
Nineteen measures of solvency and profitability
The comparative financial statements of Stargel Inc. are as follows. The market price of Stargel Inc. common stock was $119.70 on December 31, 2016.
Stargel Inc. Comparative For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 |
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2016 | 2015 | |||||||
Retained earnings, January 1................ | $5,375,000 | $4,545,000 | ||||||
Add net income for year......................... | 900,000 | 925,000 | ||||||
Total..................................... | $6,275,000 | $5,470,000 | ||||||
Deduct dividends: | ||||||||
On |
$ 45,000 | $ 45,000 | ||||||
On common stock.............................................. | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
Total........................................................ | $ 95,0000 | $ 95,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings, December 3’................................... | $6,180,000 | $5,375,000 | ||||||
Stargel Inc. Comparative Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 |
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2016 | 2015 | |||||||
Sales..................... | $10,000,000 | $9,400,000 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold......... | 5,350,000 | 4,950,000 | ||||||
Gross profit............... | $ 4,650,000 | $4,450,000 | ||||||
Selling expenses.......... | $ 2,000,000 | $1,080,000 | ||||||
Administrative expenses... | 1,500.000 | 1,410,000 | ||||||
Total operating expenses……… | $3,500,000 | $3,290,000 | ||||||
Income from operations ... | $1,150,000 | $1,160,000 | ||||||
Other income............. | 150,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
$ 1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | |||||||
Other expense (interest)……. | 170,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Income before income tax…… | $ 1,130,000 | $1,150,000 | ||||||
Income tax expense....... | 230,000 | 225,000 | ||||||
Net income............... | $ 900,000 | $ 925,000 | ||||||
Stargel Inc. Comparative Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 |
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Dec.31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash.................................... | $ 500,000 | $ 400,000 | ||||||
Marketable securities.................... | 1,010,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
740,000 | 510,000 | |||||||
Inventories.............................. | 1,190000 | 950,000 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses........................ | 250,000 | 229,000 | ||||||
Total current assets..................... | $3,690,000 | $3,089,000 | ||||||
Long-term investments.................... | 2,350,000 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment (net)....... | 3,740,000 | 3,366,000 | ||||||
Total assets............................... | $9,780,000 | $8,755,000 | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Current liabilities.......................... | $ 900,000 | $ 880,000 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
Mortgage note payable, 8.8%, due 2021... | $ 200,000 | $ 0 | ||||||
Bonds payable, 9%, due 2017............. | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
Total long term liabilities............... | $1,700,000 | $1,500,000 | ||||||
Total liabilities............................ | $2,600,000 | $2,380,000 | ||||||
Preferred stock $0.90, $10 par………….. | $ 500,000 | $ 500,000 | ||||||
Common stock. $5 par..................... | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings......................... | 6,180,000 | 5,375,000 | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity............... | $7,180,000 | $6,375,000 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity..... | $9,780,000 | $8,755,000 |
Instructions
Determine the following measures for 2016, rounding to one decimal place, except per share amounts, which should be rounded to the nearest penny:
- 1.
Working capital - 2.
Current ratio - 3. Quick ratio
- 4. Accounts receivable turnover
- 5. Number of days’ salts in receivables
- 6. Inventory turnover
- 7. Number of days’ sales in inventory
- 8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities
- 9. Ratio of liabilities to .stockholders' equity
- 10. Number of times interest charges are earned
- 11. Number of times preferred dividends are earned
- 12. Ratio of sales to assets
- 13. Rate earned on total assets
- 14. Rate earned on stockholders' equity
- 15. Rate earned on common stockholders' equity
- 16. Earnings per share on common stock
- 17. Price-earnings ratio
- 18. Dividends per share of common stock
- 19. Dividend yield

Financial Ratios: Financial ratios are the metrics used to evaluate the capabilities, profitability, and overall performance of a company.
The following ratios measures for 2016.
- 1. Working capital
- 2. Current ratio
- 3. Quick ratio
- 4. Accounts receivable turnover
- 5. Number of days' sales in receivables
- 6. Inventory turnover ratio
- 7. Number of days' sales in inventory
- 8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities
- 9. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity
- 10. Number of times interest charges are earned
- 11. Number of times preferred dividends are earned
- 12. Ratio of sales to assets
- 13. Rate earned on total assets
- 14. Rate earned on stockholders' equity
- 15. Return on common stockholders' equity
- 16. Earnings per share on common stock
- 17. Price earnings ratio
- 18. Dividends per share of common stock
- 19. Dividend yield
Explanation of Solution
1. Working capital
Working capital = Current assets – Current liabilities = $3,690,000 – $900,000= $2,790,000
Working capital is determined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities.
