Exam 4: Analysis of Financial Statements

A firm's ROE is equal to 9% and its ROA is equal to 6%.The firm finances only with short-term debt,long-term debt,and common equity,so assets equal total invested capital.The firm's total debt to total capital ratio must be 50%.

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. -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's inventory turnover ratio?

The market/book (M/B)ratio tells us how much investors are willing to pay for a dollar of accounting book value.In general,investors regard companies with higher M/B ratios as being less risky and/or more likely to enjoy higher growth in the future.

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. -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's current ratio?

X-1 Corp's total assets at the end of last year were $405,000 and its EBIT was 52,500.What was its basic earning power (BEP)ratio?

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. -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's days sales outstanding? Assume a 365-day year for this calculation.

You observe that a firm's ROE is above the industry average,but both its profit margin and equity multiplier are below the industry average.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

If a bank loan officer were considering a company's loan request,which of the following statements would you consider to be CORRECT?

A good bit of relatively simple algebra is involved in these problems, and although the calculations are simple, it will take students some time to set up the problems and do the arithmetic. We allow for this when assigning problems for a timed test. Also, note that students must know the definitions of a number of ratios to answer the questions. We provide our students with a formula sheet on exams, using the relevant sections of Appendix C at the then of the text. Otherwise, they spend too much time trying to memorize thing rather than trying to understand the issues. The difficulty of the problems depends on (1) whether or not students are provided with a formula sheet and (2) the amount of time they have to work the problems. Out difficulty assessments assume that they have a formula sheet and a "reasonable" amount of time for the test. Note that a few of the problems are trivially easy if students have formula sheets. To work some of the problems, students must transpose equations and solve for items that are normally inputs. For example, the equation for the profit margin is given as Profit margin = Net income/Sales. We might have a problem where sales and the profit margin are given and then require students to find the firm's net income. We explain to our students in class before the exam that they will have to transpose terms in the formulas to work some problems. Problems 84 through 114 are all stand-along problems with individualized data. Problems 115 through 133 are all based on a common set of financial statements, and they require students to calculate ratios and find items like EPS, TIE, and the like using this data set. The financial statements can be changed algorithmically, and this changes the calculated ratios and other items. -Ajax 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?

Since the ROA measures the firm's effective utilization of assets without considering how these assets are financed,two firms with the same EBIT must have the same ROA.

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

Other things held constant,the higher a firm's total debt to total capital ratio [measured as (Short-term debt + Long-term debt)/(Debt + Preferred stock + common equity)],the higher its TIE ratio will be.

Last year Ann Arbor Corp had $155,000 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 a new computer program will enable it 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?

If a firm's fixed assets turnover ratio is significantly higher than its industry average,this could indicate that it uses its fixed assets very efficiently or is operating at over capacity and should probably add fixed assets.

Debt management ratios show the extent to which a firm's managers are attempting to magnify returns on owners' capital through the use of financial leverage.

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. -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's dividends per share?

The profit margin measures net income per dollar of sales.

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. -Refer to Exhibit 4.1.What is the firm's EPS?