down -60) flows into retained earnings so SE down -60

Assets: -72.5 (-50-22.5) L+SE: -72.5 (-12.5-60)

EVERYTHING BALANCES

 

Y0 - IS = no change - CFS = $500 outflow under CFI, 250 inflow under CFF, net change in cash is -$250 - BS = cash down $250, PPE up $500, so assets up $250. Debt up $250, so L&E up $250 and it balances.

Y1 - IS = $75 decrease in pre-tax income from interest and D&A. Assuming tax rate of 40%, NI down $45. - CFS = -$45 flows into CFO. Add back D&A, CFO shows +$5. No change to CFI. CFF shows increase in $12.5 cash because of PIK interest, net change in cash is +$17.5 - BS = Cash up $17.5, PPE down $50, so assets down $32.5. RE down $45 from the net income, debt up $12.5 from the PIK interest, so L&E down $32.5 and it balances.

If there were a 10% amortization then it would be the exact same as the previous year 1, except you’d also show a $25 debt repayment (which is not tax deductible). IS shows -$45 NI, CFS $50 D&A add-back brings CFO to $+5, with $12.5 PIK interest added back and a $25 outflow from the amortization in CFF, CFF is -12.5 in total so net change in cash is -$7.5. Cash down 7.5, PPE down $50 so assets down $57.5. RE down $45 from the net income, debt down by $12.5 because of the repayment, and L&E down $57.5 to make it balance.

 

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