Exam 8: Analysis of Financial Statements

Division A has a higher ROE than Division B, yet Division B creates more value for shareholders and has a higher EVA than Division A. Both divisions, however, have positive ROEs and EVAs. What could explain these performance measures?

Oliver Incorporated has a current ratio = 1.6, and a quick ratio equal to 1.2. The company has $2 million in sales and its current liabilities are $1 million. What is the company's inventory turnover ratio?

Manufacturer's Inc. estimates that its interest charges for this year will be $700 and that its net income will be $3,000. Assuming its average tax rate is 30 percent, what is the company's estimated times-interest-earned ratio?

Ruth Company currently has $1,000,000 in accounts receivable. Its days sales outstanding (DSO) is 50 days (based on a 365-day year). Assume a 365-day year. The company wants to reduce its DSO to the industry average of 32 days by pressuring more of its customers to pay their bills on time. The company's CFO estimates that if this policy is adopted the company's average sales will fall by 10 percent. Assuming that the company adopts this change and succeeds in reducing its DSO to 32 days and does lose 10 percent of its sales, what will be the level of accounts receivable following the change?

A fire has destroyed a large percentage of the financial records of the Carter Company. You have the task of piecing together information in order to release a financial report. You have found the return on equity to be 18 percent. If sales were $4 million, the debt ratio was 0.40, and total liabilities were $2 million, what was the return on assets (ROA)?

Russell Securities has $100 million in total assets and its corporate tax rate is 40 percent. The company recently reported that its basic earning power (BEP) ratio was 15 percent and that its return on assets (ROA) was 9 percent. What was the company's interest expense?

The Charleston Company is a relatively small, privately owned firm. Last year the company had after-tax income of $15,000, and 10,000 shares were outstanding. The owners were trying to determine the equilibrium market value for the stock, prior to taking the company public. A similar firm which is publicly traded had a price/earnings ratio of 5.0. Using only the information given, estimate the market value of one share of Charleston's stock.

Suppose two firms have the same amount of assets, pay the same interest rate on their debt, have the same basic earning power (BEP), and have the same tax rate. However, one firm has a higher debt ratio. If BEP is greater than the interest rate on debt, the firm with the higher debt ratio will also have a higher rate of return on common equity.

Daggy Corporation has the following simplified balance sheet: Cash $ 25,000 Current liabilities $200,000 Inventory 190,000 Accounts receivable 125,000 Long-term debt 300,000 Net fixed assets 360,000 Common equity 200,000 Total $700,000 Total $700,000 The company has been advised that their credit policy is too generous and that they should reduce their days' sales outstanding to 36.5 days (assume a 365-day year). The increase in cash resulting from the decrease in accounts receivable will be used to reduce the company's long-term debt. The interest rate on long-term debt is 10 percent and the company's tax rate is 30 percent. The tighter credit policy is expected to reduce the company's sales to $750,000 and result in EBIT of $70,000. What is the company's expected ROE after the change in credit policy?

Which of the following statements is most correct?

A firm has total assets of $1,000,000 and a debt ratio of 30 percent. Currently, it has sales of $2,500,000, total fixed costs of $1,000,000, and EBIT of $50,000. If the firm's before-tax cost of debt is 10 percent and the firm's tax rate is 40 percent, what is the firm's ROE?

Company A is financed with 90 percent debt, whereas Company B, which has the same amount of total assets, is financed entirely with equity. Both companies have a marginal tax rate of 35 percent. Which of the following statements is most correct?

We can use the fixed assets turnover ratio to legitimately compare firms in different industries as long as all the firms being compared are using the same proportion of fixed assets to total assets.

Robertson Steel is forecasting the following numbers: EBIT $1,000,000 Interest Expense 300,000 ROE 20% The company is in the 40 percent tax bracket. After putting together the forecast the company is considering a proposal from its CFO (Chief Financial Officer) which calls for an increase in the company's debt ratio. If the CFO's policy is adopted, the company will reduce the number of common shares by 25 percent and increase its interest expense by 20 percent. What will be the company's forecasted ROE if the company adopts the CFO's recommendation? (Assume that the change in financing has no impact on EBIT.)

Perry Technologies Inc. had the following financial information for the past year: Inventory turnover = 8 Quick ratio = 1.5 Sales = $860,000 Current ratio = 1.75 What were Perry's current liabilities?

Market value ratios provide management with a current assessment of how investors in the market view the firm's past performance and future prospects.

Which of the following statements is most correct?

You observe that a firm's profit margin is below the industry average, its debt ratio is below the industry average, and its return on equity exceeds the industry average. What can you conclude?

Harvey Supplies Inc. has a current ratio of 3.0, a quick ratio of 2.4, and an inventory turnover ratio of 6. Harvey's total assets are $1 million and its debt ratio is 0.20. The firm has no long-term debt. What is Harvey's sales figure?

The inventory turnover and current ratios are related. The combination of a high current ratio and a low inventory turnover ratio relative to the industry norm might indicate that the firm is maintaining too high an inventory level or that part of the inventory is obsolete or damaged.