Answer: $975 million
Explanation:
Given the above details, we can solve for Earnings Before Tax and Interest with the following formula,
Operating Cash Flow = EBIT – Taxes on EBIT + Depreciation
Making EBIT the subject would turn it to be,
EBIT = Operating Cash Flow + Taxes on EBIT - Depreciation
We have all of the above except the EBIT and Operating Cash Flow.
Luckily we can solve for the Operating Cash Flow with the details given using,
Operating cash flow = Free Cash Flow + Investment in operating capital
Therefore,
= $491 million + $321 million
= $812 million
Operating cash flow is $812 million
Plugging it into the original formula we have,
EBIT = Operating Cash Flow + Taxes on EBIT - Depreciation
EBIT = $812 million + $309 million - $146 million
EBIT = $975 million
Earnings before Taxes and Interest is $975 million.
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