This spreadsheet supports the STUDENT analysis of the case "Flinder Valves

and Controls Inc." (Case 50)

September 15, 2008

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Exhibit 1
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007, for Flinder Valves and Controls Inc.
(dollars in thousands)

Assets
Cash $1,884
U.S. Treasury tax notes and other Treasury obligations 9,328
Due from U.S. government 868
Accounts receivable net 2,316
Inventories, at lower of cost or market 6,888
Other current assets 116
Total current assets $21,400
Investments 1,768
Land 92
Buildings 6,240
Equipment 18,904
Less: allowance for depreciation 7,056
Total plant, property, and equipment—gross 18,180
Construction in process 88
Total plant, property, and equipment—net* 18,268
Patents 156
Cash value of life insurance 376
Deferred assets 156
Total assets 42,124

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable 2,016
Wages and salaries accrued 504
Employees’ pension cost accrued 208
Tax accrued 72
Dividends payable 560
Provision for federal income tax 1,200
Total current liabilities 4,560
Deferred federal income tax 800
Common stock at par (shares authorized and outstanding
2,440,000 shares) 1,220
Capital surplus 7,180
Earned surplus 28,364
Total equity 36,764
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 42,124
* Equivalent land in the area had a market value of $320,000, and the building had an estimated market worth
Exhibit 2
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Summary of Earnings and Dividends for Flinder Valves and Controls Inc.
(dollars in thousands)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Sales $36,312 $34,984 $35,252 $45,116 $49,364
Cost of goods sold 25,924 24,200 24,300 31,580 37,044
Gross
Selling,profit general, and 10,388 10,784 10,952 13,536 12,320
administrative 2,020 2,100 2,252 2,628 2,936
Other income—net 92 572 108 72 228
Income before taxes 8,460 9,256 8,808 10,980 9,612
Taxes 3,276 3,981 3,620 4,721 4,037
Net income 5,184 5,275 5,188 6,259 5,575

Cash dividends 1,680 2,008 2,016 2,304 2,304

Depreciation 784 924 1,088 1,280 1,508
Capital expenditures 1,486 1,826 2,011 2,213 2,433
Working capital needs 1,899 3,492 -1,200 4,289 4,757

Ratio analysis
Sales 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cost of goods sold 71.4 69.2 68.9 70.0 75.0
Gross
Selling,profit general, and 28.6 30.8 31.1 30.0 25.0
administrative 5.6 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.9
Other income—net 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.5
Income before federal taxes 23.3 26.5 25.0 24.3 19.5
Net income 14.3 15.1 14.7 13.9 11.3
 (Unaudited)
Three months ended 3/30
2007 2008
$11,728 $14,162
8,730 10,190
2,998 3,972
668 896
14 198
2,344 3,274
1,009 1,391
1,335 1,883

576 753
364 394
580 640
1,130 1,365

100.0 100.0
74.4 72.0
25.6 28.0
5.7 6.3
0.1 1.4
20.0 23.1
11.4 13.3
Exhibit 3
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheet for RSE International as of December 31, 2007
(dollars in thousands except per-share figures)

Assets
Cash $46,480
U.S. government securities, at cost 117,260
Trade accounts receivable 241,760
Inventories, at lower of cost or market 179,601
Prepaid taxes and insurance 2,120
Total current assets 587,221

Investment in wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary 158,080

Investment in supplier corporation 104,000
Cash value of life insurance 3,920
Miscellaneous assets 2,160
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost:
Buildings, machinery, equipment 671,402
Less: allowances for depreciation and amortization 260,001
Property, plant, and equipment—net 411,402
Land 22,082
Property, plant, equipment, and land—net 433,484
Patents, at cost, less amortization 1,120
Total assets $1,289,985

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Notes payable to bank $5,795
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 90,512
Payrolls and other compensation 38,399
Taxes other than taxes on income 3,052
Provision for federal taxes on income refund, estimated 32,662
Current maturities of long-term debt 30,900
Total current liabilities 201,320
Note payable to bank1 119,100
Deferred federal income taxes 29,668
2 % cumulative convertible preferred stock, $20 par, 27,783
1,389,160 shares outstanding2
Common stock, $2 par; 96,000,000 shares authorized; 125,389
62,694,361 shares issued
Capital surplus3 21,904
Retained earnings 764,821
Total equity 939,897
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,289,985

1
$150,000,000 note, payable semiannually beginning June 30, 2008; $30,900,000 due within
one year, shown in current liabilities. One covenant required the company not to pay cash
dividends, except on preferred stock, or to make other distribution on its shares or acquire any
stock, after December 31, 1999, in excess of net earnings after that date.

