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: To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry: 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 $106 per share and that at the end of last year it was $74. 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. 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 $106 per share and that at the end of last year it was $74. 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 yleld ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock. 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: To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry: 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 $106 per share and that at the end of last year it was $74. 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. 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 $106 per share and that at the end of last year it was $74. 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 yleld ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock
