ACCT 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Market Price, Issued Shares, Dividend Yield
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QUESTION 1
Probably the most basic right of a stockholder is the rightto:
A. | receive an assured dividend each year. | |
B. | serve as a director of the organization. | |
C. | vote at stockholders' meetings. | |
D. | receive at least his or her initial investment uponliquidation |
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The three significant cash dividend dates are the date ofdeclaration, date of record, and date of payment.
True
False
QUESTION 3
The price-earnings ratio is computed by dividing the currentmarket price per share of common stock by earnings per share.
True
False
5
The three significant cash dividend dates are (in order) thedates of:
A. | declaration, distribution, and payment. | |
B. | record, distribution, and payment. | |
C. | declaration, record, and distribution. | |
D. | declaration, record, and payment |
6
The date of record follows the date of the declaration of adividend.
True
False
7
The amount of prior unpaid dividends is only important if thepreferred stock is:
A. | noncumulative and convertible. | |
B. | noncumulative and callable. | |
C. | noncumulative. | |
D. | cumulative |
8
The number of outstanding shares of stock is the:
A. | number authorized but not yet issued. | |
B. | number issued to the original incorporates. | |
C. | number issued and currently held by stockholders. | |
D. | total number issued. |
9
Treasury stock is stock that:
A. | is apportioned to cover special projects such as theconstruction of a new building. | |
B. | has never been issued. | |
C. | has been issued but was reacquired by the corporation. | |
D. | must be offered to existing stockholders first in amountsproportional to their shareholdings of the issuer's stock. |
Modern Building Supply sells various building materials toretail outlets. The company has just approached Linden State Bankrequesting a $300,000 loan to strengthen the Cash account and topay certain pressing short-term obligations. The company'sfinancial statements for the most recent two years follow:
This Year | Last year | |
Assets | ||
Current assets: | ||
Cash | $63,000 | $135,000 |
Market securities | 0 | 19,000 |
Accounts receivable, net | 471,000 | 289,000 |
Inventory | 935,000 | 597,000 |
Prepaid expenses | 17,000 | 24,000 |
Total current assets | 1,486,000 | 1,064,000 |
Plant and equipment, net | 1,539,810 | 1,445,550 |
Total assets | $3,025,810 | $2,509,550 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||
Liabitities: | ||
Current liabilities | $812,000 | $438,000 |
Bonds payable, 10% | 617,000 | 617,000 |
Total liabilities | 1,429,000 | 1,055,000 |
Stockholders' equity: | ||
Pereferred stock, $25 par, 7% | 255,000 | 255,000 |
Common stock, $10 par | 507,000 | 507,000 |
Retained earnings | 834,810 | 692,550 |
Total stockholders' equity | 1,596,810 | 1,454,550 |
Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $3,025,810 | $2,509,550 |
This year | Last year | |
Sales | $5,007,000 | $4,356,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 3,866,000 | 3,443,000 |
Gross margin | 1,414,000 | 913,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses | 635,000 | 539,000 |
Net operating income | 506,000 | 374,000 |
Interest expense | 61,700 | 61,700 |
Net income before taxes | 44,300 | 312,300 |
Income taxes (40%) | 177,720 | 124,920 |
Net income | 266,580 | 187,380 |
Dividends paid: | ||
Preferred dividends | 17,850 | 17,850 |
Common dividends | 106,470 | 70,980 |
Total dividends paid | 124,320 | 88,830 |
Net income retained | 142,260 | 98,550 |
Retained earnings, beginning of year | 692,550 | 594,000 |
Retained earnings, end of year | $834,810 | $692,550 |
During the past year, the company has expanded the number oflines that it carries in order tostimulate sales and increaseprofits. It also moved aggressively to acquire new customers. Salesterms are 2/10, n/30. All sales are on account.
Assumer that the following ratios are typical of companines inthe building supply industry:
Current ratio | 2.5 |
Acid-test ratio | 1.2 |
Average collection period | 18 days |
Average sale period | 50 days |
Debt-to-equity ratio | 0.75 |
Times interest earned ratio | 6.0 |
Return on total assets | 10% |
Price-earnings ratio | 9 |
Assume that you have just inherited several hundred shares ofModern Building Supplu stock. Not being acquainted with thecompany, you decide to do some analytical work beofer making adecision about whether to retain or sell the stock you haveinherited.
Required:
1. You decide first to assess the well-being ofthe common stockholders.For both this year and last year, computethe following:
a. The earnings per share (Round your answer to2 decimal places.)
This year | Last year | |
Earnings per share | $ ? | $ ? |
b. The dividend yield ratio for common stock.The company's common stock is currently selling for $33.39 pershare; last year it sold for $25.72 per share (Round youintermediate calculations to 2 decimal palces and final answers to1 decimal place.)
This year | Last year | |
Dividend yield ratio | ? % | ? % |
c. The dividend payout ratio for common stock(Round you intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and finalanswers to 1 decimal place.)
This year | Last year | |
Dividend payout raito | ? % | ? % |
d. The price-earnings ratio (Round yourintermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to1 decimal place.)
This year | Last year | |
Price-earnings ratio | ? times | ? times |
e. The book value per share of common stock(Round your ansers to 2 decimal places.)
This year | Last year | |
Book value per share | $ ? | $ ? |
2. You decide next to assess the compay's rateof return. Compute the following for bothe this year and lastyear:
a. The return on total assets (Total assets atthe beginning of last year were $2,270,000) (Round yourintermediate to whole numbers and final answer to 1 decimalplace)
This year | Last year | |
Return on total assets | ? % | ?% |
b.The return on common stockholders' equity.(Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year was $1,319,000)(Round you intermediate calculations to whole numbers and finalanswer to 1 decimal place.)
This year | Last year | |
Return on common stockholders' equity | ?% | ?% |