Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780133866292
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.31AP
Using ratios to evaluate a stock investment
Comparative financial statement data of Dangerfield, Inc. follow:
* Selected 2014 amounts
- 1. Marker price of Dangerfield's common stock: $76.67 at December 31, 20 16, and $37.20 at December 31, 2015.
- 2. Common shares outstanding: 13,000 during 2016 and 11,000 during 2015 and 2014.
- 3. All sales are on credit.
Requirements
- 1. Compute the following ratios for 2016 and 2015:
- a.
Current ratio - b. Cash ratio
- c. Times-interest-earned ratio
- d. Inventory turnover
- e. Gross profit percentage
- f. Debt to equity ratio
- g.
Rate of return on commonstockholders' equity - h. Earnings per share of common stock
- i. Price/earnings ratio
- a.
- 2. Decide (a) whether Dangerfield’s ability to pay debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during 2016 and (b) whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased.
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Using ratios to evaluate a stock investment
Comparative financial statement data of Garfield Inc. follow:
Market price of Garfield’s common stock:$69.36 at December 31 2018 and $38.04 at December 31, 2017.
Common shares outstanding 14, 000 on December 31, 2018 and 12,000 on December 31 2017 and 2016.
All sales are on credit.
Requirements
Compute the following ratios tor 2018 and 2017:
a. current ratio
b. Cash ratio
c. Times-interest-earned ratio
d. Inventory turnover
e. Gross profit percentage
f. Debt to equity ratio
g. Rate of return on common stockholder’s equity
h. Earnings per share of common stock
i. Price/earnings ratio
2. Decide (a) whether Garfield’s ability to pat debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during 2018 and (b) whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased.
I need assistance on the following regarding the attached balance sheet and income statement:
Required:
a) Calculate the following financial ratios for 2016 and 2017
16. Earnings per share
17. Price-earnings ratio (Use year-end adjusted closing stock price of $57.32 for 2017 and $63.69 for 2016)
18. Dividend yield
19. Dividend payout ratio
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1. Compute the following ratios for both companies for the current year, and decide which company’s stock better fits your investment strategy.
a. Acid-test ratio
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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