2
Issued in January 2007; convertible at rate of 1.24 common share to one preferred share;
redeemable beginning in 2012; sinking fund beginning in 2016.
3
Resulting principally from the excess of par value of 827,800 shares of preferred stock over
the pay value of common share issues in conversion in 2007.
Exhibit 4
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Summary of Consolidated Earnings and Dividends for RSE International
(dollars in thousands)

2003 2004 2005 2006

Net sales $1,623,963 $1,477,402 $1,498,645 $1,980,801
Cost of products sold 1,271,563 1,180,444 1,140,469 1,642,084
Gross profit 352,400 296,958 358,176 338,717
Selling, general, and administrative 58,463 69,438 74,932 87,155
Earnings before federal income taxes 293,937 227,520 283,244 251,562
Tax expense 126,393 95,558 116,130 101,883
Net earnings 167,544 131,962 167,114 149,679

Depreciation 19,160 20,000 21,480 24,200

Cash dividends declared 85,754 77,052 53,116 77,340
 2007
$2,187,208
1,793,511
393,697
120,296
273,401
109,360
164,041

26,800
92,238
Exhibit 5
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Forecast Financial Statements for RSE International
for the Years Ending December 31, 2007–12
(dollars in thousands except per-share figures)

Actual Projected
2007 2008 2009 2010
Sales $2,187,208 $2,329,373 $2,480,785 $2,642,037
Cost of goods sold 1,793,510 1,920,085 2,064,243 2,216,470
Gross profit 393,698 409,288 416,542 425,567
Selling, general, and admin. 120,296 129,786 139,481 151,027
Income before tax 273,402 279,502 277,061 274,540
Tax expense 109,361 111,801 110,824 109,816
Net income 164,041 167,701 166,237 164,724
Cash dividends 92,238 102,082 108,714 115,779

Depreciation 26,800 27,950 29,770 31,700

Net PPE 389,321 426,522 459,404 498,497
Net working capital 422,597 447,956 486,428 528,407
Earnings per share1 $2.62 $2.60 $2.58 $2.56
Divs. per share common stock1 $1.42 $1.58 $1.69 $1.80
Div. per share preferred stock2 $0.40

1
62,694,361 common shares in 2007. Thereafter, 64,416,919 shares reflecting conversion of the preferred stock.
2
1,389,160 preferred shares in 2007. Conversion into 1,722,558 shares of common stock assumed in 2008.
 2011 2012
$2,813,769 $2,996,658
2,367,290 2,537,259
446,479 459,399
161,315 169,826
285,164 289,573
114,066 115,829
171,098 173,744
125,185 133,313

33,170 35,960
541,109 587,580
574,238 624,303
$2.66 $2.70
$1.94 $2.07

g conversion of the preferred stock.

mmon stock assumed in 2008.
Exhibit 6
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Market Prices of Flinder Valves and RSE International Corporation

Flinder Valves and Controls RSE International Corporation

Common Stock Common Stock
High Low Close High Low Close
2003 $16.25 $8.75 $15.00 $12.31 $10.05 $11.88
2004 24.75 14.00 22.63 14.36 11.77 13.16
2005 25.00 20.00 22.25 12.81 9.27 11.13

2006 Quarter Ended:

March 31 24.38 20.75 21.50 14.13 12.83 13.95
June 30 22.75 20.38 21.00 13.69 12.04 11.78
September 30 22.75 20.38 21.50 12.83 10.48 11.26
December 31 24.36 20.13 21.00 12.39 11.26 11.87

2007 Quarter Ended:

March 31 23.50 20.00 21.75 11.60 10.20 10.67
June 30 23.63 19.88 22.00 11.60 10.90 10.90
September 30 22.75 20.00 22.50 13.61 11.13 13.61
December 31 30.00 22.25 28.50 17.01 13.30 16.78

2008 Quarter Ended:

March 31 32.13 26.00 31.50 20.73 15.08 20.69

May 1, 2008 $39.75 $38.90 $39.75 $22.58 $18.30 $21.98

national Corporation
Preferred Stock
High Low

13.61 12.21
13.15 12.04
14.22 12.37
17.32 13.77

17.32 13.98

$17.63 $15.35
Exhibit 7
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Market Information on Firms in the Industrial Machinery Sector

Price/
Earnings Dividend
Ratio Beta Yield
Cascade Corp.
Manufactures loading engagement devices 10.5 0.95 1.7%
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Manufactures highly engineered, advanced technologies
that perform critical functions 17.2 1.0 0.7
Flowserve Corp.
Makes, designs, and markets fluid handling
equipment (pumps, valves, and mechanical seals) 20.8 1.3 1.0
Gardner Denver
Manufacturers stationary air compressors, vacuum
products, and blowers 10.9 1.3 Nil
Idex Corp.
Manufactures a wide range of pumps and machinery
products 16.1 1.05 1.5
Roper Industries
Manufacturers energy systems and controls, imaging
equipment, and radio frequency products 19.7 1.2 0.5
Tecumseh Products
Manufactures compressors, condensers, and pumps 38.2 1.05 Nil
Watts Industries
Manufactures and sells and extensive line of valves
for the plumbing and heating and water quality markets 15 1.3 1.5

NMF = not meaningful figure.

