Mini Case Ratios and Financial Planning at East Coast Yachts Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the company with its short-term financial plannin evaluate the company's financial performance. Dan graduated from college five years ago with a finance degre has been employed in the treasury department of a Fortune 500 company since then. East Coast Yachts was founded 10 years ago by Larissa Warren. The company's operations are located near H Island, South Carolina, and the company is structured as an LLC. The company has manufactured custom mi performance yachts for clients over this period, and its products have received high reviews for safety and relia company's yachts also have recently received the highest award for customer satisfaction. The yachts are prima purchased by wealthy individuals for pleasure use. Occasionally, a yacht is manufactured for purchase by a con business purposes. The custom yacht industry is fragmented with a number of manufacturers. As with any industry, there are mar but the diverse nature of the industry ensures that no manufacturer dominates the market. The competition in oms a le tv Ratios and Financial Planning at East Coast Yachts Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the company with its short-term financial planning and also to evaluate the company's financial performance. Dan graduated from college five years ago with a finance degree, and he has been employed in the treasury department of a Fortune 500 company since then. East Coast Yachts was founded 10 years ago by Larissa Warren. The company's operations are located near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and the company is structured as an LLC. The company has manufactured custom midsize, high- performance yachts for clients over this period, and its products have received high reviews for safety and reliability. The company's yachts also have recently received the highest award for customer satisfaction. The yachts are primarily purchased by wealthy individuals for pleasure use. Occasionally, a yacht is manufactured for purchase by a company for business purposes The custom yacht industry is fragmented with a number of manufacturers. As with any industry, there are market leaders, but the diverse nature of the industry ensures that no manufacturer dominates the market. The competition in the market, as well as the product cost, ensures that attention to detail is a necessity. For example, East Coast Yachts will Page 84 spend 80 to 100 hours on hand-buffing the stainless steel stem-iron, which is the metal cap on the yacht's bow that conceivably could collide with a dock or another boat. Page 83 Occount annunc Sales $231,900,000 Cost of goods sold 170,157,000 Other expenses 27,711,200 Depreciation 7,566,900 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $ 26,464,900 Interest 4,170,100 Taxable income $ 22,294,800 Taxes (21%) 4,681,908 Net income $ 17,612,892 Dividends $7,925,000 EAST COAST YACHTS Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 Assets Liabilities & Equity Current assets Current liabilities Cash $ 3,614,200 Accounts payable $ 6,977,700 Accounts receivable 6,501,900 Notes payable 15,776,900 Inventory 7,290,100 Total $ 22,754,600 Total $ 17,406,200 Fixed assets Long-term debt $ 40,100,000 Net plant and equipment $111,629,300 Shareholders' equity Common stock $ 6,140,000 Retained earnings 60,040,900 Total equity $ 66,180,900