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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:

To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex

Company's industry:

You decide next to assess the company's stock market performance. Assume that Lydex's stock price at the end of this year is $$104$

per share and that at the end of last year it was $$72.$ For both this year and last year, compute: $($Round your "Percentage" answers to

$1$ decimal place and other intermediate and final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

a$.$ The earnings per share.

b$.$ The dividend yield ratio.

c$.$ The dividend payout ratio.

d$.$ The price$-$earnings ratio.

e$.$ The book value per share of common stock.