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Vertical analysis help to express each financial statement line item as a percentage of the base year.
To states:
The percentage decline in fuel cost had anything to do with company’s profit from 2012 to 2013.
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Hello, can you help me in this problem of doing the horizontal analysis. below are the data. Horizontal analysis using:
2016
2017
2018
Sales
227,279
251,589
286,378
Less: Cost of Sales
152,108
168,460
194,236
Gross Profit
75,171
83,129
92,142
Less: Selling and Administrative Expenses
38,128
40,728
46,192
Operating Income
37,043
42,401
45,950
Other income and expenses
268
118
409
Net Income Before Finance Charges and Tax
37,311
42,519
46,359
Less: Finance charges
3,212
2,658
2,998
Net Income Before Tax
34,099
39,861
43,361
Less: Income Tax Expense
10,097
11,635
12,828
Net Income After Tax
24,002
28,226
30,533
using the index numbers:
Horizontal Anaysis using index numbers
2016
2017
2018
Sales
Less: Cost of Sales
Gross Profit
Less: Selling and Administrative Expenses
Operating Income
and the increase/decrease method:
horizontal using Increase/decrease method
2016
2017
2018
Operating Income…
Computing and Interpreting Financial Statement Ratios
Following are selected ratios of Norfolk Southern for 2018 and 2017.
Return on Assets (ROA) Component
2018
2017
Profitability (Net income/Sales)
25.3%
53.2%
Productivity (Sales/Average assets)
0.338
0.319
a. Was the company profitable in 2018?Answer
b. Was the company more profitable in 2018 or 2017?Answer
c. Is the change in productivity a positive or negative development?Answer
d. Compute the company’s ROA for 2018 and for 2017.
Note: Round answers to one decimal places (example: 10.4%).
ROA
2018
Answer
2017
Answer
e. From the information provided, which of the following best explains the change in ROA during 2018?
Answer
Horizontal analysis of income statement
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For 20Y2, McDade Company reported a decline in net income. At the end of the year, T. Burrows, the president, is presented with the following condensed comparative income statement:
McDade Company
Comparative Income Statement
For the Years Ended December 31, 20Y2 and 20Y1
20Y2
20Y1
Sales
$ 16,800,000
$ 15,000,000
Cost of goods sold
(11,500,000)
(10,000,000)
Gross profit
$ 5,300,000
$ 5,000,000
Selling expenses
$ (1,770,000)
$ (1,500,000)
Administrative expenses
(1,220,000)
(1,000,000)
Total operating expenses
$ (2,990,000)
$ (2,500,000)
Operating income
$ 2,310,000
$ 2,500,000
Other revenue
256,950
225,000
Income before income tax expense
$ 2,566,950
$ 2,725,000
Income tax expense
(1,413,000)
(1,500,000)
Net income
$ 1,153,950
$ 1,225,000
1. Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis for the two-year period,…
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