Formula:
Working capital = Current assets – Current liabilities
2. Current ratio
Current ratio=Current assetsCurrent liabilities=$3,690,000$900,000=4.1
Current ratio is used to determine the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. The ideal current ratio is 2:1. Current assets include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, net, accounts and notes receivables, net, inventories, and prepaid expenses and other current assets. Current liabilities include short-term obligations and accounts payable.
Formula:
Current ratio=Current assetsCurrent liabilities
3. Quick ratio
Quick ratio =Quick assets Current liabilities=$2,250,000$900,000=2.5
Acid-Test Ratio is the ratio denotes that this ratio is a more rigorous test of solvency than the current ratio. It is determined by dividing quick assets and current liabilities. The acceptable acid-test ratio is 0.90 to 1.00. It is referred as quick ratio. Use the following formula to determine the acid-test ratio:
Acid Ratio=Quick assetsCurrent liabilities
4. Accounts receivable turnover
Accounts receivables turnover ratio}=Net credit salesAverage accounts receivables=$10,000,000$625,000=16.0
Accounts receivables turnover ratio is mainly used to evaluate the collection process efficiency. It helps the company to know the number of times the accounts receivable is collected in a particular time period. Main purpose of accounts receivable turnover ratio is to manage the working capital of the company. This ratio is determined by dividing credit sales and sales return.
Formula:
Accounts receivables turnover ratio}=Net credit salesAverage accounts receivables
Average accounts receivable is determined as follows:
Average accounts receivables }= (Opening accounts receivables + Closing accounts receivables )2=$740,000+$510,0002=$625,000
5. Number of days’ sales in receivables
Number of days’ sales in receivable }=Average accounts receivable Average daily sales=$625,00027,397.26=22.8 days
Number of days’ sales in receivables is used to determine the number of days a particular company takes to collect accounts receivables.
Formula:
Number of days’ sales in receivable =Average accounts receivable Average daily sales
Average daily sales are determined by dividing sales by 365 days.
Average daily sales = Sales365 days=$10,000,000365 days=$27,397.26
6. Inventory turnover ratio
Inventory turnover ratio =Cost of goods soldAverage inventory=$5,350,000$1,070,000=5 times
Inventory turnover ratio is used to determine the number of times inventory used or sold during the particular accounting period.
Formula:
Inventory turnover=Cost of goods soldAverage inventory
Average inventory is determined as below:
Average inventory = (Opening inventory + Closing inventory )2=$1,190,000+$950,0002=$1,070,000
7. Number of days sales in inventory ratio
Number of days’ sales in inventory }=Average inventory Average daily cost of goods sold=$1,070,000$14,657.53=73.0 days
Number of days’ sales in inventory is determined as the number of days a particular company takes to make sales of the inventory available with them.
Formula:
Number of days’ sales in invenotry=Average inventory Average daily cost of goods sold
Average daily cost of goods sold are determined by dividing cost of goods sold by 365 days. Thus, average daily cost of goods sold are determined as follows:
Average daily cost of goods sold= Cost of goods sold365 days=$5,350,000365 days=$14,657.53
8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities
Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities=Fixed assets Long-term liabilities =$3,740,000$1,700,000=2.2
Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities is determined by dividing fixed assets and long-term liabilities.
Formula:
Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities=Fixed assets Long-term liabilities
9.Ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity
Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity }=Total liabilitiesStockholders' equity=$2,600,000$7,180,000=0.4
Ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity is determined by dividing liabilities and stockholders’ equity.
Formula:
Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity=Total liabilitiesStockholders' equity
10.Number of times interest charges are earned
Number of times interest charges are earned }=Income before income tax+Interest expenseInterest expense=$1,130,000+$170,000$170,000=7.6%
Number of times interest charges are earned ratio quantifies the number of times the earnings before interest and taxes can pay the interest expense. First, determine the sum of income before income tax and interest expense. Then, divide the sum by interest expense.
Formula:
Number of times interest charges are earned }=Income before income tax+Interest expenseInterest expense
11. Number of times preferred dividends are earned
Number of times preferred dividends are earned }=Net incomePreferred dividends=$300,000$15,000=20.0
Number of times preferred dividends are determined by dividing net income and preferred dividends.
