Exercise 13-9 Analyzing risk and capital structure LO P3 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 25,539 74,753 93,067 8,143 227,081 $428,583 $ 29,262 $ 31,713 52,243 39,820 67,668 45,845 7,604 13,387 212,691 191,035 $ 369,468 $ 311,000 $104,583 $ 61,191 $ 40,231 79,768 162,500 81,732 $428,583 82,428 68,731 162,500 162,500 63,349 39,538 $ 369,468 $ 311,000 The company's income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago follow. For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Current Yr $557, 158 $339,866 172,719 9,472 7,243 529,300 $ 27,858 1.71 1 Yr Ago $ 439,667 $285,784 111,236 10,112 6,595 413,727 $ 25,940 Earnings per share $ 1.60 Exercise 13-9 Part 1 (1) Debt and equity ratios. Debt Ratio Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: Debt Ratio Total liabilities Total assets Debt ratio Current Year: = 0 % 1 Year Ago 0 % Equity Ratio Choose Numerator: Total equity Choose Denominator: Total assets 11 Equity Ratio Equity ratio 0 % Current Year 1 Year Ago: 0 % For both the Yedl dll Exercise 13-9 Part 2 (2) Debt-to-equity ratio. Debt-To-Equity Ratio Choose Numerator: 1 Choose Denominator: Current assets Current liabilities 1 Debt-To-Equity Ratio Debt-to-equity ratio 0 to 1 Current Year: ILI 1 Year Ago to 1 Exercise 13-9 Part 3 (3-0) Times interest earned. (3-b) Based on times interest earned, is the company more or less risky for creditors in the Current Year versus 1 Year Ago? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 3A Required 38 Times interest earned. Times Interest Earned Choose Numerator: income before interest and income tax 1 Choose Denominator: interest expenso 1 Times Interest Earned Times interest earned O times Current Year: 1 Year Ago: times Required 3B >