Hershey Company is one of the world’s leading producers of chocolates, candies, and confections.  The company sells chocolates and candies, mints and gums, baking ingredients, toppings, and beverages.  Hershey’s consolidated balance sheets for 2009 and 2010 follow:   Hershey: Consolidated Balance Sheets       (millions) 2009 2010   Assets       Current Assets       Cash and Equivalents   $   253.6   $   884.6   Accounts Receivable, Trade 410.4 390.1   Inventories 519.7 533.6   Deferred Income Taxes 39.9 55.8   Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets        161.8        141.1   Total Current Assets     1,385.4     2,005.2   Property, Plant, and Equipment, net 1,404.8 1,437.7   Goodwill and Intangible Assets 571.6 524.1   Other Intangible Assets 125.5 123.1   Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets        187.7        182.6   Total Assets   $ 3,675.0   $ 4,272.7           Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       Current Liabilities       Accounts Payable   $   287.9   $   410.7   Accrued Liabilities and Taxes 583.4 602.7   Short-Term Debt 24.1 24.1   Current Portion of Long-Term Debt          15.2        261.4   Total Current Liabilities        910.6     1,298.9   Long-Term Debt 1,502.7 1,541.8   Other Long-Term Liabilities        501.4        494.4   Total Liabilities     2,914.7     3,335.1   Shareholders’ Equity       Common Stock 359.9 359.9   Additional Paid-In Capital 394.7 434.9   Retained Earnings 4,148.3 4,374.7   Treasury Stock (3,979.6) (4,052.1)   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (202.9) (215.1)   Noncontrolling Interests          39.9          35.3   Total Shareholders’ Equity        760.3        937.6   Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 3,675.0   $ 4,272.7                 Additional information for 2010:           Total sales                          $5,671.0                                                        Costs of goods sold            $3,255.8                                                        Net income                         $   509.8       REQUIRED: Compute the common-size balance sheet for 2010 and the rate of change balance sheet for 2010.   Compute the following ratios for 2010. Return on common equity Debt-to-assets Debt-to equity Current Quick Inventory turnover days Accounts receivable turnover days Accounts payable turnover days Operating cycle (in days) Total asset turnover

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Hershey Company is one of the world’s leading producers of chocolates, candies, and confections.  The company sells chocolates and candies, mints and gums, baking ingredients, toppings, and beverages.  Hershey’s consolidated balance sheets for 2009 and 2010 follow:

 

Hershey: Consolidated Balance Sheets

     

(millions)

2009

2010

 

Assets

     

Current Assets

     

Cash and Equivalents

  $   253.6

  $   884.6

 

Accounts Receivable, Trade

410.4

390.1

 

Inventories

519.7

533.6

 

Deferred Income Taxes

39.9

55.8

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

       161.8

       141.1

 

Total Current Assets

    1,385.4

    2,005.2

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment, net

1,404.8

1,437.7

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

571.6

524.1

 

Other Intangible Assets

125.5

123.1

 

Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets

       187.7

       182.6

 

Total Assets

  $ 3,675.0

  $ 4,272.7

 
       

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current Liabilities

     

Accounts Payable

  $   287.9

  $   410.7

 

Accrued Liabilities and Taxes

583.4

602.7

 

Short-Term Debt

24.1

24.1

 

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

         15.2

       261.4

 

Total Current Liabilities

       910.6

    1,298.9

 

Long-Term Debt

1,502.7

1,541.8

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

       501.4

       494.4

 

Total Liabilities

    2,914.7

    3,335.1

 

Shareholders’ Equity

     

Common Stock

359.9

359.9

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

394.7

434.9

 

Retained Earnings

4,148.3

4,374.7

 

Treasury Stock

(3,979.6)

(4,052.1)

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

(202.9)

(215.1)

 

Noncontrolling Interests

         39.9

         35.3

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

       760.3

       937.6

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

  $ 3,675.0

  $ 4,272.7

 
       

 

 

 

Additional information for 2010:           Total sales                          $5,671.0

                                                       Costs of goods sold            $3,255.8

                                                       Net income                         $   509.8

 

 

 

REQUIRED:

  1. Compute the common-size balance sheet for 2010 and the rate of change balance sheet for 2010.

 

  1. Compute the following ratios for 2010.
    1. Return on common equity
    2. Debt-to-assets
    3. Debt-to equity
    4. Current
    5. Quick
    6. Inventory turnover days
    7. Accounts receivable turnover days
    8. Accounts payable turnover days
    9. Operating cycle (in days)
    10. Total asset turnover

 

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