Exam 3: Analysis of Financial Statements

Suppose firms follow similar financing policies, face similar risks, have equal access to capital, and operate in competitive product and capital markets.Under these conditions, then firms that have high profit margins will tend to have high asset turnover ratios, and firms with low profit margins will tend to have low turnover ratios.

Significant variations in accounting methods among firms make meaningful ratio comparisons between firms more difficult than if all firms used similar accounting methods.

Aziz Industries has sales of $100,000 and accounts receivable of $11,500, and it gives its customers 30 days to pay.The industry average DSO is 27 days, based on a 365-day year.If the company changes its credit and collection policy sufficiently to cause its DSO to fall to the industry average, and if it earns 8.0% on any cash freed-up by this change, how would that affect its net income, assuming other things are held constant?

Nikko Corp.'s total common equity at the end of last year was $305,000 and its net income after taxes was $60,000.What was its ROE?

Hutchinson Corporation has zero debt⎯it is financed only with common equity.Its total assets are $410,000.The new CFO wants to employ enough debt to bring the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from the borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value.How much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio?

The basic earning power ratio (BEP) reflects the earning power of a firm's assets after giving consideration to financial leverage and tax effects.

Ziebart Corp.'s EBITDA last year was $390,000 ( = EBIT + depreciation + amortization), its interest charges were $9,500, it had to repay $26,000 of long-term debt, and it had to make a payment of $17,400 under a long-term lease.The firm had no amortization charges.What was the EBITDA coverage ratio?

Bonner Corp.'s sales last year were $415,000, and its year-end total assets were $355,000.The average firm in the industry has a total assets turnover ratio (TATO) of 2.4.Bonner's new CFO believes the firm has excess assets that can be sold so as to bring the TATO down to the industry average without affecting sales.By how much must the assets be reduced to bring the TATO to the industry average, holding sales constant?

Companies Heidee and Leaudy are virtually identical in that they are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (TA), Sales (S), return on assets (ROA), and profit margin (PM).However, Company Heidee has the higher debt ratio.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Chambliss Corp.'s total assets at the end of last year were $305,000 and its EBIT was 62,500.What was its basic earning power (BEP)?

High current and quick ratios always indicate that a firm is managing its liquidity position well.

Companies Heidee and Leaudy have the same tax rate, sales, total assets, and basic earning power.Both companies have positive net incomes.Company Heidee has a higher debt ratio and, therefore, a higher interest expense.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Last year Central Chemicals had sales of $205,000, assets of $127,500, a profit margin of 5.3%, and an equity multiplier of 1.2.The CFO believes that the company could reduce its assets by $21,000 without affecting either sales or costs.Had it reduced its assets in this amount, and had the debt-to-assets ratio, sales, and costs remained constant, by how much would the ROE have changed?

Orono Corp.'s sales last year were $435,000, its operating costs were $362,500, and its interest charges were $12,500.What was the firm's times interest earned (TIE) ratio?

Last year Urbana Corp.had $197,500 of assets, $307,500 of sales, $19,575 of net income, and a debt-to-total-assets ratio of 37.5%.The new CFO believes a new computer program will enable it to reduce costs and thus raise net income to $33,000.Assets, sales, and the debt ratio would not be affected.By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE?

Even though Firm A's current ratio exceeds that of Firm B, Firm B's quick ratio might exceed that of A.However, if A's quick ratio exceeds B's, then we can be certain that A's current ratio is also larger than that of B.

Firms A and B have the same current ratio, 0.75, the same amount of sales and cost of goods sold, and the same amount of current liabilities.However, Firm A has a higher inventory turnover ratio than B.Therefore, we can conclude that A's quick ratio must be smaller than B's.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A new firm is developing its business plan.It will require $565,000 of assets, and it projects $452,800 of sales and $354,300 of operating costs for the first year.Management is quite sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers.It can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a TIE of at least 4.0, and if the TIE falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt.What is the maximum debt-to-assets ratio the firm can use? (Hint: Find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)

Lindley Corp.'s stock price at the end of last year was $33.50, and its book value per share was $25.00.What was its market/book ratio?