Calculate the profitability ratios


Assignment:

Company A Balance Sheet                        12/31/08                               12/31/07

 

Assets:

Current assets:

Cash                                                             14,000                                   12,458

Accounts Rec.                                                 45,489                                   35,486

Inventory                                                       39,239                                   32,568

Other                                                               3,400                                     2,581

Total Current Assets                                       102,128                                    83,093

Long term investments                                    128,580                                   104,600

Property, plant & equip, net                              789,145                                   771,258

Total assets                                                    1,019,853                                 958,951

 

Liabilities and stockholders equity:

Current liabilities:

Accounts Payable                                              98,789                                     85,451

Other current liabilities                                         3,456                                     5,157

Total current liabilities                                        102,245                                   90,608

Long term debt                                                  456,781                                   414,760

Total liabilities                                                    559,026                                   505,368

Stockholders equity:

 Common Stock                                                  100,000                                  100,000

 Additional paid in capital                                      275,000                                  275,000

 Retained earnings                                                 85,827                                   78,583

Total stockholders equity                                       460,827                                 453,583

Total liabilities and stockholders equity                 1,019,853                                 958,951

Company A

Income Statement                                                12/31/08                               12/31/07

Sales                                                                  2,281,789                              2,074,354

Cost of Good Sold                                                1,505,981                              1,348,330

Gross Profit                                                            775,808                                726,024

Operating expense                                                  458,245                                420,408

Income before interest tax                                      317,563                                 305,616

Interest expense                                                    36,542                                    33,181

Earnings before tax                                                281,021                                 272,435

Tax expense                                                          98,357                                   95,352

Net earnings                                                         182,664                                  177,083

Problem 1: Prepare a horizontal analysis of Company A’s balance Sheet.

Problem 2: Prepare a vertical analysis of Company A’s income statements.

Assume that my company has 50,000 shares of common stock outstanding throughout 08, and that the ending market price is $43 per share. Calculate the following profitability ratios for 08 and 07(use ending balance sheet values):

A. earnings per share
B. price-earnings ratio
C. gross margin percentage
D. return on total assets
E. return on common stockholders equity


Also calculate the following turnover ratios for 07 and 08 using ending balance sheet balances:

A. Asset turnover
B. Accounts receivable turnover
C. Days sales in receivables
D. Inventory turnover
E. Days sales in inventory

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