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Required information The following information applies to the questions displayed below. You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company's financial statements, including comparing lydex's performance to its major competitors. The company's financial statements for the last two years are as follows: Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Last Year $ 1,020,000 0 2,940,000 3,660,000 270,000 7,890,000 9,640,000 $ 17,530,000 $ 1,260,60e 380,000 2,040,000 2,100,000 210,000 5,910,000 9,110,000 $ 15,020,000 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 Note payable, 10% Total liabilities Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $75 par value Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,070,000 3,700,000 Z270,000 $ 3,100,000 3,100,000 6,200,000 7,500,000 2,260,000 9,760,000 $ 17,530,000 7,500,000 1,320,000 8,820,000 $ 15,020,000 Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $ 15,920,000 $ 14, 180,000 Cost of goods sold 12,736,000 10,635,000 Gross margin 3,184,000 3,545,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,014,000 1,628,000 Net operating income 2,170,000 1,917,000 Interest expense 370,00 310,000 Net income before taxes 1,800,000 1,607,000 Income taxes (3ex) 540, eee 482, 100 Net income 1,260, eee 1,124,900 Connon dividends 320,000 562,450 Net income retained 940,000 562,450 Beginning retained earnings 1,320,000 257, 55e Ending retained earnings $ 2,260,000 $ 1,320,000 To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry: 2.3 1.1 Current ratio Acid-test ratio Average collection period Average sale period Return on assets Debt-to-equity ratio Times interest earned ratio Price-earnings ratio 32 days 60 days 9.9% 0.7 5.9 10 3. You decide finally, to assess the company's liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute: a. Working capital b. The current ratio (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) c. The acid-test ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,730,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) e. The average sole period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $2,090,000) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) 1. The operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) 9. The total asset turnover (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $13,130,000) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Answer is not complete. D This Year 3,820,000 1.94 097 57 10 days days 100 3 days 1008 Working capital The current ratio The acid test ratio The average collection period The average sale prica The operating cyclo The total assol turnover Last Year 2.810,000 101 1 16 48.50 OOOO d days days days 1 Required: 1. You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. C. The gross margin percentage. d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,130,000.) e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year totaled $8,257,550. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.) f. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative? Answer is not complete. Last Year 5.18 D 070 This Year 5,87 0.80 20.0 % 13.3 136 The times interest earned ratio The debt-toequity ratio The gross margin percentage The return on total assets The return on equity is the company's financial leverage positive or negative? 250 d 132 1 Positive Positive