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 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 Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Sales (all on account) $ 900,000 e 2,460,000 3,540,000 250,000 7,150,000 9,400,000 $ 16,550,000 $ 3,950,000 3,620,000 7,570,000 7,500,000 1,480,000 8,980,000 $ 16,550,000 Reconciliation This Year $ 15,800,000 12,640,000 3,160,000 1,998,000 $ 1,140,000 300,000 1,560,000 2,400,000 190,000 5,590,000 8,990,000 $ 14,580,000 $ 2,860,000 3,020,000 5,880,000 7,500,000 1,200,000 8,700,000 $ 14,580,000 Last Year $ 12,980,000 9,735,000 3,245,000 Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses Net operating income Interest expense Net income before taxes Income taxes (30%) Net income Common dividends Net income retained Beginning retained earnings Ending retained earnings 1,580,000 1,162,000 1,665,000 362,000 302,000 800,000 1,363,000 240,000 408,908 560,000 954,100 280,000 477,050 477,050 722,950 280,000 1,200,000 $ 1,480,000 $ 1,200,000 To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry. 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 2.3 1.0 40 days 60 days 8.6% 0.7 5.9 10 2. You decide next to assess the company's stock market performance. Assume that Lydex's stock price at the end of this year is $82 per share and that at the end of last year it was $50. 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. 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 This Year Last Year % %