Tootsie Roll Exercises

If you work this problem as a group assignment, each group member should be prepared to

What is the lifetime value of a typical customer in each of the four segments, in current dollar values? Compare these figures to the “Gross margin” figures in the original spreadsheet. What can you learn from this comparison?

Prepare common-sized financial statements for Leslie Fay for the period 1987–1991. For that same period, compute for Leslie Fay the ratios shown in Exhibit 2. Given these data, which financial statement items do you believe should have been of particular interest to BDO Seidman during that firm’s 1991 audit of Leslie Fay? Explain.

Tootsie Roll faces a number of key issues concerning its strategy. One of such strategic issues relates to how it can maintain its marketplace success and sustain its competitive advantages, in light of (i) the company’s growth prospects in U.S. and foreign markets, (ii) intensity of the competition, and (iii) the fact that the two key leaders of the company are not getting any younger.

Keeping Cost of Goods Sold at a minimum is just as vital as Marketing and Advertising. Maximum value for both customers and shareholders rely on the company’s operations being as lean as possible and its raw materials prices as low as possible. Tootsie Rolls Industries continually upgrades its plant assets to add capacity, improve quality, or increase efficiency. The company manages cost of raw materials through competitive bidding and using commodities futures

Tootsie Roll’s total PP&E at the end of 2015 was $499.535 million and their accumulated depreciation was $314.949 million, so the net PP&E was $184.586 million.

If you compare bakery sales in July to bakery sales in September, it shows a 66% increase in sales in just two months. Peyton Approved uses its equity to finance the business than taking out loans. It has a .36% Debt to Equity ratio. The best ratio for the business is the profit margin. In three months the profit margin for Peyton Approved is 53.4%. The company just added a product line of hypoallergenic shampoos. It has been selling these products for one month and the company only turned the product over once during that month. At this time it does not look like adding these products to sales is

Model trains for sale to toy stores are produced by Whistle Stop Incorporated, a small manufacturing company. Whistle Stop also has a small service department that repairs customers’ model trains for a fee. The company has been in business for five years. At the end of the most recent fiscal year, November 30, 2011, the accounting records reflected total assets of $500,000 and total liabilities of $200,000. During the current fiscal year ending November 30, 2012, the following summarized events occurred:

“Tootsie Roll’s good fortunes are an accumulation of many small decisions that were probably made right plus bigger key decisions, such as acquisitions, that have been made right, and a lot of luck.” Mel Gordon, CEO – Tootsie Roll, 1993

9 This document mentions relatively little outside of avoiding illegal actions, and says nothing of the environment or ethical questions like child labor. Tootsie Roll holds a Corporate Sustainability Rating of 50 out of 100 via CSRHUB,10 and has steadily stayed within this range. With the private nature of the company and the lack of public information paints Tootsie Roll Industries as a neutral company. Glassdoor currently gives the company a rating of 3/5 across only 16 review with only 33% of employees recommending employment at Tootsie Roll to a friend and many of the reviews note low employee engagement and lack of advancement opportunities.11

I have reviewed the past two years liabilities and stockholders’ equity sections of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. and compared the balance sheets using Debt to Equity Ratio and Times Interest Earned. The calculations presented in thousands:

The current ratio indicates the ability to pay on maturing obligations and to be able to meet unexpected cash needs. Again in this case Tootsie Roll has a higher probability of being able to pay their obligation and meet their unexpected cash needs. They have a $2.34:1 ratio

Your Personal Income Statement Before looking at Tootsie Roll’s Income Statement, create your own personal income statement using your monthly income and expenses. You will want to collect your monthly net pay (less taxes) from your employer. Also, collect your monthly bills. This will include your car payment, mortgage or rent payment, cell phone bill, gas and electric bill, food, clothes, and entertainment.

When looking at profitability from 2006 to 2007, the ratios show that performance suffered. Profit margin, return on assets, and earnings per share have all dropped. However, net cash provided by operations exceeds 2006 amounts and almost matches that of 2005. Taking all of these ratios into account, Tootsie Roll’s financial standing is strong but could be improved by taking on a loan and investing wisely.

Rapid Repair’s profitability appears good but their cash balance has shrunk. Write a report that provides a financial analysis