Use the data given in PB13-1 for Tiger Audio. Required: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage in
Question:
Use the data given in PB13-1 for Tiger Audio.
Required:
1. Compute the gross profit percentage in 2013 and 2012. Is the trend going in the right direction?
2. Compute the net profit margin for 2013 and 2012. Is the trend going in the right direction?
3. Compute the earnings per share for 2013 and 2012. Does the trend look good or bad? Explain.
4. Stockholders' equity totaled $65,000 at the end of 2011. Compute the return on equity ratios for 2013 and 2012. Is the trend going in the right direction?
5. Net property and equipment totaled $115,000 at the end of 2011. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for 2013 and 2012. Is the trend going in the right direction?
6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for 2013 and 2012. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? Explain.
7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for 2013 and 2012. Do they look good or bad? Explain.
8. After Tiger released its 2013 financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $17.
After the release of its 2012 financial statements, the company's stock price was $12 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Tiger's future success?
Asset turnover is sales divided by total assets. Important for comparison over time and to other companies of the same industry. This is a standard business ratio.
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025518
2nd edition
Authors: Stacey Whitecotton, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips