Chapter 2: 8BP a (page 79)
Easter Egg and Poultry Company has \(2,000,000 in assets and \)1,400,000 of debt. It reports net income of $200,000.
a. What is the firm’s return on assets?
The return on assets of the company is 10%.
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The Haines Corp. shows the following financial data for 20X1 and 20X2:
20X1 | 20X2 | |
Sales | \(3,230,000 | \)3,370,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 2,130,000 | 2,850,000 |
Gross profits | \(1,100,000 | \)520,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses | 298,000 | 227,000 |
Operating profits | \(802,000 | \)293,000 |
Interest expense | 47,200 | 51,600 |
Income before taxes | \(754,800 | \)241,400 |
Taxes (35%) | 264,180 | 84,490 |
Income after tax | \(490,620 | \)156,910 |
For each year, compute the following and indicate whether it is increasing or
decreasing profitability in 20X2 as indicated by the ratio:
a. Cost of goods sold to sales.
The Holtzman Corporation has assets of \(400,000, current liabilities of \)50,000, and long-term liabilities of \(100,000. There is \)40,000 in preferred stock outstanding; 20,000 shares of common stock have been issued.
a. Compute book value (net worth) per share.
b. If there is $22,000 in earnings available to common stockholders and
Holtzman’s stock has a P/E of 18 times earnings per share, what is the current
price of the stock?
c. What is the ratio of market value per share to book value per share?
What is free cash flow? Why is it important to leveraged buyouts?
A firm has net income before interest and taxes of \(193,000 and interest expense of \)28,100.
a. What is the times-interest-earned ratio?
Comment on why inflation may restrict the usefulness of the balance sheet as normally presented.
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