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 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	$	880,000	$	1,120,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		2,380,000		1,480,000
Inventory		3,520,000		2,200,000
Prepaid expenses		240,000		180,000
Total current assets		7,020,000		5,280,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,360,000		8,970,000
Total assets	$	16,380,000	$	14,250,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	3,930,000	$	2,820,000
Note payable, 10%		3,620,000		3,020,000
Total liabilities		7,550,000		5,840,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $75 par value		7,500,000		7,500,000
Retained earnings		1,330,000		910,000
Total stockholders' equity		8,830,000		8,410,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	16,380,000	$	14,250,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,780,000	$	12,780,000
Cost of goods sold		12,624,000		9,585,000
Gross margin		3,156,000		3,195,000
Selling and administrative expenses		1,794,000		1,572,000
Net operating income		1,362,000		1,623,000
Interest expense		362,000		302,000
Net income before taxes		1,000,000		1,321,000
Income taxes (30%)		300,000		396,300
Net income		700,000		924,700
Common dividends		280,000		462,350
Net income retained		420,000		462,350
Beginning retained earnings		910,000		447,650
Ending retained earnings	$	1,330,000	$	910,000

To begin your assignment 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	30	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	8.4	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.68
Times interest earned ratio	5.7
Price-earnings ratio	10

Required:

1. Present the balance sheet in common-size format.

2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income

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 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	$	880,000	$	1,120,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		2,380,000		1,480,000
Inventory		3,520,000		2,200,000
Prepaid expenses		240,000		180,000
Total current assets		7,020,000		5,280,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,360,000		8,970,000
Total assets	$	16,380,000	$	14,250,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	3,930,000	$	2,820,000
Note payable, 10%		3,620,000		3,020,000
Total liabilities		7,550,000		5,840,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $75 par value		7,500,000		7,500,000
Retained earnings		1,330,000		910,000
Total stockholders' equity		8,830,000		8,410,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	16,380,000	$	14,250,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,780,000	$	12,780,000
Cost of goods sold		12,624,000		9,585,000
Gross margin		3,156,000		3,195,000
Selling and administrative expenses		1,794,000		1,572,000
Net operating income		1,362,000		1,623,000
Interest expense		362,000		302,000
Net income before taxes		1,000,000		1,321,000
Income taxes (30%)		300,000		396,300
Net income		700,000		924,700
Common dividends		280,000		462,350
Net income retained		420,000		462,350
Beginning retained earnings		910,000		447,650
Ending retained earnings	$	1,330,000	$	910,000

To begin your assignment 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	30	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	8.4	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.68
Times interest earned ratio	5.7
Price-earnings ratio	10

Required:

1. Present the balance sheet in common-size format.

2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income.

Required 1 Required 2 Present the balance sheet in common-size format. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place. 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 0.0 Total current assets 0.0 Plant and equipment, net 0.0 % 0.0 | % Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities Current liabilities Note payable, 10% 0.0 0.0 Total liabilities Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $75 par value Retained earnings 0.0 Total stockholders' equity 0.0 Total liabilities and equity 0.0 % 0.01% Required 1 Required 2> Required 1. Present the balance sheet in common-size format. 2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Required1 Required 2 Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place Dueto rounding. uresm.ay 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