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Current Year Year Ago 2 Years Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expennen Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 34,749 99,695 130,464 11,190 318,813 $ 594,911 $ 40,618 73,954 93,929 10,985 293,368 $ 512,854 S 42,742 56,990 60,688 4.749 270.931 $ 436,100 $ 145,170 108,488 162,500 178,253 $ 594.911 $ 87,539 116,777 163,500 145,00 $ 512,654 $ 55,038 98,306 163,500 110,456 $ 436,100 For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: Exercise 17-11 (Algo) Analyzing profitability LO P3 The company's income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, follow. Tor Year Wided December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interont expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Current Year $773,384 $ 471,764 239,749 13,148 10.054 734,715 1 Year ago 5 610,296 $ 396,692 154,405 14,037 9.154 574,288 Additional Information about the company follows. Common stock market price, December 31, Current Year $ 31.00 Common stock market price, December 31, 1 Year Ago 29.00 Annual cash dividenda per share in Current Year 0.24 Annual cash dividends per share 1 Year Ago 0.12 For both the current year and one year ago ompute the following ratios: 1. Return on equity. 2. Dividend yield. 3a. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 3b. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3A Required 3B Compute the return on equity for each year. Return On Equity Numerator: Preferred dividends 1 Denominator: Return On Equity Return on equity Required Information Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3A Required 38 Compute the return on equity for each year. Return On Equity Denominator Numerator Preforted dividends Return On Equity Return on equity % Current Year: 1 Year Ago: % Required 2 > Required Information Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3A Required 38 Compute the dividend yield for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Dividend Yield 1 Numerator: Denominator: - Dividend Yield Dividend yield 0 % Current Year: # 1 Year Ago 1 0 % Required information Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3A Required 38 Compute the price-earnings ratio for each year, (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Price:Earnings Ratio + Numerator: Denominator: Price-Earnings Ratio 1 Price earnings ratio Current Year: 0 1 Year Ago: 0 . The company's income statements for the current year and one year ago, follow. For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Earnings per shara Current Year $ 773,384 $ 471,764 239, 749 13,148 10,054 734,715 $ 38,669 $ 2.38 1 Year Ago $ 610,296 $ 396,692 154,405 14,037 9,254 574,288 $ 36,00 $ 2.22 (1) Debt and equity ratios. (2-a) Compute debt-to-equity ratio for the current year and one year ago. (2-b) Based on debt-to-equity ratio, does the company have more or less debt in the current year versus one year ago? (3-a) Times Interest earned. (3-b) Based on times interest earned, is the company more or less risky for creditors in the Current Year versus 1 Year Ago? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below