You have j ust 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 companys financial statements, including comparing Lydexs performance to its major competitors. The companys financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet
	This Year		Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	1,050,000	$	1,360,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		3,060,000		2,160,000
Inventory		3,400,000		2,400,000
Prepaid expenses		240,000		220,000
Total current assets		7,750,000		6,440,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,700,000		9,140,000
Total assets	$	17,450,000	$	15,580,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	4,400,000	$	3,160,000
Note payable, 10%		3,720,000		3,120,000
Total liabilities		8,120,000		6,280,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $70 par value		7,000,000		7,000,000
Retained earnings		2,330,000		2,300,000
Total stockholders' equity		9,330,000		9,300,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,450,000	$	15,580,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,950,000	$	14,480,000
Cost of goods sold		12,760,000		10,860,000
Gross margin		3,190,000		3,620,000
Selling and administrative expenses		2,018,000		1,640,000
Net operating income		1,172,000		1,980,000
Interest expense		372,000		312,000
Net income before taxes		800,000		1,668,000
Income taxes (30%)		240,000		500,400
Net income		560,000		1,167,600
Common dividends		530,000		583,800
Net income retained		30,000		583,800
Beginning retained earnings		2,300,000		1,716,200
Ending retained earnings	$	2,330,000	$	2,300,000

To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Companys industry:

Current ratio	2.3
Acid-test ratio	1.2
Average collection period	32	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	8.7	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.65
Times interest earned ratio	5.9
Price-earnings ratio	10

Required:

1.

Present the balance sheet in common-size format. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3.) Due to rounding, figures may not fully reconcile down a column.)

Lydex Company
Common-Size Balance Sheets
	This Year		Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash		%		%
Marketable securities
Accounts receivable, net
Inventory
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets	0.0		0.0
Plant and equipment, net
Total assets	0.0	%	0.0	%
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities		%		%
Note payable, 10%
Total liabilities	0.0		0.0
Stockholders equity:
Common stock, $70 par value
Retained earnings
Total stockholders equity	0.0		0.0
Total liabilities and equity	0.0	%	0.0	%

2.	Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3. Due to rounding, figures may not fully reconcile down a column.)

Lydex Company
Common-Size Income Statements
	This Year		Last Year
Sales		%		%
Cost of goods sold
Gross margin
Selling and administrative expenses
Net operating income
Interest expense
Net income before taxes
Income taxes (30%)
Net income		%		%