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	$ 860,000	$ 1,230,000
Marketable securities	0	300,000
Accounts receivable, net	2,820,000	1,920,000
Inventory	3,630,000	2,300,000
Prepaid expenses	260,000	200,000
Total current assets	7,570,000	5,950,000
Plant and equipment, net	9,580,000	9,080,000
Total assets	$ 17,150,000	$ 15,030,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$ 4,550,000	$ 3,040,000
Note payable, 10%	3,680,000	3,080,000
Total liabilities	8,230,000	6,120,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $70 par value	7,000,000	7,000,000
Retained earnings	1,920,000	1,910,000
Total stockholders' equity	8,920,000	8,910,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 17,150,000	$ 15,030,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year	Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$ 15,890,000	$ 13,880,000
Cost of goods sold	12,712,000	10,410,000
Gross margin	3,178,000	3,470,000
Selling and administrative expenses	2,124,286	1,616,000
Net operating income	1,053,714	1,854,000
Interest expense	368,000	308,000
Net income before taxes	685,714	1,546,000
Income taxes (30%)	205,714	463,800
Net income	480,000	1,082,200
Common dividends	470,000	541,100
Net income retained	10,000	541,100
Beginning retained earnings	1,910,000	1,368,900
Ending retained earnings	$ 1,920,000	$ 1,910,000

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

Current ratio	2.4
Acid-test ratio	1.2
Average collection period	32	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	9.6%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.69
Times interest earned ratio	5.9
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.

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
Plant and equipment, net
Total assets		%		%
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities		%		%
Note payable, 10%
Total liabilities
Stockholders equity:
Common stock, $70 par value
Retained earnings
Total stockholders equity
Total liabilities and equity		%		%

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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		%		%