Exam 13: Financial Statement Analysis

Lasch Corporation has provided the following financial data from its balance sheet and income statement: The company's times interest earned for Year 2 is closest to:

Kienle Corporation's Year 2 income statement appears below: The company's total assets at the end of Year 2 amounted to $1,359,000 and at the end of Year 1 to $1,320,000. The company's return on total assets for Year 2 is closest to:

Guttery Corporation has provided the following financial data from its balance sheet: Sales on account in Year 2 totaled $1,450,000 and cost of goods sold totaled $900,000. The company's operating cycle for Year 2 is closest to:

Buying inventory in large lots to take advantage of quantity discounts can be responsible for a high inventory turnover ratio.

Recher Corporation's common stock has a par value of $3 per share and has been stable at a total value of $270,000 on the company's balance sheet for several years. The total stockholders' equity at the end of this year was $1,023,000 and at the beginning of the year was $1,010,000. Net income for the year was $17,500. Dividends on common stock during the year totaled $4,500. The market price of common stock at the end of the year was $3.76 per share. The company's price-earnings ratio is closest to:

All other things the same, if the company purchases equipment on credit, this transaction would have no impact on the company's book value per share.

Dahn Corporation has provided the following financial data: Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $1,600. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $2.37 per share. The company's total asset turnover for Year 2 is closest to:

Doonan Corporation has provided the following financial data from its balance sheet and income statement: The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $4.79 per share. The company's earnings per share for Year 2 is closest to:

Freiman Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below: The acid-test ratio at the end of Year 2 is closest to:

Brill Corporation has provided the following financial data: Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $2,100. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $2.32 per share. Required: a. What is the company's times interest earned for Year 2? b. What is the company's debt-to-equity ratio at the end of Year 2? c. What is the company's equity multiplier at the end of Year 2? d. What is the company's net profit margin percentage for Year 2? e. What is the company's gross margin percentage for Year 2? f. What is the company's return on total assets for Year 2? g. What is the company's return on equity for Year 2? h. What is the company's earnings per share for Year 2? i. What is the company's price-earnings ratio for Year 2? j. What is the company's dividend payout ratio for Year 2? k. What is the company's dividend yield ratio for Year 2? l. What is the company's book value per share at the end of Year 2?

Dahn Corporation has provided the following financial data: Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $1,600. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $2.37 per share. The company's operating cycle for Year 2 is closest to:

Macmillan Corporation has provided the following financial data: Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $7,200. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $3.69 per share. The company's acid-test (quick) ratio at the end of Year 2 is closest to:

Norton Inc. could improve its current ratio of 2 by:

A common-size financial statement is a vertical analysis in which each financial statement account is expressed as a percentage.

Settles Corporation has provided the following financial data: Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $5,400. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $5.89 per share. The company's earnings per share for Year 2 is closest to:

Delfavero Corporation has provided the following data: The company's earnings per share for Year 2 is closest to:

Deacon Corporation has provided the following financial data from its balance sheet and income statement: The company's equity multiplier at the end of Year 2 is closest to:

Linzey Corporation has provided the following data: The company's net income in Year 2 was $33,000. The company's book value per share at the end of Year 2 is closest to:

Excerpts from Sydner Corporation's most recent balance sheet appear below: Sales on account in Year 2 amounted to $1,390 and the cost of goods sold was $900. The inventory turnover for Year 2 is closest to:

If a company's operating cycle is much longer than its average payment period for suppliers, it creates the need to borrow money to fund its inventories and accounts receivable.