Mini Case. Chapter 4 (similar to) Question Help After graduating from college in May 2018, Ryan Crews started his career in finance at the W&T Corporation, a small- to medium-sized warehouse distributor in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded by David Winston and Colin Tabor in 2005, after they have worked together in management at Walmart. Although Crews had an offer from Sam's Club, he became excited about the opportunity with W&T. For W&T, 2017 turned out to be a good financial year. But in 2018, the company experienced a 5.0 percent sales reduction, where sales declined from $5.5 million to $5.2 million. The downturn then led to other financial problems, including a 50 percent reduction in the company's stock price. The share price went from $38 per share at the end of 2017 to $19 per share at the end of 2018! David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. Financial information for W&T for both years is shown in the popup window, B, where all the numbers, except for per-share data, are shown in thousands. a. Using what you have learned in this chapter and Chapter 3, prepare a financial analysis of W&T, comparing the firm's financial performance between the two years. (1) Compute the financial ratios as shown in the popup window, E, for 2017 and 2018. (2) Complete a common-sized income statement for 2017 and 2018. (3) Complete a common-sized balance sheet for 2017 and 2018. (4) Compute the pricelearnings and price/book ratios for 2017 and 2018. b. What conclusions can you make from your analysis? c. What recommendations would you make to management? Wand T Corporation Income Statement ($ thousands) for the Years Ended 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018 2017 2018 Sales $ $ 5,500 (3,700) 5,200 (3,400) 1,800 $ 1,800 Cost of goods sold Gross profits Operating expenses: Selling, general, and administrative expenses (810) (320) (760) (480) Depreciation expenses $ (1,130) $ (1,240) Total operating expenses Operating profits $ 670 560 Interest expense (200) (265) Earnings before taxes (taxble income) $ 470 $ 295 Income taxes (99) (62) $ 371 233 Net income Wand T Corporation Income Statement ($ thousands) for the Years Ended 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018 2017 2018 Sales $ $ 5,500 (3,700) 5,200 (3,400) 1,800 $ 1,800 Cost of goods sold Gross profits Operating expenses: Selling, general, and administrative expenses (810) (320) (760) (480) Depreciation expenses $ (1,130) $ (1,240) Total operating expenses Operating profits $ 670 560 Interest expense (200) (265) Earnings before taxes (taxble income) $ 470 $ 295 Income taxes (99) (62) $ 371 233 Net income David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. Financial information for W&T for both years is shown in the popup window, B, where all the numbers, except for per-share data, are shown in thousands. a. Using what you have learned in this chapter and Chapter 3, prepare a financial analysis of W&T, comparing the firm's financial performance between the two years. (1) Compute the financial ratios as shown in the popup window, E, for 2017 and 2018. (2) Complete a common-sized income statement for 2017 and 2018. (3) Complete a common-sized balance sheet for 2017 and 2018. (4) Compute the pricelearnings and price/book ratios for 2017 and 2018. b. What conclusions can you make from your analysis? c. What recommendations would you make to management? 2017 2018 Current ratio Acid-test ratio Days in receivables Days in inventories Operating return on assets Operating profit margin Total asset turnover Fixed asset turnover Debt ratio Times interest earned Return on equity Mini Case. Chapter 4 (similar to) Question Help After graduating from college in May 2018, Ryan Crews started his career in finance at the W&T Corporation, a small- to medium-sized warehouse distributor in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded by David Winston and Colin Tabor in 2005, after they have worked together in management at Walmart. Although Crews had an offer from Sam's Club, he became excited about the opportunity with W&T. For W&T, 2017 turned out to be a good financial year. But in 2018, the company experienced a 5.0 percent sales reduction, where sales declined from $5.5 million to $5.2 million. The downturn then led to other financial problems, including a 50 percent reduction in the company's stock price. The share price went from $38 per share at the end of 2017 to $19 per share at the end of 2018! David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. Financial information for W&T for both years is shown in the popup window, B, where all the numbers, except for per-share data, are shown in thousands. a. Using what you have learned in this chapter and Chapter 3, prepare a financial analysis of W&T, comparing the firm's financial performance between the two years. (1) Compute the financial ratios as shown in the popup window, E, for 2017 and 2018. (2) Complete a common-sized income statement for 2017 and 2018. (3) Complete a common-sized balance sheet for 2017 and 2018. (4) Compute the pricelearnings and price/book ratios for 2017 and 2018. b. What conclusions can you make from your analysis? c. What recommendations would you make to management? Wand T Corporation Income Statement ($ thousands) for the Years Ended 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018 2017 2018 Sales $ $ 5,500 (3,700) 5,200 (3,400) 1,800 $ 1,800 Cost of goods sold Gross profits Operating expenses: Selling, general, and administrative expenses (810) (320) (760) (480) Depreciation expenses $ (1,130) $ (1,240) Total operating expenses Operating profits $ 670 560 Interest expense (200) (265) Earnings before taxes (taxble income) $ 470 $ 295 Income taxes (99) (62) $ 371 233 Net income Wand T Corporation Income Statement ($ thousands) for the Years Ended 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018 2017 2018 Sales $ $ 5,500 (3,700) 5,200 (3,400) 1,800 $ 1,800 Cost of goods sold Gross profits Operating expenses: Selling, general, and administrative expenses (810) (320) (760) (480) Depreciation expenses $ (1,130) $ (1,240) Total operating expenses Operating profits $ 670 560 Interest expense (200) (265) Earnings before taxes (taxble income) $ 470 $ 295 Income taxes (99) (62) $ 371 233 Net income David Winston and Colin Tabor want to understand what may have happened. Financial information for W&T for both years is shown in the popup window, B, where all the numbers, except for per-share data, are shown in thousands. a. Using what you have learned in this chapter and Chapter 3, prepare a financial analysis of W&T, comparing the firm's financial performance between the two years. (1) Compute the financial ratios as shown in the popup window, E, for 2017 and 2018. (2) Complete a common-sized income statement for 2017 and 2018. (3) Complete a common-sized balance sheet for 2017 and 2018. (4) Compute the pricelearnings and price/book ratios for 2017 and 2018. b. What conclusions can you make from your analysis? c. What recommendations would you make to management? 2017 2018 Current ratio Acid-test ratio Days in receivables Days in inventories Operating return on assets Operating profit margin Total asset turnover Fixed asset turnover Debt ratio Times interest earned Return on equity