Top managers of Bull's Eye Archery Company have asked your help in comparing the company's profit performance
Question:
Top managers of Bull's Eye Archery Company have asked your help in comparing the company's profit performance and financial position with the average for the sporting goods industry. The accountant has given you the company's income statement and balance sheet and also the following data for the sporting goods industry.
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1. Prepare a two-column common-size income statement and a two-column common-size balance sheet for Bull's Eye. The first column of each statement should present Bull's Eye's common-size statement, and the second column should show the industry averages.
2. For the profitability analysis, compute Bull's Eye's
(a) ratio of gross profit to net sales,
(b) ratio of operating income (loss) to net sales, and
(c) ratio of net income (loss) to net sales. Compare these figures with the industry averages. Is Bull's Eye's profit performance better or worse than average for the industry?
3. For the analysis of financial position, compute Bull's Eye's
(a) ratio of current assets to total assets and
(b) ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets. Compare these ratios with the industry averages. Is Bull's Eye's financial position better or worse than average for the industry?
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780133118209
2nd Edition
Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Jr. Harrison, Walter T.