4-15 RETURN ON EQUITY AND QUICK RATIO Lloyd Inc. has sales of $200,000, a net income of $15,000, and the following balance sheet: Cash $ 10,000 Accounts payable $ 30,000 Receivables 50,000 Notes payable to bank 20,000 Inventories 150,000 Total current liabilities $ 50,000 Total current assets $ 210,000 Long-term debt 50,000 Net fixed assets 90,000 Common equity 200,000 Total assets $ 300,000 Total liabilities and equity $300,000 The new owner thinks that inventories are excessive and can be lowered to the point where the current ratio is equal to the industry average, 2.5x, without affecting sales or net income. If inventories are sold and not replaced (thus reducing the current ratio to 2.5x), if the funds generated are used to reduce common equity (stock can be repurchased at book value), and if no other changes occur by how much will the ROE change? What will be the firm's new quick ratio? 4-23 RATIO ANALYSIS Data for Barry Computer Co. and its industry averages follow. The firm's debt is priced at par, so the market value of its debt equals its book value. Since dol- lars are in thousands, number of shares are shown in thousands too. a. Calculate the indicated ratios for Barry. b. Construct the DuPont equation for both Barry and the industry. c. Outline Barry's strengths and weaknesses as revealed by your analysis. d. Suppose Barry had doubled its sales as well as its inventories, accounts receivable, and common equity during 2018. How would that information affect the validity of your ratio analysis? (Hint: Think about averages and the effects of rapid growth on ratios if averages are not used. No calculations are needed.) Barry Computer Company: Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018 (in Thousands) Cash $ 77,500 Accounts payable Receivables 336,000 Other current liabilities Inventories 241,500 Notes payable to bank Total current assets $ 655,000 Total current liabilities Long-term debt Net fixed assets 292,500 Common equity (36,100 shares) Total assets $947,500 Total liabilities and equity $129,000 117,000 84,000 $330,000 256,500 361,000 $947,500