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APA TrainingAdjusting Comparables’ Results (Including Asset Intensity Adjustments)
Russell KwiatRobert Weissler
Advance Pricing Agreement ProgramJuly 16, 2001
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Agenda
• Asset Intensity Adjustments– Regulations– Economic Rationale– What items should be adjusted– Formulas– Interest rate– Limitations
• Inventory Valuation Method Adjustment• Currency Adjustments• Miscellaneous Adjustments
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Regulations
• General Standards of Comparability– “If there are material differences between the
controlled and uncontrolled transactions, adjustments must be made if the effect of such differences on prices or profits can be ascertained with sufficient accuracy to improve the reliability of the results.” (Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.482-1(d)(2))
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Regulations• CPM Regulations
– “If there are differences between the tested party and an uncontrolled comparable that would materially affect the profits determined under the relevant profit level indicator, adjustments should be made according to the comparability provisions of Sec. 1.482-1(d)(2). … For example, where there are material differences in accounts payable among the comparable parties and the tested party, it will generally be appropriate to adjust the operating profit of each party by increasing it to reflect an imputed interest charge on each party's accounts payable.” Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.482-5(c)(2)(iv)
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Economic Rationale
• ROA and variants are standard measurement tools of financial performance
• Operating Margin is a component of ROA
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Economic RationaleProfit Margin x Asset Turnover = Return on Assets
Op. Profit x Net Sales = Operating ProfitNet Sales Operating Assets Op. Assets
ExamplesMfg.6% x 1x = 6%
Dist.2% x 3x = 6%
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Economic Rationale
Operating margins are meaningful for firms with similar levels of:
• Working capital as a percent of sales;• Fixed assets as a percent of sales;• Intangible assets as a percent of sales;• Risk
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Economic RationaleShould the following be acceptable?
3%5%Op. Margin35Op. Profit100100Sales
ComparableTested Party: US Dist.
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Economic RationaleShould the following be acceptable?
3%5%Op. Margin1050Assets
35Op. Profit100100Sales
ComparableTested Party: US Dist.
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Economic Rationale
1050Assets
2%0%Adj. Op. Margin
10%10%Interest Rate
1 (=10% * 10)5 (=10% * 50)Imputed Interest2 (= 3 – 1)0 (=5 – 5)Adj. Op. Profit
3%5%Op. Margin35Op. Profit100100Sales
ComparableTested Party: US Dist.
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Economic Rationale
• Should we use a different income statement measure (i.e., profit after interest) instead?
• Issues: – Interest expense is dependent upon capital
structure– Interest expense may relate to non-operating
assets
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Economic Rationale
• There is opportunity cost of holding assets – Attempt to arrive at reliable economic operating profit– Brings imputed interest expense above the op. profit line
• Operating assets can increase profits:– Credit to customers
• Customers should be willing to pay imputed interest– Pay suppliers more promptly
• Suppliers should be willing to accept a lower price– Hold more inventory
• Volume discounts from suppliers• Premium paid for quick order fulfillment
– PP&E
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Economic Rationale
• Embedded interest expense for NIBLs– Option I:
• Pay upon delivery• Price = $90
– Option II:• Pay one year from delivery• Interest rate = 10%• Willing to pay $90 + (10% * $90) = $99
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What items should be adjusted
• Regulations– Non-interest bearing liabilities (per preamble to
regs.) • Accounts payable explicitly mentioned in 1.482-
5(c)(2)(iv) and Example 6 in 1.482-5(e)
– Accounts receivable explicitly mentioned in 1.482-5(e) Example 5
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What items should be adjusted
• What about other balance sheet items?
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What items should be adjustedAssets Liabilities and Net Worth
Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities - Total Cash and Equivalents Debt in Current Liabilities Receivables - Total Accounts Payable Inventories - Total Income Taxes Payable Current Assets - Other Current Liabilities - Other Current Assets - Total
Debt (Long-Term) - TotalPP&E (Net) - Total Liabilities - OtherInvestments and Advances - Equity Method Deferred TaxesInvestments and Advances - Other Investment Tax CreditIntangibles Minority InterestAssets - Other Stockholders' Equity
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What items should be adjusted
Stockholders’ Equity
DebtNon Operating Assets
NIBLsOperating Assets
Liabilities and Net WorthAssets
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What items should be adjusted
• Income statement vs. balance sheet based PLI– Income statement based PLI with full asset
intensity adjustments converges with ROCE• Issue: interest rate
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What items should be adjusted• Reliability of segmented balance sheet data• Fully (or nearly fully) depreciated assets• Consideration of effect of inflation on
PP&E• Seasonality• M&A Activity• Past vs. Future
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What items should be adjusted
• Magnitude of effect on range– Unreliable set of comparables?– Unreliable PLI?
