Here are simplified financial statements of Phone Corporation from a recent year:   INCOME STATEMENT (Figures in millions of dollars)   Net sales 13,600     Cost of goods sold 4,310     Other expenses 4,162     Depreciation 2,668         Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 2,460     Interest expense 710         Income before tax 1,750     Taxes (at 30%) 525         Net income 1,225     Dividends 906           BALANCE SHEET (Figures in millions of dollars)   End of Year Start of Year   Assets          Cash and marketable securities 94        163             Receivables 2,632        2,590             Inventories 212        263             Other current assets 892        957                      Total current assets 3,830        3,973             Net property, plant, and equipment 20,023        19,965             Other long-term assets 4,266        3,820                      Total assets 28,119        27,758                Liabilities and shareholders’ equity          Payables 2,614        3,090             Short-term debt 1,444        1,598             Other current liabilities 836        812                      Total current liabilities 4,894        5,500             Long-term debt and leases 5,773        5,938             Other long-term liabilities 6,228        6,199             Shareholders’ equity 11,224        10,121                      Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 28,119        27,758                  Phone Corp.’s stock price was $89 at the end of the year. There were 210 million shares outstanding.   a. What was the company’s market capitalization and market value added? (Enter your answers in billions rounded to 2 decimal places.)         Market capitalization $  billion     Market value added $  billion       b. What was its market-to-book ratio? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)     Market-to-book ratio

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Here are simplified financial statements of Phone Corporation from a recent year:

 

INCOME STATEMENT
(Figures in millions of dollars)
  Net sales 13,600  
  Cost of goods sold 4,310  
  Other expenses 4,162  
  Depreciation 2,668  
   
  Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 2,460  
  Interest expense 710  
   
  Income before tax 1,750  
  Taxes (at 30%) 525  
   
  Net income 1,225  
  Dividends 906  
   
 

 

BALANCE SHEET
(Figures in millions of dollars)
  End of Year Start of Year
  Assets    
     Cash and marketable securities 94        163       
     Receivables 2,632        2,590       
     Inventories 212        263       
     Other current assets 892        957       
     
        Total current assets 3,830        3,973       
     Net property, plant, and equipment 20,023        19,965       
     Other long-term assets 4,266        3,820       
     
        Total assets 28,119        27,758       
     
  Liabilities and shareholders’ equity    
     Payables 2,614        3,090       
     Short-term debt 1,444        1,598       
     Other current liabilities 836        812       
     
        Total current liabilities 4,894        5,500       
     Long-term debt and leases 5,773        5,938       
     Other long-term liabilities 6,228        6,199       
     Shareholders’ equity 11,224        10,121       
     
        Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 28,119        27,758       
     
 

 

Phone Corp.’s stock price was $89 at the end of the year. There were 210 million shares outstanding.

 

a. What was the company’s market capitalization and market value added? (Enter your answers in billions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

 

   
  Market capitalization $  billion  
  Market value added $  billion  
 

 

b. What was its market-to-book ratio? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

  Market-to-book ratio   
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