Ratios Analysis: Hershey The Hershey Company is one of the world's leading producers of chocolates, candies, and confections. It sells chocolates and candies, mints and gums, baking ingredients, toppings, and beverages. Hershey's consolidated balance sheets for 20X2 and 20X3 follow. Hershey: Consolidated Balance Sheets   Dollar Amounts in Millions   20X2 20X3 Assets     Current Assets     Cash and Equivalents $728.3  $1,118.5  Receivables 461.4  477.9  Inventories 633.3  659.5  Deferred Income Taxes 122.2  52.5  Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 168.3  178.9     Total Current Assets $2,113.5  $2,487.3  Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 1,674.1  1,805.3  Goodwill 588.0  576.6  Other Intangible Assets, net 214.7  195.2  Other Assets 164.5  293.0     Total Assets $4,754.8  $5,357.5  Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity     Current Liabilities     Accounts Payable $442.0  $461.5  Accrued Liabilities 650.9  699.7  Accrued Income Taxes 2.3  79.9  Short-Term Debt 118.2  166.0  Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 257.7  0.9     Total Current Liabilities $1,471.1  $1,408.0  Long-Term Debt 1,531.0  1,795.1  Other Long-Term Liabilities 668.7  434.1  Deferred Income Taxes 35.7  104.2     Total Liabilities $3,706.5  $3,741.4  Shareholders' Equity     Common Stock 359.9  359.9  Additional Paid-In Capital 593.0  664.9  Retained Earnings 5,027.6  5,454.3  Treasury Stock (at cost) (4,558.7) (4,707.7) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (385.1) (166.6) Noncontrolling interests 11.6  11.2     Total Shareholders' Equity $1,048.4  $1,616.1     Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $4,754.8  $5,357.5  Additional information for 20X3 is as follows (amounts in millions): Total credit sales (all on credit) $7,146.1 Costs of goods sold 3,865.2 Net income 820.5 Required: Next Level Compute the following ratios for 20X3. Provide a brief description of what each ratio reveals about Hershey. Return on common equity (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Debt-to-assets (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Debt-to-equity (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Current (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Quick (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Inventory turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days Accounts receivable turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days Accounts payable turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days Operating cycle (in days) (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days Total asset turnover (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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Ratios Analysis: Hershey

The Hershey Company is one of the world's leading producers of chocolates, candies, and confections. It sells chocolates and candies, mints and gums, baking ingredients, toppings, and beverages. Hershey's consolidated balance sheets for 20X2 and 20X3 follow.

Hershey: Consolidated Balance Sheets
  Dollar Amounts in Millions
  20X2 20X3
Assets    
Current Assets    
Cash and Equivalents $728.3  $1,118.5 
Receivables 461.4  477.9 
Inventories 633.3  659.5 
Deferred Income Taxes 122.2  52.5 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 168.3  178.9 
   Total Current Assets $2,113.5  $2,487.3 
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 1,674.1  1,805.3 
Goodwill 588.0  576.6 
Other Intangible Assets, net 214.7  195.2 
Other Assets 164.5  293.0 
   Total Assets $4,754.8  $5,357.5 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity    
Current Liabilities    
Accounts Payable $442.0  $461.5 
Accrued Liabilities 650.9  699.7 
Accrued Income Taxes 2.3  79.9 
Short-Term Debt 118.2  166.0 
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 257.7  0.9 
   Total Current Liabilities $1,471.1  $1,408.0 
Long-Term Debt 1,531.0  1,795.1 
Other Long-Term Liabilities 668.7  434.1 
Deferred Income Taxes 35.7  104.2 
   Total Liabilities $3,706.5  $3,741.4 
Shareholders' Equity    
Common Stock 359.9  359.9 
Additional Paid-In Capital 593.0  664.9 
Retained Earnings 5,027.6  5,454.3 
Treasury Stock (at cost) (4,558.7) (4,707.7)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (385.1) (166.6)
Noncontrolling interests 11.6  11.2 
   Total Shareholders' Equity $1,048.4  $1,616.1 
   Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $4,754.8  $5,357.5 

Additional information for 20X3 is as follows (amounts in millions):

Total credit sales (all on credit) $7,146.1
Costs of goods sold 3,865.2
Net income 820.5

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Next Level Compute the following ratios for 20X3. Provide a brief description of what each ratio reveals about Hershey.

  1. Return on common equity (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
  2. Debt-to-assets (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
  3. Debt-to-equity (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
  4. Current (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
  5. Quick (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
  6. Inventory turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days
  7. Accounts receivable turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days
  8. Accounts payable turnover days (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days
  9. Operating cycle (in days) (Use 365 days. Round your answer to nearest whole number.) days
  10. Total asset turnover (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

 

 

 
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