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 850,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, 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 $20. 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 $ 1,810   $ 710   Accounts receivable, net   12,800     10,000   Inventory   9,950     8,400   Prepaid expenses   1,850     2,200   Total current assets   26,410     21,310   Property and equipment:             Land   6,500     6,500   Buildings and equipment, net   19,700     19,500   Total property and equipment   26,200     26,000   Total assets $ 52,610   $ 47,310   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity             Current liabilities:             Accounts payable $ 10,000   $ 8,550   Accrued liabilities   700     950   Notes payable, short term   350     350   Total current liabilities   11,050     9,850   Long-term liabilities:             Bonds payable   5,000     5,000   Total liabilities   16,050     14,850   Stockholders' equity:             Common stock   850     850   Additional paid-in capital   4,450     4,450   Total paid-in capital   5,300     5,300   Retained earnings   31,260     27,160   Total stockholders' equity   36,560     32,460   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 52,610   $ 47,310       Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Sales $ 84,000   $ 79,000   Cost of goods sold   54,500     50,500   Gross margin   29,500     28,500   Selling and administrative expenses:             Selling expenses   9,000     8,500   Administrative expenses   12,500     11,500   Total selling and administrative expenses   21,500     20,000   Net operating income   8,000     8,500   Interest expense   600     600   Net income before taxes   7,400     7,900   Income taxes   2,960     3,160   Net income   4,440     4,740   Dividends to common stockholders   340     680   Net income added to retained earnings   4,100     4,060   Beginning retained earnings   27,160     23,100   Ending retained earnings $ 31,260   $ 27,160       Required: Compute the following financial data for this year:   1. Gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).) 2. Net profit margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered

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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 850,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, 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 $20. 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 $ 1,810   $ 710  
Accounts receivable, net   12,800     10,000  
Inventory   9,950     8,400  
Prepaid expenses   1,850     2,200  
Total current assets   26,410     21,310  
Property and equipment:            
Land   6,500     6,500  
Buildings and equipment, net   19,700     19,500  
Total property and equipment   26,200     26,000  
Total assets $ 52,610   $ 47,310  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable $ 10,000   $ 8,550  
Accrued liabilities   700     950  
Notes payable, short term   350     350  
Total current liabilities   11,050     9,850  
Long-term liabilities:            
Bonds payable   5,000     5,000  
Total liabilities   16,050     14,850  
Stockholders' equity:            
Common stock   850     850  
Additional paid-in capital   4,450     4,450  
Total paid-in capital   5,300     5,300  
Retained earnings   31,260     27,160  
Total stockholders' equity   36,560     32,460  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 52,610   $ 47,310  
 

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Sales $ 84,000   $ 79,000  
Cost of goods sold   54,500     50,500  
Gross margin   29,500     28,500  
Selling and administrative expenses:            
Selling expenses   9,000     8,500  
Administrative expenses   12,500     11,500  
Total selling and administrative expenses   21,500     20,000  
Net operating income   8,000     8,500  
Interest expense   600     600  
Net income before taxes   7,400     7,900  
Income taxes   2,960     3,160  
Net income   4,440     4,740  
Dividends to common stockholders   340     680  
Net income added to retained earnings   4,100     4,060  
Beginning retained earnings   27,160     23,100  
Ending retained earnings $ 31,260   $ 27,160  
 

 

Required:

Compute the following financial data for this year:

 

1. Gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)

2. Net profit margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)

3. Return on total assets. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)

4. Return on equity. (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

 

 

 

 

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