Six Measures of Solvency or Profitability

A)The following data were taken from the financial statements of Gates Inc. for the current fiscal year.

Property, plant, and equipment (net)						$1,513,200
Liabilities:
	Current liabilities			$234,000
	Note payable, 6%, due in 15 years			1,164,000
	Total liabilities					$1,398,000
Stockholders' equity:
	Preferred $4 stock, $100 par (no change during year)					$2,097,000
	Common stock, $10 par (no change during year)					2,097,000
Retained earnings:
	Balance, beginning of year	$2,236,000
	Net income	909,000		$3,145,000
	Preferred dividends	$83,880
	Common dividends	265,120		349,000
	Balance, end of year					2,796,000
Total stockholders' equity						$6,990,000
Sales						$48,253,150
Interest expense						$69,840

Assuming that total assets were $7,969,000 at the beginning of the current fiscal year, determine the following. When required, round to one decimal place.

a. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities

b. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity

c. Asset turnover

d. Return on total assets

%

e. Return on stockholders equity

%

f. Return on common stockholders' equity

%

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B) The balance sheet for Garcon Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following:

Bonds payable, 6%	$1,000,000
Preferred $5 stock, $100 par	232,000
Common stock, $15 par	234,900.00

Income before income tax was $198,000, and income taxes were $29,800, for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $37,584. The common stock was selling for $120 per share at the end of the year.

Determine each of the following. Round answers to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts which should be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Use the rounded answers for subsequent requirements, if required.

a. Times interest earned ratio

times

b. Earnings per share on common stock

$

c. Price-earnings ratio

d. Dividends per share of common stock

$

e. Dividend yield

%

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C) The following information was taken from the financial statements of Tolbert Inc. for December 31 of the current fiscal year:

Common stock, $20 par value (no change during the year)	$3,000,000
Preferred $4 stock, $100 par (no change during the year)	2,000,000

The net income was $290,000 and the declared dividends on the common stock were $37,500 for the current year. The market price of the common stock is $9.80 per share.

For the common stock, determine (a) the earnings per share, (b) the price-earnings ratio, (c) the dividends per share, and (d) the dividend yield. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

a. Earnings per Share	$
b. Price-Earnings Ratio
c. Dividends per Share	$
d. Dividend Yield		%