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Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Lost Year Assets Current assets: Cash Marketable securities Accounts receivable, net Inventory Prepaid expenses 1,000,000 $1,240,000 300,000 1,960,000 2,400,000 210,000 2,860,000 3,640,000 270,000 6,110,000 9,090,000 Total current assets Plant and equipment, net 7,770,000 9,600,000 s 17,370,000 ,200,000 Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: 4,050,000 3,060,000 3,100,000 Current liabilities Note payable, 10% 3,700,000 6,160,000 7750,000 Total liablities Stockholders' equity 7,500,000 1,540,000 7,500,000 2,120,000 Common stock, $75 par value Retained eamings 9,040,000 9,620,000 Total stockholders' equity 17,370,000 $15,200,000 otal liabilities and stockholders' equity Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) Cost of goods sold 15,900,000 13,980,000 2720,000 10,485,000 Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses 3,180,000 1,410,000 3,495,000 1,620,000 Net operating income Interest expense 1,770,000 370,000 1,875,000 310,000 Net income before taxes Income taxes (30%) 1,400,000 420,000 1,565,000 469,500 Net income Common dividends 980,000 400,000 1,095,500 547750 Net income retained Beginning retained earnings 580,000 1,540,000 547,750 992,250 $2,120,000 1,540,000 Ending retained earnings To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry 2.3 1.1 32 days 60 days 9.7 % 65 5.7 10 Current ratio Acid-test ratio Average collection period Average sale period Return on assets Debt-to-equity ratio Times interest earned ratio Price-carnings ratio Required: 1. You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your intermediate calculations and final percentage answers to 1 decimal place. i.e., 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%. Round the rest of the intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,110,000.) e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year totaled $8,492,250. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.) f. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative? This Year Last Year a. C. d. e. 5. 175 points 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 $102 per share and that at the end of last year it was $70. For both this year and last year, compute: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. For percentages 0.1234 should be considered as 12.34%.) a. The earnings per share. b. The dividend yield ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-eamings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock. Last Year This YearS c. d. 3. You decide, finally, to assess the company's liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute: (Use 365 days in a year. Round "days" intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place. Round all other intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) a. Working capital. b. The current ratio. c. The acid-test ratio. d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,710,000.) e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $2,070,000.) g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $13,110,000.) This Year Last Year a. b. c. d. days days days days days days 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 Last Year