Paul Sabin organized Sabin Electronics 10 years ago to produce and sell several electronic devices on which he had secured patents. Although the company has been fairly profitable, it is now experiencing a severe cash shortage. For this reason, it is requesting a $540,000 long-term loan from Gulfport State Bank, $120,000 of which will be used to bolster the Cash account and $420,000 of which will be used to modernize equipment. The company's financial statements for the two most recent years follow: Sabin Electronics Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Last Year 86,000 529,000 960,000 22,000 1,597,000 1,631,600 $ 3,228,600 $ 190,000 22,000 340,000 635,000 26,000 1,213,000 1,410,000 $ 2,623,000 Assets Current assets: Cash Marketable securities Accounts receivable, net Inventory Prepaid expenses Total current assets Plant and equipment, net Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Liabilities: Current liabilities Bonds payable, 12% Total liabilities Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $20 par Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ $ 820,000 800,000 1,620,000 470,000 800,000 1,270,000 730,000 878,600 1,608,600 $ 3,228,600 730,000 623,000 1,353,000 $ 2,623,000 Sabin Electronics Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Sales $ 5,200,000 Cost of goods sold 3,915,000 Gross margin 1,285,000 Selling and administrative expenses 661,000 Net operating income 624,000 Interest expense 96,000 Net income before taxes 528,000 Income taxes (30%) 158, 400 Net income 369,600 Common dividends 114,000 Net income retained 255,600 Beginning retained earnings 623,000 Ending retained earnings 878,600 Last Year $4,470,000 3,490,000 980,000 556,000 424,000 96,000 328,000 98,400 229,600 93,000 136,600 486, 400 $ 623,000 During the past year, the company introduced several new product lines and raised the selling prices on a number of old product lines in order to improve its profit margin. The company also hired a new sales manager, who has expanded sales into several new territories. Sales terms are 2/10, n/30. All sales are on account. Assume Paul Sabin has asked you to assess his company's profitability and stock market performance. You decide first to assess the company's stock market performance. For both this year and last year, compute: a. The earnings per share. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. The dividend yield ratio. The company's stock is currently selling for $60 per share; last year it sold for $56 per share. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).) c. The dividend payout ratio. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).) d. The price-earnings ratio. (Assume that the industry norm for the price-earnings ratio is 11.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. The book value per share of common stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Show less This Year Last Year a. Earnings per share b. Dividend yield ratio c. Dividend payout ratio d. Price-earnings ratio e. Book value per share You decide next to assess the company's profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: a. The gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) b. The net profit margin percentage. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) c. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $2,420,000.) (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) d. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year was $1,343,000.) (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) e. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative? Show less This Year Last Year a. Gross margin percentage b. Net profit margin percentage c. Return on total assets d. Return on equity e Financial Leverage