Can I please have help answering #2. The financial statements are below, and the question is in the screen shot. Thank youYou 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 company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows: Lydex CompanyComparative Balance Sheet This YearLast Year Assets Current assets: Cash$820,000 $1,060,000 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 7,590,000 5,930,000 Plant and equipment, net 9,600,000 9,090,000 Total assets$17,190,000 $15,020,000 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 1,940,000 1,360,000 Total stockholders' equity 9,440,000 8,860,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$17,190,000 $15,020,000 Lydex CompanyComparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This YearLast 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 1,360,000 812,250 Ending retained earnings$1,940,000 $1,360,000 To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry: Current ratio2.3 Acid-test ratio1.2 Average collection period32 days Average sale period60 days Return on assets9.7 % Debt-to-equity ratio0.65 Times interest earned ratio5.7 Price-earnings ratio10 2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. (Round yourpercentage answers to 1 decimal place i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3. Due to rounding, figuresmay not fully reconcile down a column.)Lydex CompanyCommon-Size Income StatementsThis YearLast YearSales%Cost of goods soldGross marginSelling and administrative expensesNet operating incomeInterest expense

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Can I please have help answering #2. The financial statements are below, and the question is in the screen shot. Thank you

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 company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet
	This Year	Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	820,000	$	1,060,000
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		7,590,000		5,930,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,600,000		9,090,000

Total assets	$	17,190,000	$	15,020,000

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		1,940,000		1,360,000

Total stockholders' equity		9,440,000		8,860,000

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,190,000	$	15,020,000

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		1,360,000		812,250

Ending retained earnings	$	1,940,000	$	1,360,000

To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry:


Current ratio	2.3
Acid-test ratio	1.2
Average collection period	32	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	9.7	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.65
Times interest earned ratio	5.7
Price-earnings ratio	10

2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. (Round your
percentage answers to 1 decimal place i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3. Due to rounding, figures
may not fully reconcile down a column.)
Lydex Company
Common-Size Income Statements
This Year
Last Year
Sales
%
Cost of goods sold
Gross margin
Selling and administrative expenses
Net operating income
Interest expense

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