Exam 4: Analysis of Financial Statements

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

Firms A and B have the same current ratio,0.75,the same amount of sales,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.

Exhibit 4.1 The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Koski Inc.Note that the firm has no amortization charges,it does not lease any assets,none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years,and the notes payable will be rolled over. Assets 2018 Cash and securities \ 3,000 Accounts receivable 15,000 Inventories 18,000 Total current assets \ 36,000 Net plant and equipment \ 24,000 Total assets \ 60,000 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable \ 18,630 Accruals 8,370 Notes payable 6,000 Total current liabilities \ 33,000 Long-term bonds \ 9,000 Total liabilities \ 42,000 Common stock \ 5,040 Retained earnings 12,960 Total common equity \ 18,000 Total liabilities and equity \6 0,000 Income Statement (Millions of \ ) 2018 Net sales \ 84,000 Operating costs except depreciation 78,120 Depreciation 1,680 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) \ 4,200 Less interest 900 Earnings before taxes (EBT) \ 3,300 Taxes 1,320 Net income \ 1,980 Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 500.00 Common dividends (millions of \ ) \ 693.00 Int rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds 6\% Federal plus state income tax rate 40\% Year-end stock price \ 47.52 -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's P/E ratio? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Exhibit 4.1 The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Koski Inc.Note that the firm has no amortization charges,it does not lease any assets,none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years,and the notes payable will be rolled over. Assets 2018 Cash and securities \ 3,000 Accounts receivable 15,000 Inventories 18,000 Total current assets \ 36,000 Net plant and equipment \ 24,000 Total assets \ 60,000 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable \ 18,630 Accruals 8,370 Notes payable 6,000 Total current liabilities \ 33,000 Long-term bonds \ 9,000 Total liabilities \ 42,000 Common stock \ 5,040 Retained earnings 12,960 Total common equity \ 18,000 Total liabilities and equity \6 0,000 Income Statement (Millions of \ ) 2018 Net sales \ 84,000 Operating costs except depreciation 78,120 Depreciation 1,680 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) \ 4,200 Less interest 900 Earnings before taxes (EBT) \ 3,300 Taxes 1,320 Net income \ 1,980 Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 500.00 Common dividends (millions of \ ) \ 693.00 Int rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds 6\% Federal plus state income tax rate 40\% Year-end stock price \ 47.52 -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's ROA? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

A firm's new president wants to strengthen the company's financial position.Which of the following actions would make the company financially stronger?

A firm wants to strengthen its financial position.Which of the following actions would increase its quick ratio?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Chang Corp.has $375,000 of assets,and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt).Its sales for the last year were $550,000,and its net income was $25,000.Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%.What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE,holding everything else constant? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Your sister is thinking about starting a new business.The company would require $300,000 of assets,and it would be financed entirely with common stock.She will go forward only if she thinks the firm can provide a 13.5% return on the invested capital,which means that the firm must have an ROE of 13.5%.How much net income must be expected to warrant starting the business?

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,we know that if our current ratio is less than 1.0,then using some of our cash to pay off some of our current liabilities would cause the current ratio to increase and thus make the firm look stronger.

Exhibit 4.1 The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Koski Inc.Note that the firm has no amortization charges,it does not lease any assets,none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years,and the notes payable will be rolled over. Assets 2018 Cash and securities \ 3,000 Accounts receivable 15,000 Inventories 18,000 Total current assets \ 36,000 Net plant and equipment \ 24,000 Total assets \ 60,000 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable \ 18,630 Accruals 8,370 Notes payable 6,000 Total current liabilities \ 33,000 Long-term bonds \ 9,000 Total liabilities \ 42,000 Common stock \ 5,040 Retained earnings 12,960 Total common equity \ 18,000 Total liabilities and equity \6 0,000 Income Statement (Millions of \ ) 2018 Net sales \ 84,000 Operating costs except depreciation 78,120 Depreciation 1,680 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) \ 4,200 Less interest 900 Earnings before taxes (EBT) \ 3,300 Taxes 1,320 Net income \ 1,980 Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 500.00 Common dividends (millions of \ ) \ 693.00 Int rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds 6\% Federal plus state income tax rate 40\% Year-end stock price \ 47.52 -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's ROE? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Although a full liquidity analysis requires the use of a cash budget,the current and quick ratios provide fast and easy-to-use estimates of a firm's liquidity position.

It is appropriate to use the fixed assets turnover ratio to appraise firms' effectiveness in managing their fixed assets if and only if all of the firms being compared have the same proportion of fixed assets to total assets.

Which of the following would generally indicate an improvement in a company's financial position,holding other things constant?

Last year Ann Arbor Corp had $250,000 of assets (which equals total invested capital),$305,000 of sales,$20,000 of net income,and a debt-to-total-capital ratio of 37.5%.The new CFO believes that a new computer program will enable the company to reduce costs and thus raise net income to $33,000.The firm finances using only debt and common equity.Assets,total invested capital,sales,and the debt to capital ratio would not be affected.By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Suppose Firms A and B have the same amount of assets,total assets are equal to total invested capital,pay the same interest rate on their debt,have the same basic earning power (BEP),finance with only debt and common equity,and have the same tax rate.However,Firm A has a higher debt to capital ratio.If BEP is greater than the interest rate on debt,Firm A will have a higher ROE as a result of its higher debt ratio.

Market value ratios provide management with an indication of how investors view the firm's past performance and especially its future prospects.These ratios include the Price/Earnings,the Market/Book,and Enterprise Value/EBITDA ratios.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?