Calculate the 2019 price/earnings ratio and market/book ratio. Do these ratios indicate that investors are expected to have a high or low opinion of the company?

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You are a financial manager in Gama Corporation.  You have the task of getting the company back into a sound financial position. Gama Corporation’s 2017 and 2018 balance sheets and income statements, together with projections for 2019, are shown in the following tables. The tables also show the 2017 and 2018 financial ratios, along with the industry average data. Your assignment is to answer the following questions.  Provide clear explanations, not yes or no answers. Show your work for the calculations.

Balance Sheets

Assets

2017

 

                   2018

 

        2019 (Projected)

Cash

$         9,000

 

 $        7,282

 

 $       14,000

Short-Term Investments.

48,600

 

20,000

 

71,632

Accounts Receivable

351,200

 

632,160

 

878,000

Inventories

715,200

 

1,287,360

 

1,716,480

   Total Current Assets

 $  1,124,000

 

 $ 1,946,802

 

 $  2,680,112

Gross Fixed Assets

491,000

 

1,202,950

 

1,220,000

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

146,200

 

263,160

 

383,160

   Net Fixed Assets

 $     344,800

 

 $    939,790

 

 $     836,840

Total Assets

 $  1,468,800

 

 $ 2,886,592

 

 $  3,516,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities And Equity

2017

 

                     2018

 

        2019 (Projected)

Accounts Payable

 $     145,600

 

 $    324,000

 

 $     359,800

Notes Payable

200,000

 

720,000

 

300,000

Accruals

136,000

 

284,960

 

380,000

   Total Current Liabilities

 $     481,600

 

 $ 1,328,960

 

 $  1,039,800

Long-Term Debt

323,432

 

1,000,000

 

500,000

Common Stock (100,000 Shares)

460,000

 

460,000

 

1,680,936

Retained Earnings

203,768

 

97,632

 

296,216

   Total Equity

 $     663,768

 

 $    557,632

 

 $  1,977,152

Total Liabilities And Equity

 $  1,468,800

 

 $ 2,886,592

 

 $  3,516,952

 

Income Statements

 

2017

 

                   2018

 

      2019(Projected)

Sales

 $  3,432,000

 

 $ 5,834,400

 

 $  7,035,600

COGS except depr.

2,864,000

 

4,980,000

 

5,800,000

Depreciation

18,900

 

116,960

 

120,000

Other Expenses

340,000

 

720,000

 

612,960

   Total Operating Costs

 $  3,222,900

 

 $ 5,816,960

 

 $  6,532,960

   EBIT

 $     209,100

 

 $      17,440

 

 $     502,640

Interest Expense

62,500

 

176,000

 

80,000

   EBT

 $     146,600

 

 $  (158,560)

 

 $     422,640

Taxes (40%)

58,640

 

(63,424)

 

169,056

Net Income

 $       87,960

 

 $    (95,136)

 

 $     253,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Data

2017

 

2018

 

        2019(Projected)

Stock Price

 $           8.50

 

 $          6.00

 

 $         12.17

Shares Outstanding

100,000

 

100,000

 

250,000

EPS (Earnings per share)

 $         0.880

 

 $      (0.951)

 

 $         1.014

DPS (Dividend per share)

 $         0.220

 

 $        0.110

 

 $         0.220

Tax Rate

40%

 

40%

 

40%

Book Value Per Share

 $         6.638

 

 $        5.576

 

 $         7.909

 

Ratio Analysis

2017

 

2018

 

2019(Projected)

       Industry Average

Current

2.3

 

1.5

 

?

2.7

Quick

0.8

 

0.5

 

?

1.0

Fixed Assets Turnover

              10.0

 

               6.2

 

?

             7.0

Total Assets Turnover

                2.3

 

               2.0

 

?

             2.5

Debt to Asset Ratio

35.6%

 

59.6%

 

?

32.0%

TIE

3.3

 

0.1

 

?

6.2

Profit Margin

2.6%

 

-1.6%

 

?

3.6%

Basic Earning Power

14.2%

 

0.6%

 

?

17.8%

ROA

6.0%

 

-3.3%

 

?

9.0%

ROE

13.3%

 

-17.1%

 

?

17.9%

Price/Earnings (P/E)

9.7

 

-6.3

 

?

16.2

Market/Book

1.3

 

1.1

 

?

2.9

  1. Why are ratios useful?
  2. Calculate the 2019 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income statement data. What can you say about the company’s liquidity position in 2017, 2018, and as projected for 2019?
  3. We often think of ratios as being useful (1) to managers to help run the business, (2) to bankers for credit analysis, and (3) to stockholders for stock valuation. Would these different types of analysts have an equal interest in the liquidity ratios?
  4. Calculate the 2019 fixed assets turnover, and total assets turnover. How does the firm’s utilization of assets stack up against other firms in its industry?
  5. Calculate the 2019 debt to asset ratio and times-interest-earned. How does the firm compare with the industry with respect to financial leverage? What can you conclude from these ratios?
  6. Calculate the 2019 profit margin, basic earning power (BEP), return on assets (ROA), and return on equity (ROE). What can you say about these ratios?
  7. Calculate the 2019 price/earnings ratio and market/book ratio. Do these ratios indicate that investors are expected to have a high or low opinion of the company?

 

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