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:

Required:

2. You decide next to assess the companys stock market performance. Assume that Lydexs stock price at the end of this year is $84 per share and that at the end of last year it was $52. For both this year and last year, compute: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

a. The earnings per share.

b. The dividend yield ratio.

c. The dividend payout ratio.

d. The price-earnings ratio.

e. The book value per share of common stock.

o begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are ypical of companies in Lydex Company's industry