Required: You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage. The return
Required: You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage. The return
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Transcribed Image Text:You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has
asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company's financial statements, including comparing
Lydex's performance to its major competitors. The company's financial statements for the last two years are as
follows:
Assets
Current assets:
Cash
Marketable securities
Accounts receivable, net
Inventory.
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets
Plant and equipment, net
Total assets
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities
Note payable, 10%
Total liabilities.
Stockholders equity:
Common stock, $75 par value
Retained earnings
Total stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Sales (all on account)
Cost of goods sold
Lydex Company
Comparative Balance Sheet
Gross margin
Selling and administrative expenses
Net operating income
Interest expense
Net income before taxes
Income taxes (30%)
Net income
Common dividends
Net income retained
Beginning retained earnings
Ending retained earnings
Current ratio
Acid-test ratio
Average collection period
Average sale period
Return on assets
Lydex Company
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
This Year
$ 15,760,000
12,508,000
3,152,000
1,592,00e
1,560,000
360,000
Debt-to-equity ratio
Times interest earned ratio
Price-earnings ratio
2.3
1.0
30 days
60 days.
This Year
8.2%
$ 860,000
8
8.7
5.8
18
2,300,000
3,500,000
240,000
6,900,000
9,320,000
$ 16,220,000
$ 3,910,000
3,600,000
7,510,000
7,500,000
1,210,000
8,710,000
$ 16,220,000
1,200,000
360,000
840,000
280,000
560,000
650,000
$1,210,000
Last Year
$1,100,000.
300,000
1,400,000
2,000,000
180,000
4,980,000
8,950,000
$ 13,930,000
$ 2,780,000
3,000,000
5,780,000
To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex
Company's industry:
7,500,000
650,000
8,150,000
$ 13,930,000
Last Year
$ 12,580,000
9,435,000
3,145,000
1,564,000
1,581,000
300,000
1,281,000
384,300
896,700
448,350
448, 358
201,650
$ 650,000

Transcribed Image Text:Required:
1. You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both
this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.)
a. The times interest earned ratio.
b. The debt-to-equity ratio.
c. The gross margin percentage
d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $12.970,000.)
e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year totaled $7701.650. There has been no change in common
stock over the last two years.)
f. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative?
a. The times interest earned ratio
b. The debt-to-equity ratio
c. The gross margin percentage
d. The return on total assets
e. The return on equity
is the company's financial leverage positive or negative?
This Year
Positive
Last Year
psitve
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