Inherited several hundred shares of modern building supply


Modern Building Supply sells various building materials to retail outlets. The company has just approached Linden State Bank requesting a $300,000 loan to strengthen the Cash account and to pay certain pressing short-term obligations. The company's financial statements for the most recent two years follow:

Modern Building Supply
Comparative Balance Sheet

This Year Last Year
  Assets



  Current assets:



       Cash $ 56,000    $ 146,000   
       Marketable securities
0   
12,000   
       Accounts receivable, net
470,000   
281,000   
       Inventory
942,000   
593,000   
       Prepaid expenses
18,000   
27,000   





  Total current assets
1,486,000   
1,059,000
  Plant and equipment, net
1,604,316   
1,457,748





  Total assets $ 3,090,316    $ 2,516,748





  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity



  Liabilities:



       Current liabilities $ 804,000    $ 435,000
       Bonds payable, 9%
604,000   
604,000





  Total liabilities
1,408,000   
1,039,000





  Stockholders' equity:



       Preferred stock, $25 par, 8%
255,000   
255,000
       Common stock, $10 par
502,000   
502,000
       Retained earnings
925,316   
720,748





  Total stockholders' equity
1,682,316   
1,477,748  





  Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $ 3,090,316    $ 2,516,748  






Modern Building Supply
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation

This Year Last Year
  Sales $ 5,020,000    $ 4,355,000   
  Cost of goods sold
3,874,000   
3,433,000   





  Gross margin
1,146,000   
922,000   
  Selling and administrative expenses
634,000   
537,000   





  Net operating income
512,000   
385,000
  Interest expense
54,360   
54,360





  Net income before taxes
457,640   
330,640   
  Income taxes (30%)
137,292   
99,192   





  Net income
320,348   
231,448   





  Dividends paid:



       Preferred dividends
20,400   
20,400   
       Common dividends
95,380   
75,300   





  Total dividends paid
115,780   
95,700   





  Net income retained

204,568   


135,748   

  Retained earnings, beginning of year
720,748   
585,000   





  Retained earnings, end of year $ 925,316    $ 720,748   






During the past year, the company has expanded the number of lines that it carries in order to stimulate sales and increase profits. It has also moved aggressively to acquire new customers. Sales terms are 2/10, n/30. All sales are on account.

 Assume that the following ratios are typical of companies in the building supply industry:



  Current ratio 2.5
  Acid-test ratio 1.2
  Average collection period 18 days
  Average sale period 50 days
  Debt-to-equity ratio 0.75
  Times interest earned ratio 6.0
  Return on total assets 10 %
  Price-earnings ratio 9

 Assume that you have just inherited several hundred shares of Modern Building Supply stock. Not being acquainted with the company, you decide to do some analytical work before making a decision about whether to retain or sell the stock you have inherited.

Required:
1.

You decide first to assess the well-being of the common stockholders. For both this year and last year, compute the following:

a.

The earnings per share.(Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)


    This year      Last year
  Earnings per share $      $     

b.

The dividend yield ratio for common stock. The company's common stock is currently selling for $41.86 per share; last year it sold for $31.92 per share. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimal place.)


   This year    Last year
  Dividend yield ratio % %

c.

The dividend payout ratio for common stock. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimal place.)


    This year     Last year
  Dividend payout ratio % %

d.

The price-earnings ratio. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimal place.)


     This year       Last year
  Price-earnings ratio times times

e.

The book value per share of common stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)


     This year    Last year
  Book value per share $      $     

Im having a hard time figuring out the earnings per share without the treasury stock. I cant figure out the rest without the earnings per share. Please show me how to calculate without treasury stock.

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