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CP13-2 Analyzing Comparative Financial Statements Using Selected Ratios [LO 13-4

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CP13-2 Analyzing Comparative Financial Statements Using Selected Ratios [LO 13-4, LO 13-5] The comparative financial statements prepared at December 31 for Golden Corporation showed the following summarized data: Current Previous   Income Statement   Sales revenue $ 260,000 $ 229,000   Cost of goods sold 142,000 132,000   Gross profit 118,000 97,000   Operating expenses 69,300 63,200   Interest expense 4,300 4,200   Income before income taxes 44,400 29,600   Income tax expense 13,320 4,600   Net income $ 31,080 $ 25,000   Balance Sheet   Cash $ 7,480 $ 9,600   Accounts receivable (net) 35,000 31,000   Inventory 56,000 51,000   Property and equipment (net) 61,000 54,000 $ 159,480 $ 145,600   Current liabilities $ 16,000 $ 30,200 Note payable (long-term) 61,000 61,000   Common stock (par $5) 39,600 39,600   Additional paid-in capital 8,200 6,600   Retained earnings* 34,680 8,200 $ 159,480 $ 145,600 *During the current year, cash dividends of $4,600 were declared and paid. Required: 1-a. Compute the gross profit percentage for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 1-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 2-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 3-a. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. TIP: To calculate EPS, use the balance in Common Stock to determine the number of shares outstanding. Common Stock equals the par value per share times the number of shares. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 3-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 4-a. Stockholders’ equity totaled $39,600 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 4-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $43,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 5-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 6-a. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 6-b. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company’s asset growth? Larger Proportion Smaller Proportion 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 7-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Better Worse 8-a. After Golden released its current year’s financial statements, the company’s stock was trading at $46. After the release of its previous year’s financial statements, the company’s stock price was $34 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) 8-b. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Golden’s future success? More Optimistic Less Optimistic

FIRST NUMBERS ARE CURRENT SECOND ARE PREVIOUS. I have first 2 answers, the rest i do not. Please help! I will give thumbs up if correct :)

Explanation / Answer

current year

gross profit ratio

previous year

gross profit ratio

1-

gross profit ratio

gross profit/ sales

118000/260000

45.38%

97000/229000

42.36%

it is better than previous year

2-

net profit ratio

net profit/sales

31080/260000

12.0%

25000/229000

10.9%

it is better than previous year

3-

EPS

NET INCOME/NO OF SHARES

31080/7920

3.924242

25000/7920

3.1565657

it is better than previous year

NO OF SHARE

39600/5

7920

4-

RETURN ON EQUITY

NET INCOME/AVERAGE SHARE HOLDERS EQUITY

31080/68440

45.41%

25000/47000

53.19%

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

AVERAGE SHARE HOLDER EQUITY = (OPENING + CLOSING)/2

68440

47000

5-

FIXED ASSET TURNOVER RATIO

SALES / AVERAGE FIXED ASSETS

260000/56000

4.642857

229000/48500

4.7216495

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

AVERAGE FIXED ASSETS = (OPENING + CLOSING)/2

56000

48500

6-

DEBT TO ASSET RATIO

TOTAL OF LIABILITIES/TOTAL OF ASSETS

(16000+61000)/159480

0.482819

(30200+61000)/145600

0.6263736

SMALLER PORTION

7-

TIMES INTEREST EARNED

EBIT/INTEREST

(118000-69300)/4300

11.32558

(132000-63200)/4200

16.380952

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

8-

PE RATIO

MARKET PRICE/EPS

46/3.92

11.73469

34/3.156

10.773131

OPTIMISTIC

current year

gross profit ratio

previous year

gross profit ratio

1-

gross profit ratio

gross profit/ sales

118000/260000

45.38%

97000/229000

42.36%

it is better than previous year

2-

net profit ratio

net profit/sales

31080/260000

12.0%

25000/229000

10.9%

it is better than previous year

3-

EPS

NET INCOME/NO OF SHARES

31080/7920

3.924242

25000/7920

3.1565657

it is better than previous year

NO OF SHARE

39600/5

7920

4-

RETURN ON EQUITY

NET INCOME/AVERAGE SHARE HOLDERS EQUITY

31080/68440

45.41%

25000/47000

53.19%

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

AVERAGE SHARE HOLDER EQUITY = (OPENING + CLOSING)/2

68440

47000

5-

FIXED ASSET TURNOVER RATIO

SALES / AVERAGE FIXED ASSETS

260000/56000

4.642857

229000/48500

4.7216495

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

AVERAGE FIXED ASSETS = (OPENING + CLOSING)/2

56000

48500

6-

DEBT TO ASSET RATIO

TOTAL OF LIABILITIES/TOTAL OF ASSETS

(16000+61000)/159480

0.482819

(30200+61000)/145600

0.6263736

SMALLER PORTION

7-

TIMES INTEREST EARNED

EBIT/INTEREST

(118000-69300)/4300

11.32558

(132000-63200)/4200

16.380952

IT IS WORSE THAN PREVIOUS YEAR

8-

PE RATIO

MARKET PRICE/EPS

46/3.92

11.73469

34/3.156

10.773131

OPTIMISTIC