BBCC Income Statement for 2018 and 2019 (thousand dollars)

	2018	2019
Sales	$40,909	$45,000
Cost of Goods Sold	$20,909	$23,000
Gross Profit	$20,000	$22,000
Selling and Administrative Expenses	$11,818	$13,000
Depreciation Expense	$2,000	$3,000
Operating Income (EBIT)	$6,182	$6,000
Interest Expense	$400	$412
Earnings before Taxes (EBT)	$5,782	$5,588
Income Taxes (@ 40%)	$2,313	$2,235
Net Income (NI)	$3,469	$3,353
Dividends Paid (@ 21.86%)	$758	$733

BBCC Balance Sheet as of End of 2018 and 2019 (thousand dollars)

	2018	2019
Assets:
Cash	$2,000	$1,800
Accounts Receivable (net)	$6,000	$7,600
Inventory	$5,000	$5,220
Plant and Equipment (gross)	$26,000	$31,000
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	$10,000	$13,000
Plant and Equipment (net)	$16,000	$18,000
Land	$1,000	$1,000
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	$2,000	$2,600
Notes Payable	$3,000	$3,300
Accrued Expenses	$3,000	$3,100
Bonds Payable	$4,000	$4,000
Stockholders Equity:
Common Stock	$4,000	$4,000
Retained Earnings	$14,000	$16,620

You are the loan officer at QIB responsible for determining whether BBCCs business is strong enough to be able to repay the loan. To do so, accomplish the following:

1. Calculate the following profitability ratios for 2018 and 2019, compare with the industry averages shown in parentheses, and indicate if the company is doing better or worse than the industry and whether the performance is improving or deteriorating in 2019 as compared to 2018.

a. Gross profit margin (50 percent)

b. Operating profit margin (15 percent)

c. Net profit margin (8 percent)

d. Return on assets (10 percent)

e. Return on equity (20 percent)

f. Current ratio (1.5)

g. Quick ratio (1.0)

h. Debt to total asset ratio (0.5)

i. Times interest earned (25)

j. Average collection period (45 days)

k. Inventory turnover (8)

l. Total asset turnover (1.6)