You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows:   Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet   This Year Last Year Assets     Current assets:     Cash $ 870,000 $ 1,110,000 Marketable securities 0 300,000 Accounts receivable, net 2,340,000 1,440,000 Inventory 3,510,000 2,100,000 Prepaid expenses 240,000 180,000 Total current assets 6,960,000 5,130,000 Plant and equipment, net 9,340,000 8,960,000 Total assets $ 16,300,000 $ 14,090,000 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity     Liabilities:     Current liabilities $ 3,920,000 $ 2,800,000 Note payable, 10% 3,600,000 3,000,000 Total liabilities 7,520,000 5,800,000 Stockholders' equity:     Common stock, $70 par value 7,000,000 7,000,000 Retained earnings 1,780,000 1,290,000 Total stockholders' equity 8,780,000 8,290,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 16,300,000 $ 14,090,000   Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation   This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $ 15,770,000 $ 12,680,000 Cost of goods sold 12,616,000 9,510,000 Gross margin 3,154,000 3,170,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,594,000 1,568,000 Net operating income 1,560,000 1,602,000 Interest expense 360,000 300,000 Net income before taxes 1,200,000 1,302,000 Income taxes (30%) 360,000 390,600 Net income 840,000 911,400 Common dividends 350,000 455,700 Net income retained 490,000 455,700 Beginning retained earnings 1,290,000 834,300 Ending retained earnings $ 1,780,000 $ 1,290,000   To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry:   Current ratio 2.3   Acid-test ratio 1.0   Average collection period 30 days Average sale period 60 days Return on assets 8.3%   Debt-to-equity ratio 0.7   Times interest earned ratio 5.9   Price-earnings ratio 10     2. You decide next to assess the company’s stock market performance. Assume that Lydex’s stock price at the end of this year is $76 per share and that at the end of last year it was $44. For both this year and last year, compute: a. The earnings per share. b. The dividend yield ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock.

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You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

 

Lydex Company
Comparative Balance Sheet
  This Year Last Year
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash $ 870,000 $ 1,110,000
Marketable securities 0 300,000
Accounts receivable, net 2,340,000 1,440,000
Inventory 3,510,000 2,100,000
Prepaid expenses 240,000 180,000
Total current assets 6,960,000 5,130,000
Plant and equipment, net 9,340,000 8,960,000
Total assets $ 16,300,000 $ 14,090,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    
Liabilities:    
Current liabilities $ 3,920,000 $ 2,800,000
Note payable, 10% 3,600,000 3,000,000
Total liabilities 7,520,000 5,800,000
Stockholders' equity:    
Common stock, $70 par value 7,000,000 7,000,000
Retained earnings 1,780,000 1,290,000
Total stockholders' equity 8,780,000 8,290,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 16,300,000 $ 14,090,000

 

Lydex Company
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
  This Year Last Year
Sales (all on account) $ 15,770,000 $ 12,680,000
Cost of goods sold 12,616,000 9,510,000
Gross margin 3,154,000 3,170,000
Selling and administrative expenses 1,594,000 1,568,000
Net operating income 1,560,000 1,602,000
Interest expense 360,000 300,000
Net income before taxes 1,200,000 1,302,000
Income taxes (30%) 360,000 390,600
Net income 840,000 911,400
Common dividends 350,000 455,700
Net income retained 490,000 455,700
Beginning retained earnings 1,290,000 834,300
Ending retained earnings $ 1,780,000 $ 1,290,000

 

To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry:

 

Current ratio 2.3  
Acid-test ratio 1.0  
Average collection period 30 days
Average sale period 60 days
Return on assets 8.3%  
Debt-to-equity ratio 0.7  
Times interest earned ratio 5.9  
Price-earnings ratio 10  

 

2. You decide next to assess the company’s stock market performance. Assume that Lydex’s stock price at the end of this year is $76 per share and that at the end of last year it was $44. For both this year and last year, compute:

a. The earnings per share.

b. The dividend yield ratio.

c. The dividend payout ratio.

d. The price-earnings ratio.

e. The book value per share of common stock.

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