Please calculate the Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio of "Alex & Co" at year-end 2020, financial statements of which are given on the right; state your calculations step by step and explicitly.

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31-12 31-12
2019 2020
655
Alex & Co
Alex & Co
year
Balance Sheet ($m)
Current Assets
Cash & Bank Deposits
Trade Receivables
Income Statement ($m)
Sales Revenue [b]
|- Cost of Goods Sold [c]
2020
3,149
-2,279
870
-337
883
86
151
236
289
277
416
26
Gross Profit
Selling, General & Admin Costs
- Other Operating Costs
Depreciation Expense
Profit before Interest & Tax
|- Interest Expense
|- Uncollectible Receivables
+ Other Operational Income
- Other Operatinal Expense
+/- Net Investment
Income (Expense)
78
Inventories
Prepaid Expenses
Other Current Assets
Non-Current Assets
Plant, Machinery
& Equipment, net
Land & Buildings
Other Non-Current Assets
33
-83
U L.
-14
436
11
13
422
612
-35
241
375
-4
176
232
5
-6
Total Assets
Current Liabilities
Short-Term Bank Loans
Trade Payables
Interest Payable
Corporate Tax Payable
Accrued Expenses
Other Current Liabilities
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Owner's Equity
Paid-in Capital [a]
Equity Reserves
Retained Earnings
Current Period Profit
(Profit after Tax)
() Declared Dividends [d]
Total Liabilities
& Owner's Equity
1,077 1,495
13
285
449
63
Profit before Tax
Corporate Tax on Profit
413
Please calculate
115
224
-91
the Price-Earnings (P/E)
Current Period Profit
47
8
322
(Profit after Tax) [e]
44
48
Ratio
28
of "Alex & Co"
40
[a] Face value of each share is $ 0.25
87 Market value at 2019 year-end was $ 0.85
and at 2020 year-end it was $ 1.35
34
at year-end 2020,
financial statements of
102
536
which are given
on the right;
387
959 [b] Share of sales made on credit = 83%
400
690
[c] Cost of Goods Sold for year 2020:
34
400
Opening Inventories =
+ Purchases = 2,406
- Closing Inventories =
Cost of Goods Sold = 2,279
-60 Share of purchases made on credit = 88%
31
289
state
134
263
your calculations
step by step
and explicitly.
-416
160
322
-35
[d] Dedared Dividends are paid
in the following year.
1,077 1,495
[e] Assume Current Period Earnings available for Dividends = Profit after Tax.
Transcribed Image Text:31-12 31-12 2019 2020 655 Alex & Co Alex & Co year Balance Sheet ($m) Current Assets Cash & Bank Deposits Trade Receivables Income Statement ($m) Sales Revenue [b] |- Cost of Goods Sold [c] 2020 3,149 -2,279 870 -337 883 86 151 236 289 277 416 26 Gross Profit Selling, General & Admin Costs - Other Operating Costs Depreciation Expense Profit before Interest & Tax |- Interest Expense |- Uncollectible Receivables + Other Operational Income - Other Operatinal Expense +/- Net Investment Income (Expense) 78 Inventories Prepaid Expenses Other Current Assets Non-Current Assets Plant, Machinery & Equipment, net Land & Buildings Other Non-Current Assets 33 -83 U L. -14 436 11 13 422 612 -35 241 375 -4 176 232 5 -6 Total Assets Current Liabilities Short-Term Bank Loans Trade Payables Interest Payable Corporate Tax Payable Accrued Expenses Other Current Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Owner's Equity Paid-in Capital [a] Equity Reserves Retained Earnings Current Period Profit (Profit after Tax) () Declared Dividends [d] Total Liabilities & Owner's Equity 1,077 1,495 13 285 449 63 Profit before Tax Corporate Tax on Profit 413 Please calculate 115 224 -91 the Price-Earnings (P/E) Current Period Profit 47 8 322 (Profit after Tax) [e] 44 48 Ratio 28 of "Alex & Co" 40 [a] Face value of each share is $ 0.25 87 Market value at 2019 year-end was $ 0.85 and at 2020 year-end it was $ 1.35 34 at year-end 2020, financial statements of 102 536 which are given on the right; 387 959 [b] Share of sales made on credit = 83% 400 690 [c] Cost of Goods Sold for year 2020: 34 400 Opening Inventories = + Purchases = 2,406 - Closing Inventories = Cost of Goods Sold = 2,279 -60 Share of purchases made on credit = 88% 31 289 state 134 263 your calculations step by step and explicitly. -416 160 322 -35 [d] Dedared Dividends are paid in the following year. 1,077 1,495 [e] Assume Current Period Earnings available for Dividends = Profit after Tax.
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