ESSENTIALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE (LL)
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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 CompanyComparative Balance Sheet
This Year
Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash
$
1,010,000
$
1,250,000
Marketable securities
0
300,000
Accounts receivable, net
2,900,000
2,000,000
Inventory
3,650,000
2,000,000
Prepaid expenses
270,000
210,000
Total current assets
7,830,000
5,760,000
Plant and equipment, net
9,620,000
9,100,000
Total assets
$
17,450,000
$…
This excerpt is based on a case study reated to Southwest Airlines company limited, one of the
world's largest transport companies. The vision of the business is to connect people to what's
important in their lives through friendly, reliabke, and low-cost air travel. In 2000' a finance expert
was appointed as CFO of Southwest Airlines. In the first yearof his engagement, his advice helped
the company doubled their EBIT by 20%.
Recently, you have been appointed by Ghana Cocoa Board as the CFO. You've just received an
email from the head of Public Relations department, referencing a statement posted on a popular
social media site on what the CFO of Southwest Airlines accomplished:
"In carly 2001, when oil prices were close to $20 per barrel, a hedging strategy was developed to
protect the airline from a surge in oil prices. By the time oil prices soared above $30 per barrel
later that year, Southwest had signed contracts guaranteeing a price for its fuel equivalent to $23
per barrel.…
Can I please have help answering #2. The financial statements are below, and the question is in the screen shot. Thank you
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 CompanyComparative Balance Sheet
This Year
Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash
$
820,000
$
1,060,000
Marketable securities
0
300,000
Accounts receivable, net
2,860,000
1,960,000
Inventory
3,640,000
2,400,000
Prepaid expenses
270,000
210,000
Total current assets
7,590,000
5,930,000
Plant and equipment, net
9,600,000
9,090,000
Total…
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ESSENTIALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE (LL)
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