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LakeFoods has a Debt/EBITDA of 3.5x and an FFO/Debt of 18%. FreshPack also has a Debt/EBITDA of 3.5x but an FFO/Debt of 28%.

Which of the following is the most likely reason for the discrepancy?

  1. FreshPack simply runs a more capital-intensive business model overall.
  2. LakeFoods pays higher interest rates or higher cash taxes than FreshPack.
  3. FreshPack is growing faster and absorbing more working capital currently.
  4. LakeFoods reports much higher annual depreciation expense than FreshPack does.

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