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Chapter 13
Financial Statement Analysis
Short Exercises
(5-10 min.) S 13-1
(5-10 min.) S 13-2
Trend percentages:
(10-15 min.) S 13–3
Property, plant, and
equipment, net
Inventory, as a percent of total assets, has grown dramatically. Property,
plant and equipment appears to be wearing out and is not being
replaced due to the growth in inventory which has led to a tight cash
position.
(10 min.) S 13-4
Selling and administrative
Kraft earned more net income, but Claire’s net income was a higher
percentage of net sales. Students can argue that Kraft is more profitable
because it earns more net income than Claire. Students could also
argue that Claire is more profitable because it earns a higher percentage
of profit on each dollar of sales than Kraft does.
(5-10 min.) S 13-5
Total current liabilities
The company’s ability to pay its current liabilities is improving.
(5-10 min.) S 13-6
1.
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Total current liabilities
2. AJ Cardenas’ 2014 quick (acid-test) ratio looks strong both because it
(10-15 min.) S 13–7
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Days’ sales outstanding (DSO):
____
*($230 + $250) / 2 = $240
c. Days’ payables outstanding:
Accounts payable
turnover
(continued) S 13-7
d. Cash conversion cycle (in days):
Inventory turnover and DSO look strong. Turning over inventory about
30 times per year (every 12 days) is fast, and collecting average
receivables in only 9 days is also very fast. However, the company is
taking 130 days to pay off its accounts payable. This is quite slow,
(5-10 min.) S 13-8
(Dollar amounts in millions)
3. The debt ratio is high. The ability to pay off debt is weak. The
times-interest-earned ratio is high. The ability to pay interest
(10 min.) S 13-9
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Average common
stockholders’ equity
= ROA x Leverage ratio
= 12.2% x 4.74 = 57.8%*
These rates of return are strong.
*Slight difference due to rounding.
(5-10 min.) S 13–10
(Amounts, except per-share amounts, in millions)
Net income − Preferred dividends
Number of shares of common
Market price per share
of common stock
The stock market says that $1 of Redd Cars’ net income is
(10 min.) S 13–11
$7,300 − $2,358 − $1,502 − $1,330 − $156 − $1,038 = $916
(15-20 min.) S 13–12
Total current liabilities
$6,850 (same as total assets)
$3,836 − $2,100 − $920 = $816
$6,850 − $2,814 − $200 − $920 − $2,100 = $816
$2,100 × 0.46 = $966; $966 − $260 = $706
$2,520 − $260 − $706 − $1,374 = $180
$6,850 − $2,520 − $2,375 = $1,955
(15-20 min.) S 13–13
TO: Cole Binder Investment Committee
FROM: Student Name
SUBJECT: Investment Recommendation
I recommend that we invest in Tower.org for the following reasons:
1. Tower.org’s. return on equity (ROE) is 5% higher than Graphics
Imaging’s. An investment in Tower.org should therefore produce a
higher return than an investment in Graphics Imaging’s stock.
2. Tower.org’s ROE exceeds its return on assets by a wider margin than
(10 min.) S 13-14
_____
The stockholders should be pleased with the EVA® that Schaeffer
Software delivered because it is positive, which meant value was
added.
Exercises
(5-15 min.) E 13-15A
Total current liabilities
The continued increase in 2014 working capital is favorable.
(5-10 min.) E 13-17A
Trend percentages:
Net income grew by 49% during the period, compared to 33% for total
revenue.
(10-15 min.) E 13-18A
Vertical Analysis of Balance Sheet
Total current assets …………………………………..
Property, plant, and equipment, net …………….
Other assets ……………………………………………..
Total assets ………………………………………………
Total current liabilities ……………………………….
Long-term debt ………………………………………….
Total liabilities …………………………………………..
Total stockholders’ equity ………………………….
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity ……..
(10-15 min.) E 13-19A
Comparative Common-Size Income Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
Total revenue ……………………………………………………
Cost of goods sold ……………………………………….
Selling and general expenses ………………………..
Interest expense …………………………………………..
Income tax expense ………………………………………
Total expenses ……………………………………………..
Net income ……………………………………………………….
(10-15 min.) E 13-20A
1. Operations provided very little cash. The company is selling fixed
assets to generate cash.
(10-15 min.) E 13-21A
Req. 1
$48,000 + $17,000 +
$72,000
$84,000+ $21,000 +
$75,000
(continued) E 13-21A
Req. 2
a. deteriorated
b. deteriorated
Req. 3
(15-20 min.) E 13-22A
a. Working capital (Current assets – Current liabilities)
$451,000* – $224,000 = $227,000
$473,000* – $262,000 = $211,000
b. Current ratio (Current assets ÷ Current liabilities)
(10-15 min.) E 13-23A
a. Return on net sales: