The King Mattress Company had the following operating results for 2018-2019. In addition, the company paid dividends in both 2018 and 2019 of $64,800 per year and made capital expenditures in both years of $30,000 per year. The company's stock price in 2018 was $8 and $7 in 2019. The industry average earnings multiple for the mattress industry was 9 in 2019 and the free cash flow and sales multiples were 18 and 1.5, respectively. The company is publicly owned and has 1,200,000 shares of outstanding stock at the end of 2019.

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The King Mattress Company had the following operating results for 2018-2019. In addition, the company paid dividends in both 2018 and 2019 of $64,800 per year and made capital expenditures in both years of $30,000 per year. The company's stock price in 2018 was $8 and $7 in 2019. The industry average earnings multiple for the mattress industry was 9 in 2019 and the free cash flow and sales multiples were 18 and 1.5, respectively. The company is publicly owned and has 1,200,000 shares of outstanding stock at the end of 2019.

 

Balance Sheet, Dec 31,
  2019 2018
Cash $ 356,000   $ 116,000  
Accounts Receivable $ 366,000   $ 416,000  
Inventory $ 266,000   $ 316,000  
Total Current Assets $ 988,000   $ 848,000  
Long-lived Assets   1,240,000     1,260,000  
Total Assets $ 2,228,000   $ 2,108,000  
Current Liabilities $ 216,000   $ 316,000  
Long-term Debt   616,000     516,000  
Shareholder Equity   1,396,000     1,276,000  
Total Debt and Equity $ 2,228,000   $ 2,108,000  
 

 

Income Statement, for year ended Dec 31,
  2019 2018
Sales $ 4,830,000   $ 4,580,000  
Cost of Sales   4,164,000     4,064,000  
Gross Margin   666,000     516,000  
Operating Expenses   358,000     408,000  
Operating Income   308,000     108,000  
Taxes   123,200     43,200  
Net Income $ 184,800   $ 64,800  
 

 

Cash Flow From Operations 2019   2018
Net Income $ 184,800     $ 64,800  
Plus Depreciation Expense   50,000       50,000  
+ Decrease (-inc) in AccRec. and Inv.   100,000       -  
+ Increase (-dec) in Cur. Liabl.   (100,000 )     -  
Cash Flow from Operations $ 234,800     $ 114,800  
 

 

The current ratio for 2019 is:

 

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    3.8

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    1.9

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    4.6

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    1.7

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