Required information The following information les to the questions displayed be You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company amatecturer of safety helmets Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company's francescaments, including comparing Lydex's performance to its major compectors. The company's financial statemeforest to years are as foow Le Cory Cara Balance Show Asta Cash 31.10.06 Marketidecurities accountable, 1. Theory 2,1 Prepaid ees Total current 22 Plant indent, Total 516,712, 5 14,400.00 tables and Stockhoity Lab Current 52,00 Notable, B. Tutal Stockholm Camion stock, 575 para 7. 7.500 Reading Total stockholm Total i stockholders muy 36.3, $ 35,00 $15.00 000 Sn. 1,764.000 1.707.000 100 Sales call on account Cost of wood so Gossin Selling and instrutive Met operating Income Totest expense Net Income before Income (2) et Co cividende et con retained During rotining tegrated as S1 . 100 S. To begin your assignment you gether the following financier des esset re typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry Current ratio -test ratio verage collectie Average le per Returns Debt-to-wity to Tines Sterest and the Price-earnings ratio days 2 days . 5. 30 Required 1. You decides to access the company's performance in arms of debt management and profitability Compute the following for both this year and last year Round your "Percentage answers to decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places) The times Interest eamed ratio D. The debto-culty ratio The gross margin percentage d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $3.000.000 e. The return on equityStockholders' equity at the beginning of last year old 52.968.950. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years) t is the company's financial leverage positive or negre This Last Year The times interest camera b. The detto-auty to The gross margin percentage d. The remontas The outy f. is the company's francia leverage positive negative? Required information The following information applies to the questions displayed below! You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lycex 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: y Company Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Last year assets Current assets Canh $ 320,000 $ 1.100.000 Marketable securities 0.00 Accounts receivable, et 2, 540,000 1.64.cc Ivory 3,566.000 2.1. Prepaid 250,00 Total current assets 7.270.000 5,300.00 plant and quiet, 0.010. Total assets S 16.750,000 5 14,400.000 abilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Current Sabitles $3.970,000 $ 2.0, Nute peable, 1 64.ee 3.640. Total abilities 2000 5.4. Stockholders equity Connor $75 par value 7.500.000 7.10.00 Betained 2.600 Total stockholders quity 5.10. Totat abilities and stockholders wity $ 16,710, $ 34,400,000 Lyco Comparative Income Statement reconciliation This Year Sales (all on account) 5 15,630,000 Cost of goods sold 12,686, Gross targi 3,164, Setting and ministratives 1.400.000 etting Income 1,764 Interest expense 34 Net Licone before tas Income (1) 230, et ce . Como dividende 340.00 Net Income retained 340,00 Deginning retained earnings Erding retained aming 51. Last Year S 11,100,000 9.17.00 1,295,00 B000 3,707.000 384 1,003, 40 2, 291,00 493,5 $ 96,000 To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's Industry Curretrato Acid-test ratio average collection period Average sale period Returns assets Debt-to-uity rattu Tines Interested ratio Prices ratio 40 days days 8. 0. 30 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 $86 per share and that at the end of last year it was $54. 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 The dividend yield ratio c. The dividend payout ratio d. The price warnings ratio e. The book value per share of common stock This Year Last Year % The rings per share b. The dividend yield The dividend payoutatio The price radio The book value per share of common stock