Chapter 2: 2-5DQ (page 46)
How is the income statement related to the balance sheet?
Income statement and balance sheet of a company are directly related to each other
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Vriend Software Inc.’s book value per share is \(15.20. If earnings per share is\)1.88 and the firm’s stock trades in the stock market at 3.5 times book value pershare, what will the P/E ratio be? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
Fill in the blank spaces with categories 1 through 7:
1. Balance sheet (BS)
2. Income statement (IS)
3. Current assets (CA)
4. Fixed assets (FA)
5. Current liabilities (CL)
6. Long-term liabilities (LL)
7. Stockholders’ equity (SE)
Indicate whether item is on Balance sheet (BS) or Income statement (IS) | If on Balance sheet, designate which category | Item |
Accounts receivable | ||
Retained earnings | ||
Income tax expense | ||
Accrued expense | ||
Cash | ||
Selling and administrative expenses | ||
Plant and equipment | ||
Operating expenses | ||
Marketable securities | ||
Interest expense | ||
Sales | ||
Notes payable (6 month) | ||
Bonds payable, maturity 2019 | ||
Common stock | ||
Depreciation expense | ||
Inventories | ||
Capital in excess of par value | ||
Net income (earning after tax) | ||
Income tax payable |
Inflation can have significant effects on income statements and balance sheets, and therefore on the calculation of ratios. Discuss the possible impact of inflation on the following ratios, and explain the direction of the impact based on your assumptions.
a. Return on investment
Baker Oats had an asset turnover of 1.6 times per year.
a. If the return on total assets (investment) was 11.2 percent, what was Baker’sprofit margin?
Inflation can have significant effects on income statements and balance sheets, and therefore on the calculation of ratios. Discuss the possible impact of inflation on the following ratios, and explain the direction of the impact based on your assumptions. (LO3-5)
d. Debt-to-assets ratio
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