• Tested party deviates from industry practices
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Formulas
• Who to Adjust?– Adjust tested party to comparables– Adjust comparables to tested party– Adjust both tested party and comps to cash
• Enables use of firm/market specific interest rates
– Adjust both tested party and comps to median• Enables use of firm/market specific interest rates
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Formulas
• Who to Adjust?– See handout, “Who to Adjust: Tested Party,
Comparables, or Both”
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Formulas: Who to Adjust?
• 1.482-5(c)(2)(iv)– For assets adjust the comparables– For accounts payable adjust both the tested party and
the comparables
• 1.482-5(e), Example 5– For accounts receivable adjust the comparables
• 1.482-5(e), Example 6– For accounts payable adjust both the tested party and
the comparables
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Formulas
• How should asset intensity be measured?– Relative to sales? (see 1.482-5(e), Example 5)– Relative to related income statement item (e.g.,
AR to Sales, AP to COGS)?– Relative to denominator of PLI?
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Formulas• Effect on income statement
– AR affects Sales– AP affects COGS– Inventory affects COGS (Sales?)– PP&E affects ?
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Formulas
• One Step vs. Multi Step– One Step: all adjustments feed into one
category on income statement– One Step: inability to use different interest
rates for different categories of assets
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Formulas• APA (TPTOOL, Annual Report to Congress)
– AR, AP, Inventory, (PP&E)– AR = Trade receivables– Interest rate
• Discount for AR, AP• Holding period adjustment• Different rates for PP&E permitted
– Use of denominator of PLI to measure intensity– Adjust comparables to tested party– AR affects sales; AP, Inv. affect COGS;PP&E affect
operating expenses• Field Economists Model
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Interest Rate
• Prime • WACC
– Create another area of controversy– CAPM vs. APT
• Commercial Paper• Bankers Acceptance• Tested Party’s Internal Debt Rate• AFR
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Interest Rate
• Different rates for different categories? (risk level, long-term vs. short term)
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Interest Rate
(Simple Averages)
44.5
55.5
66.5
77.5
88.5
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Prime Rate
Corp. Bonds (Baa)
Corp. Bonds (Aaa)
AFR (s-t)
Comm. Paper (6mth)T Bills (3 mth)
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Interest Rate
• Discount for AR, AP– Booked sales contains interest component
• Holding period adjustment• Compounded• Country specific
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Inventory Valuation Method Adj.
• Places companies on a FIFO basis• Affects both Inventory and COGS
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Inventory Valuation Method Adj.
• COGS (FIFO)t = COGS (LIFO)t + LIFO Reservet-1 – LIFO Reservet
• Inventory (FIFO)t=Inventory(LIFO)t+LIFO Reservet
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Currency Adjustment
• Types of Currency Risk– Transactional– Translational– Operational/Economic
• Is it appropriate for distributor to share in the risk?– Does the distributor have financial capacity to fund losses?– Is a collar appropriate?– Pass-through rates– Which transactions would adjustment apply to?– Should operating profit be subject to adjustment?– Is there a risk premium for assuming exchange rate risk?
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Miscellaneous Adjustments: Modified Resale Price
• Operating Expense Adjustment• GMtarget=(OIc/Xc * Xtp/Stp) + OpExtp/Stp
• GMtarget= GMc + (OpExtp/Stp – OpExc/Sc)
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Miscellaneous Adjustments
• Geographic market adjustment– Recognizes cost of capital differences
• Adjustments for additional functions• Adjustments for level of market• Adjustments for startup costs• Adjustments for capacity utilization• Adjustments for sales shock• Adjustments for dumping• Adjustments based on regressions