You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the companyâs financial statements, including comparing Lydexâs performance to its major competitors. The companyâs financial statements for the last two years are as follows:
Lydex Company
Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Last Year Assets Current assets: Cash $ 1,000,000 $ 1,240,000 Marketable securities 0 300,000 Accounts receivable, net 2,860,000 1,960,000 Inventory 3,640,000 2,400,000 Prepaid expenses 270,000 210,000 Total current assets 7,770,000 6,110,000 Plant and equipment, net 9,600,000 9,090,000 Total assets $ 17,370,000 $ 15,200,000 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Current liabilities $ 4,050,000 $ 3,060,000 Note payable, 10% 3,700,000 3,100,000 Total liabilities 7,750,000 6,160,000 Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $75 par value 7,500,000 7,500,000 Retained earnings 2,120,000 1,540,000 Total stockholders' equity 9,620,000 9,040,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 17,370,000 $ 15,200,000
Lydex Company
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $ 15,900,000 $ 13,980,000 Cost of goods sold 12,720,000 10,485,000 Gross margin 3,180,000 3,495,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,410,000 1,620,000 Net operating income 1,770,000 1,875,000 Interest expense 370,000 310,000 Net income before taxes 1,400,000 1,565,000 Income taxes (30%) 420,000 469,500 Net income 980,000 1,095,500 Common dividends 400,000 547,750 Net income retained 580,000 547,750 Beginning retained earnings 1,540,000 992,250 Ending retained earnings $ 2,120,000 $ 1,540,000
To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Companyâs industry:
Current ratio 2.3 Acid-test ratio 1.1 Average collection period 32 days Average sale period 60 days Return on assets 9.7 % Debt-to-equity ratio .65 Times interest earned ratio 5.7 Price-earnings ratio 10 Required:
1. You decide first to assess the companyâs performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your intermediate calculations and final percentage answers to 1 decimal place. i.e., 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%. Round the rest of the intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage. d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,110,000.) e. The return on equity. (Stockholdersâ equity at the beginning of last year totaled $8,492,250. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.) f. Is the companyâs financial leverage positive or negative?
2. You decide next to assess the companyâs stock market performance. Assume that Lydexâs stock price at the end of this year is $102 per share and that at the end of last year it was $70. For both this year and last year, compute: (Round your intermediate calculations and final percentage answers to 1 decimal place. i.e., 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%. Round the rest of the intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
a. The earnings per share. b. The dividend yield ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock.
3. You decide, finally, to assess the companyâs liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute: (Use 365 days in a year. Round "days" intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place. Round all other intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
a. Working capital. b. The current ratio. c. The acid-test ratio. d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,710,000.) e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $2,070,000.) f. The operating cycle. g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $14,650,000.)
You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the companyâs financial statements, including comparing Lydexâs performance to its major competitors. The companyâs financial statements for the last two years are as follows: |
Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet | ||||
This Year | Last Year | |||
Assets | ||||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,240,000 |
Marketable securities | 0 | 300,000 | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 2,860,000 | 1,960,000 | ||
Inventory | 3,640,000 | 2,400,000 | ||
Prepaid expenses | 270,000 | 210,000 | ||
Total current assets | 7,770,000 | 6,110,000 | ||
Plant and equipment, net | 9,600,000 | 9,090,000 | ||
Total assets | $ | 17,370,000 | $ | 15,200,000 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Liabilities: | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 4,050,000 | $ | 3,060,000 |
Note payable, 10% | 3,700,000 | 3,100,000 | ||
Total liabilities | 7,750,000 | 6,160,000 | ||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||
Common stock, $75 par value | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | ||
Retained earnings | 2,120,000 | 1,540,000 | ||
Total stockholders' equity | 9,620,000 | 9,040,000 | ||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 17,370,000 | $ | 15,200,000 |
Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation | ||||
This Year | Last Year | |||
Sales (all on account) | $ | 15,900,000 | $ | 13,980,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 12,720,000 | 10,485,000 | ||
Gross margin | 3,180,000 | 3,495,000 | ||
Selling and administrative expenses | 1,410,000 | 1,620,000 | ||
Net operating income | 1,770,000 | 1,875,000 | ||
Interest expense | 370,000 | 310,000 | ||
Net income before taxes | 1,400,000 | 1,565,000 | ||
Income taxes (30%) | 420,000 | 469,500 | ||
Net income | 980,000 | 1,095,500 | ||
Common dividends | 400,000 | 547,750 | ||
Net income retained | 580,000 | 547,750 | ||
Beginning retained earnings | 1,540,000 | 992,250 | ||
Ending retained earnings | $ | 2,120,000 | $ | 1,540,000 |
To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Companyâs industry: |
Current ratio | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acid-test ratio | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average collection period | 32 | days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average sale period | 60 | days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Return on assets | 9.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt-to-equity ratio | .65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Times interest earned ratio | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price-earnings ratio | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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