The following are some worksheets I used in trying to reconcile some BAM items. These worksheets were last updated with data from the June 30, 2007 financials. Please refer to our disclaimer below.

Attempt to create FCF from BPI 6 months ended
June 30, 2007
December 31, 2006 December 31, 2005
Net Income as reported BPI $25 $106 $60
          Depreciation $74 $124 $102
          Non-Controlling Interests $4 $24 $16
         Tax and Other $67 ($4) ($4)
          Change In Working Capital ($27) $20 $9
Adjusted Cash flow from operations $143 $270 $183
additions to power assets ($44) ($382) ($224)
Temporarily Disregard the following:
        Debt repayments
        Acquisitions
Adjusted free Cash flow  from BPI financials $99 ($112) ($41)
Total Operating Cash Flow as reported BAM $358 $620 $469
Less:  Interest ($133) ($235) ($215)
Less:  Current Income Taxes ($5)
Less: Non-Controlling Interests ($32) ($48) ($24)
Net  Operating Cash Flow as reported BAM $188 $337 $230

 

Price to Book Value BAM June 30, 2007 2006 2005 2004
Consolidated Assets $44,029 $40,708 $26,058 $20,007
Common Equity – Book Value $6,337 $5,395 $4,514 $3,277
Common Equity – Market Value $24,926 $19,947 $13,870 $9,976
Market / Book Value 3.93 3.70 3.07 3.04

 

6 mos ended
June 30, 2007
F2006 % change F2005 % change
Asset Management income and fees $130 $84 33.33% $63 270.59%
Property Service Fees $85 $155 -5.49% $164 28.13%
Investment Fees $12 $18 -5.26% $19 -17.39%
Total $227 $257 4.47% $246 46.43%
Typically I like to see interest coverage ratios to be at least 4X, and typically 6X
Interest Coverage Ratio
BPI
6 months ended
6/30/2007
6 months ended
6/30/2006
2006 2005
Net Income After Taxes $25 $92 $106 $60
add Taxes $28 $10 $8 -$17
Net Income Before Taxes -$3 $82 $98 $77
add: Interest Expense $137 $118 $244 $228
EBIT $134 $200 $342 $305
Interest Coverage Ratio 0.98 1.69 1.40 1.34

 

Interest Coverage Ratio BAM 6 months ended
6/30/2007
6 months ended
6/30/2006
2006 2005
Net Income After Taxes $348 $314 $1,170 $1,662
add Taxes $46 $51 $142 $162
Net Income Before Taxes $302 $263 $1,028 $1,500
add: Interest Expense $822 $474 $1,185 $881
EBIT $1,124 $737 $2,213 $2,381
Interest Coverage Ratio 1.37 1.55 1.87 2.70

 

Balance Sheet Differences BAM and BPI        2006 2005
Total Assets Per BAM $5,390 $4,752
Total Assets Per BPI $5,872 $5,368
Difference ($482) ($616)
Total Equity Per BAM $1,368 $1,197
Total Equity Per BPI $409 $356
Difference $959 $841

Leverage Ratio

2006                 2005

Asset To Equity Ratio BAM          3.94                  3.97
Asset To Equity Ratio BPI            14.36                15.08

Altman Z score

“Z- score”

Date calculated                                                                     23-Oct-07
Company                                                                              BAM
Data used                                                                              2006 AR

                                                   Data input
Working Capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities
Current Assets                                                                      $9,535
Current Liabilities                                                                  $6,497
Working Capital                                                                    $3,098
Total Assets                                                                          $40,708
Retained Earnings                                                               $6,084
Operating Income                                                                 $1,170
Market Cap. + preferred stock                                        $25,000
Total Debt                                                                             $24,393
Sales                                                                                     $6,897

                                         Z- score Results 1.20
                              What are the chances of bankruptcy ?
1.80 or less                                                                           Very High
1.81 to 2.7                                                                             High
2.8 to 2.9                                                                               Possible
3.0 or higher                                                                         Not Likely

 

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