Source: Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008.
Expected
Growth
Rate
to 2010 Debt/Capital

5.1% 29%

12.3 36%

27.0 30%

NMF 19%

10.8 22%

10.8 29%

NMF 8%

8.4 32%
Exhibit 8
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Information on Selected Recent Related Mergers

Effective Date Acquirer Business Target Business

5/25/2006 Armor Holdings Inc. Law enforcement equip Stewart & Stevenson Turbine-driven products
6/26/2006 Bouygues S.A. Construction Alstom SA Power generation equip
9/20/2006 Boeing Co. Aircraft Aviall Inc Vehicle parts
11/10/2006 Daikin Industries Ltd. Air conditioning sys OYL Industries Bhd Airconditioners
12/8/2006 Oshkosh Truck Corp. Heavy duty trucks JLG Industries Inc Excavators/telehandlers
4/11/2007 Rank Group Ltd. Investment holding co SIG Holding AG Packaging/plastics machinery
6/22/2007 Meggitt PLC Aerospace/defense system K&F Industries Holdings Aircraft braking systems
7/31/2007 BAE Systems Inc. Electronic systems Armor Holdings Inc Law enforcement equip
12/3/2007 Carlyle Group LLC Private equity firm Sequa Corp Aircraft engine component
12/20/2007 ITT Corp. Pumps/valves EDO Corp Electn system products
2/6/2008 London Acquisition BV Investment holding co Stork NV Components
6/5/2008 Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd. Industrial machinery/equip Trane Inc Airconditioners
s machinery
Exhibit 8 (Continued)
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Information on Selected Recent Related Mergers

Target Net Sales Equity Value/ Enterprise

Transaction Last 12 Months Target Net Value/ Target
Acquirer Target Size ($mm) ($mm) Income Net Sales

Armor Holdings Inc. Stewart & Stevenson 1,123 726 65.3 1.12
Bouygues S.A. Alstom S.A. 2,467 17,679 nmf 1.48
Boeing Co. Aviall Inc. 2,057 1,371 28.9 1.53
Daikin Industries Ltd. OYL Industries Bhd 1,152 1,581 27.6 1.41
Oshkosh Truck Corp. JLG Industries Inc. 3,252 2,289 20.5 1.30
Rank Group Ltd. SIG Holding AG 2,314 1,418 38.6 1.56
Meggitt PLC K&F Industries Holdings 1,802 424 20.3 4.26
BAE Systems Inc. Armor Holdings Inc. 4,328 2,805 30.5 1.71
Carlyle Group LLC Sequa Corp. 2,007 2,181 34.4 1.25
ITT Corp. EDO Corp. 1,678 945 86.8 1.99
London Acquisition BV Stork NV 2,347 2,153 17.1 0.02
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. Trane Inc. 9,751 8,328 21.2 1.39
 Enterprise Premium 4
Value/ Target Enterprise Weeks Prior to
Operating Value/ Target Announcement
Income Cash Flow Date (%)

33.1 23.7 40.6

77.9 22.5 -1.2
18.7 14.9 27.2
21.5 16.8 19.4
11.9 10.7 52.3
64.8 14.2 19.3
13.1 10.8 13.5
17.1 14.3 29.3
20.6 12.5 63.3
34.0 23.9 40.5
na na 35.2
14.9 11.6 na
Exhibit 9
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Capital Market Interest Rates and Stock Price Indexes
(averages per annum, except April 2008, which offers closing values for April 25, 2008)

2006 2007 April 2008

U.S. Treasury Yields
3-month bills 4.70% 4.40% 1.28%
30-year bonds 5.00% 4.91% 4.52%

Corporate Bond Yields by Rating

Aaa 5.59% 5.56% 5.58%
Aa 5.80% 5.90% 5.96%
A 6.06% 6.09% 6.32%
Baa 6.48% 6.48% 6.98%

Stock Market
S&P 500 Index 1,418 1,468 1,398
Price/earnings ratio 17.7× 18.3× 17.4×

Industrial Machinery Stocks

Price/earnings ratio 13.9× 14.0×
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.4%

Historical return premium of equity over government debt (1926-2007)

Geometric average 5.5%
Arithmetic average 7.2%

Data Source: Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008; Federal Reserve Bulletin; Compustat
ulletin; Compustat
Exhibit 10
FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.
Forecast of Financial Statements for Flinder Valves and Controls
for Years Ending December 31, 2008–12
(dollars in thousands)

Actual Projected
2007 2008 2009 2010
Sales $49,364 $59,600 $66,000 $73,200
Cost of goods sold 37,044 43,816 48,750 54,104
Gross profit general,
Selling, and 12,320 15,784 17,250 19,096
administrative 2,936 3,612 4,124 4,564
Other income—net 228 240 264 288
Income before taxes 9,612 12,412 13,390 14,820
Taxes 4,037 4,965 5,356 5,928
Net income $5,575 $7,447 $8,034 $8,892

Depreciation $1,508 $1,660 $1,828 $2,012

Net PPE $18,268 $22,056 $24,424 $27,088

Net working capital $16,840 $20,331 $22,515 $24,971
rojected
2011 2012
$81,200 $90,000
59,958 66,200
21,242 23,800
5,052 5,692
320 352
16,510 18,460
6,604 7,384
$9,906 $11,076

$2,212 $2,432

$30,049 $33,306
$27,700 $30,702