Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $24. All of the company’s sales are on account.   Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Assets             Current assets:             Cash $ 1,140   $ 1,240   Accounts receivable, net   10,100     8,300   Inventory   13,500     11,800   Prepaid expenses   600     540   Total current assets   25,340     21,880   Property and equipment:             Land   9,700     9,700   Buildings and equipment, net   46,438     37,904   Total property and equipment   56,138     47,604   Total assets $ 81,478   $ 69,484   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity             Current liabilities:             Accounts payable $ 18,700   $ 18,700   Accrued liabilities   950     860   Notes payable, short term   0     300   Total current liabilities   19,650     19,860   Long-term liabilities:             Bonds payable   8,600     8,600   Total liabilities   28,250     28,460   Stockholders' equity:             Common stock   2,000     2,000   Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000   Total paid-in capital   6,000     6,000   Retained earnings   47,228     35,024   Total stockholders' equity   53,228     41,024   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 81,478   $ 69,484       Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Sales $ 75,000   $ 65,000   Cost of goods sold   36,000     40,000   Gross margin   39,000     25,000   Selling and administrative expenses:             Selling expenses   10,800     10,500   Administrative expenses   6,600     6,500   Total selling and administrative expenses   17,400     17,000   Net operating income   21,600     8,000   Interest expense   860     860   Net income before taxes   20,740     7,140   Income taxes   8,296     2,856   Net income   12,444     4,284   Dividends to common stockholders   240     300   Net income added to retained earnings   12,204     3,984   Beginning retained earnings   35,024     31,040   Ending retained earnings $ 47,228   $ 35,024       Required: Compute the following financial ratios for this year:   1. Times interest earned ratio. 2. Debt-to-equity ratio. 3. Equity multiplier.   (For all requirements, round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $24. All of the company’s sales are on account.

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Balance Sheet
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash $ 1,140   $ 1,240  
Accounts receivable, net   10,100     8,300  
Inventory   13,500     11,800  
Prepaid expenses   600     540  
Total current assets   25,340     21,880  
Property and equipment:            
Land   9,700     9,700  
Buildings and equipment, net   46,438     37,904  
Total property and equipment   56,138     47,604  
Total assets $ 81,478   $ 69,484  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable $ 18,700   $ 18,700  
Accrued liabilities   950     860  
Notes payable, short term   0     300  
Total current liabilities   19,650     19,860  
Long-term liabilities:            
Bonds payable   8,600     8,600  
Total liabilities   28,250     28,460  
Stockholders' equity:            
Common stock   2,000     2,000  
Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000  
Total paid-in capital   6,000     6,000  
Retained earnings   47,228     35,024  
Total stockholders' equity   53,228     41,024  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 81,478   $ 69,484  
 

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Sales $ 75,000   $ 65,000  
Cost of goods sold   36,000     40,000  
Gross margin   39,000     25,000  
Selling and administrative expenses:            
Selling expenses   10,800     10,500  
Administrative expenses   6,600     6,500  
Total selling and administrative expenses   17,400     17,000  
Net operating income   21,600     8,000  
Interest expense   860     860  
Net income before taxes   20,740     7,140  
Income taxes   8,296     2,856  
Net income   12,444     4,284  
Dividends to common stockholders   240     300  
Net income added to retained earnings   12,204     3,984  
Beginning retained earnings   35,024     31,040  
Ending retained earnings $ 47,228   $ 35,024  
 

 

Required:

Compute the following financial ratios for this year:

 

1. Times interest earned ratio.

2. Debt-to-equity ratio.

3. Equity multiplier.

 

(For all requirements, round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

 

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