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 receivablo, net Inventory Prepaid expenses Total current assets Plant and equipment, net Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Current liabilities Note payable, 105 Total liabilities Stockholders' equity Common stock, $70 par value Tetained earnings Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 910,000 0 2,500,000 3,550,000 250,000 7,210,000 9.420,000 $16,630,000 $ 1,150,000 300,000 1,600,000 2,000,000 190.000 5,240,000 9,000,000 $14,240,000 $ 3,960,000 3.640.000 7.600,000 $ 2,880,000 3,040,000 5.920,000 7,000,000 2.030,000 9.030,000 $16.630.000 7,000,000 1,320,000 8,320,000 $14,240,000 Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $ 15,810,000 $13,080,000 Cost of goods sold 12,648,000 9,810,000 Gross margin 3,162,000 3,270,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,298,000 1,584,000 Net operating income 1,864,000 1,686,000 Interest expense 364,000 304,000 Net incone before taxes 1,500,000 1,382,000 Income taxes (308) 450,000 414,600 Net income 1,050,000 967, 400 Common dividends 340,000 483,700 Net income retained 710,000 483,700 Beginning retained earnings 1,320,000 836,300 Ending retained earnings $ 2,030,000 $ 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 1.0 Current ratio Acid-test ratio Average collection period Average sale period Return on assets Debt-to-equity ratio Timos interest earned ratio Price-earningo ratio 40 days 60 days 0.78 0.7 5.7 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 $84 per share and that at the end of last year it was $52. 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. This Year Last Year 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 % % % %