Formula: Number of times preferred dividends are earned }=Net incomePreferred dividends
12. Ratio of sales to assets
Ratio of sales to assets=SalesAverage total assets=$10,000,000$9,267,500=1.1
Ratio of sales to assets is used to determine the asset’s efficiency towards sales.
Formula: Ratio of sales to assets=SalesAverage total assets
Working notes for average total assets are as follows:
Average total assets =Beginning total assets + Ending total assets 2=$7,430,000+$8,755,0002=$9,267,500
13. Rate earned on total assets
Rate earned on total assets=Net income + Interest expenseAverage total assets=$900,000+$170,000$9,267,500=11.5%
Rate earned on total assets determines the particular company’s overall earning power. It is determined by dividing sum of net income and interest expense and average total assets.
Formula: Rate earned on total assets=Net income + Interest expenseAverage total assets
14. Rate earned on stockholders’ equity
Rate earned on stockholders' equity}= Net income Average stockholder’s equity= $900,000$6,777,500=13.3%
Rate earned on stockholders’ equity is used to determine the relationship between the net income and the average equity that are invested in the company.
Formula: Rate earned on stockholders' equtiy = Net incomeAverage stockholder’s equity
Average stockholders’ equity is determined as follows:
Average stockholders' equity =(Beginning stockholders' equity + Ending stockholders' equity 2)=$7,180,000+$6,375,0002=$6,777,500
15. Rate earned on common stockholders’ equity
Rate earned on common stockholders' equity}= Net income – Preferred dividends Average stockholder’s equity= $900,000–$45,000$6,277,500=13.6%
Rate earned on stockholders’ equity is used to determine the relationship between the net income and the average common equity that are invested in the company.
Formula: Rate earned on common stockholders' equtiy} = Net income – Preferred dividends Average common stockholder’s equity
Average common stockholders’ equity is determined as follows:
Average stockholders' equity =(Beginning common stockholders' equity + Ending common stockholders' equity 2)=$6,680,000+$5,875,0002=$6,277,500
16. Earnings per share on common stock
Earnings per share=(Net income – PreferreddividendsWeighted-average common shares outstanding)=$900,000−$45,000100,000=$8.55
A portion of profit that an individual earns from each share is referred to earnings per share.
Formula:
Earnings per share}=Net income −Preferred dividendsWeighted average number of common shares outstanding
17. Price earnings ratio
Price earnings ratio =Market price per shareEarning per share=$119.70$8.55=14.0 times
Price/earnings ratio is used to determine the profitability of a company. This ratio is abbreviated as P/E.
Formula:
Price/earnings ratio= Market price per share of common stockEarnings per share
18.Dividend per share of common stock
Dividend per share of common stock}= Dividend per Common stockShares of common stock × 100=$50,000100,000 shares=$0.50
Dividend per share of commons stock is determined by dividing dividend per common stock and shares of common stock.
Formula:
Dividend per share of common stock}= Dividend per Common stockShares of common stock × 100
19.Dividend yield ratio
Dividend yield = Annual dividend per ShareMarket price per Share × 100=$0.50$119.70=0.4%
Dividend yield ratio is determined to evaluate the relationship between the annual dividend per share and the market price per share.
Formula:
Dividend yield = Annual dividend per ShareMarket price per Share × 100
Thus, summary table of determined ratios are below:
S.No | Particulars | Ratios |
1. | Working capital | $2,790,000 |
2. | Current ratio | 4.1 |
3. | Acid test ratio | 2.5 |
4. | Accounts receivable turnover ratio | 16.0 |
5. | Number of days’ sales in receivables | 22.8 |
6. | Inventory turnover ratio | 5.0 |
7. | Number of days sales in inventory | 73.0 |
8. | Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities | 2.2 |
9. | Ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity | 0.4 |
10. | Number of times interest charges are earned | 7.6 |
11. | Number of times preferred dividends are earned | 20.0 |
12. | Ratio of sales to assets | 1.4 |
13. | Rate earned on total assets | 11.5% |
14. | Rate earned on stockholders’ equity | 13.3% |
15. | Rate earned on common stockholders’ equity | 13.6% |
16. | Earnings per share | $8.55 |
17. | Price earnings ratio | 14.0 |
18. | Dividend per share of common stock | $0.50 |
19. | Dividend yield | 0.4% |
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