
175  Building a Financial Model: The Case of PPG Corporation
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Company 
E
A Company B
Assets Assets
Cash 10,000 Cash 500
Current assets 12,000 Current assets 1,000
Plant property and equipment Plant property and equipment
     At cost 10,000      At cost 1,600
     Accumulated depreciation -3,000      Accumulated depreciation -250
     Net PP&E 7,000      Net PP&E 1,350
Total Assets 29,000 Total Assets 2,850
Liabilities and equity Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities 10,000 Current liabilities 800
Debt 3,000 Debt 1,000
Equity Equity
      Common stock 2,000       Common stock 1,000
      Accumulated retained earnings 14,000       Accumulated retained earnings 50
Total liabilities
29,000
Total liabilities
2,850
B's assets are revalued
Purchase price 2,000
Revaluation of B's assets
     Current assets worth 1,200
     Fixed assets worth 1,500
Assets
Cash 8,500 <-- =B4+E4-B24
Current assets 13,200 <-- =B5+B27
Plant property and equipment
     At cost 11,500 <-- =B8+B28
     Accumulated depreciation -3,000 <-- =B9
     Net PP&E 8,500 <-- =B35+B36
Goodwill 600 <-- =B24-SUM(E17:E18)-(B27-E5)-(B28-E10)
Total Assets 30,800 <-- =B37+B32+B31+B38
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities 10,800 <-- =B14+E14
Debt 4,000 <-- =B15+E15
Equity
      Common stock 2,000 <-- =B17
      Accumulated retained earnings 14,000 <-- =B18
Total liabilities
30,800 <-- =SUM(B43:B47)
GOODWILL ACCOUNTING
Company A buys assets of Company B and assumes B's debt
Price > Book value of equity
Goodwill =
+ Excess of purchase price over 
B's BV of equity
-  Excess of revaluation of B's 
assets over their BV
Under new United States accounting rules adopted in 2002, Goodwill 
is not depreciated. It may, however, be decreased. A decrease would 
occur if the value of the acquired assets is subsequently “impaired.” For 
example, suppose that subsequent to the acquisition, Company A decided