Chapter 24: 17Q (page 1445)
What are the accounting problems related to the presentation of interim data?
The presentation of interim data supports at least the essence of an interim financial report and standards of acknowledgment and estimate in monetary explanations displayed for the interim period.
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Picasso Company is a wholesale distributor of packaging equipment and supplies. The company’s sales have averaged about \(900,000 annually for the 3-year period 2015–2017. The firm’s total assets at the end of 2017 amounted to \)850,000.
The president of Picasso Company has asked the controller to prepare a report that summarizes the financial aspects of the company’s operations for the past 3 years. This report will be presented to the board of directors at their next meeting.
In addition to comparative financial statements, the controller has decided to present a number of relevant financial ratios which can assist in the identification and interpretation of trends. At the request of the controller, the accounting staff has calculated the following ratios for the 3-year period 2015–2017.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
Current ratio | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.96 |
Acid-test (quick) ratio | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.87 |
Accounts receivable turnover | 8.75 | 7.71 | 6.42 |
Inventory turnover | 4.91 | 4.32 | 3.42 |
Debt to assets ratio | 51.0% | 46.0% | 41.0% |
Long-term debt to assets ratio | 31.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
Sales to fixed assets (fixed asset turnover) | 1.58 | 1.69 | 1.79 |
Sales as a percent of 2015 sales | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
Gross margin percentage | 36.0% | 35.1% | 34.6% |
Net income to sales | 6.9% | 7.0% | 7.2% |
Return on assets | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% |
Return on common stockholders’ equity | 13.6% | 13.1% | 12.7% |
In preparation of the report, the controller has decided first to examine the financial ratios independent of any other data to determine if the ratios themselves reveal any significant trends over the 3-year period.
Instructions
c) Using the ratios provided, what conclusion(s) can be drawn regarding the company’s net investment in plant and equipment?
The following information was described in a note of Canon Packing Co.
“During August, Holland Products Corporation purchased 311,003 shares of the Company’s common stock which constitutes approximately 35% of the stock outstanding. Holland has since obtained representation on the Board of Directors.”
“An affiliate of Holland Products Corporation acts as a food broker for Canon Packing in the greater New York City marketing area. The commissions for such services after August amounted to approximately $20,000.”
Why is this information disclosed?
Operating profits and losses for the seven industry segments of Foley Corporation are:
Penley $ 90 Cheng 20
Konami 40 Takuhi (34)
KSC (25) Molina 150
Red Moon 50
Based only on the operating profit (loss) test, which industry segments are reportable?
Answer each of the questions in the following unrelated situations.
c) A company has current assets of \(90,000 (of which \)40,000 is inventory and prepaid items) and current liabilities of \(40,000. What is the current ratio? What is the acid-test ratio? If the company borrows \)15,000 cash from a bank on a 120-day loan, what will its current ratio be? What will the acid-test ratio be?
Identifiable assets for the seven industry segments of Foley Corporation are:
Penley $ 500 Cheng 200
Konami 550 Takuhi 150
KSC 250 Molina 475
Red Moon 400
Based only on the identifiable assets test, which industry segments are reportable?
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