Exercise 14-4 Financial Ratios for Debt Management (LO14-4] Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of the year was $28. All of the company's sales are on account Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands) This Year Last Year $ 1,110 9, 100 13,300 610 24, 120 $ 1,320 7,300 11,400 610 20,630 10,300 46, 476 56 226 $80,896 10,300 43,468 53.768 $74,398 Assets Current assets! Cash Accounts receivable, net Inventory Prepaid expenses Total current assets Property and equipment Land Buildings and equipment, net Total property and equipment Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Notes payable, short term Total current liabilities Long-ters liabilities: Bonds payable Total liabilities Stockholders' equity Conon stock Additional paid in capital Total poid-in capital Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $18.600 990 0 19,590 $18,900 810 210 19,920 200 27,790 3,200 28,120 2,000 4,000 6,000 47106 52106 380,896 2.000 4,000 6,000 40,278 46, 278 $74,398 Last Year $66,000 33,000 33,000 Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands) This Year Sales $71,000 Cost of goods sold 40,000 Gross margin 31,000 Selling and administrative expenses: Selling expenses 11,400 Administrative expenses 7,000 Total selling and administrative expenses 18,400 Net operating income 12,600 Interest expense 820 Net income before taxes 11,780 Income taxes 4,712 Net income 7,068 Dividends to common stockholders 240 Net income added to retained earnings 6,828 Beginning retained earnings 40,278 Ending retained earnings $47,106 10,500 6,200 16,700 16,300 820 15,480 6,192 9,288 450 8,838 31,440 $40,278 Required: Compute the following financial ratios for this year: 1. Times Interest earned ratio. 2. Debt-to-equity ratio. 3. Equity multiplier. (For all requirements, round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 1. 2. Times interest earned ratio Debt-to-equity ratio Equity multiplier 3