Hello I need help with number 4-6. I was able to answer 1-3 but I got confused with 4-6 please help me!
Severyn Properties declared and paid $5,200 of cash dividends during the current year ended December 31 . Its financial statements also reported the following summarized data: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? TIP: To calculate EPS, use the balance in Common Stock to determine the number of shares outstanding. Common Stock equals the par value per share times the number of shares. 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $43,200 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5. Net property and equipment totaled $46,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8. After Severyn released its current year's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $52. After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was $40 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Severyn's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 1-a. Compute the gross profit percentage for the current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 1-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 2-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 3-a. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. TIP: To calculate EPS, use the balance in Common Stock to determine the number of shares outstanding. Common Stock equals the par value per share times the number of shares. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 3-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year
