Mcdonald'S Roiic Calculations: Appendix

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Free Cash Flow: Seeing Through the Accounting

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by George C. Christy
Copyright © 2009 George C. Christy

APPENDIX E
McDonald’s ROIIC Calculations

“The reconciliations to the most comparable measurements, in accordance


with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., for the numerator
and denominator of the one-year and three-year ROIIC are as follows:

One-Year ROIIC Calculation

Years Ended
December 31, Incremental
2006 2005 Change

NUMERATOR:
Operating income $4,445.1 $3,992.5 $ 452.6
Depreciation and amortization(1) 1,224.9 1,220.3 4.6
Currency translation(2) (41.2)
Incremental operating income plus
depreciation and amortization (at
constant foreign exchange rates) $ 416.0
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted-average adjusted cash $ 1,661.4
used for investing activities(3)
Currency translation(2) 12.6
Weighted-average adjusted cash
used for investing activities (at
constant foreign exchange rates) $1,674.0
One-year ROIIC(4) 24.9%

(1)
Represents depreciation and amortization from continuing operations.
(2)
Represents the effect of foreign currency translation by translating results at an
average exchange rate for the periods measured.
(3)
Determined by weighting the adjusted cash used for investing activities for each
quarter in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006 by applying the weightings
below.

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166 FREE CASH FLOW

Years Ended December 31

2005 2006

Cash used for investing activities $ 1,817.8 $ 1,273.4


Adjusted for cash generated from (used for)
investing activities related to Chipotle (83.9) 219.2
Adjusted cash used for investing activities $ 1,733.9 $ 1,492.6
AS A PERCENT
Quarters ended:
March 31 12.5% 87.5%
June 30 37.5 62.5
September 30 62.5 37.5
December 31 87.5 12.5

(4)
The increase in impairment and other charges (credits), net between 2006 and
2005 negatively impacted the one-year ROIIC by 9.5 percentage points.

Three-year ROIIC calculation

Years Ended
December 31, Incremental
2006 2003 Change

NUMERATOR:
Proforma operating income(5) $4,445.1 $2,482.6 $ 1,962.5
Depreciation and amortization(6) 1,224.9 1,133.9 91.0
Currency translation(7) (272.0)
Incremental operating income plus
depreciation and amortization (at
constant foreign exchange rates) $ 1,781.5
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted-average adjusted cash used for
investing activities(8) $ 4,328.9
Currency translation(7) (13.1)
Weighted-average adjusted cash used for
investing activities (at constant foreign
exchange rates) $4,315.8
Three-year ROIIC(9) 41.3%

(5)
Share-based expense as reported in the Company’s year end 2003 Form 10-K
was $224.1 million after tax ($354.4 million pretax). For comparability purposes to
2006 results subsequent to adopting SFAS No. 123(R), the 2003 reported operating
income of $2,837.0 million was adjusted for this proforma expense.
(6)
Represents depreciation and amortization from continuing operations.
(7)
Represents the effect of foreign currency translation by translating results at an
average exchange rate for the periods measured.
(8)
Represents three-year weighted-average adjusted cash used for investing activities,
determined by applying the weightings below to the adjusted cash used for investing
activities for each quarter in the four-year period ended December 31, 2006.
Appendix E: McDonald’s ROIIC Calculations 167

Years Ended December 31

2003 2004 2005 2006

Cash used investing activities $1,369.6 $1,383.1 $1,817.8 $1,273.4


Adjusted for cash generated (77.7) (97.8) (83.9) 219.2
from (used for) investing
activities related to Chipotle
Adjusted cash used for $1,291.9 $1,285.3 $1,733.9 $1,492.6
investing activities
AS A PERCENT
Quarters ended:
March 31 12.5 100.0 100.0 87.5
June 30 37.5 100.0 100.0 62.5
September 30 62.5 100.0 100.0 37.5
December 31 87.5 100.0 100.0 12.5

(9)
The decrease in impairment and other charges (credits), net between 2006 and
2003 benefited the three-year ROIIC by 6.7 percentage points.”
Source: From McDonald’s 2006 Annual Report, page 39.

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