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Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link in the course shell. This homework assignment is worth 100 points.
Use the following information for Questions 1 through 4:
Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the one of the firms on Wall Street. You have been presented and asked to review the following IncomeStatement and Balance Sheets of one of the firm’s clients. Your boss has developed the following set of questions you must answer.
Income Statements and Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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Cash |
$9,000 |
$7,282 |
$14,000 |
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Short-term investments |
48,600 |
20,000 |
71,632 |
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Accounts receivable |
351,200 |
632,160 |
878,000 |
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Inventories |
715,200 |
1,287,360 |
1,716,480 |
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Total current assets |
$1,124,000 |
$1,946,802 |
$2,680,112 |
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Gross fixed assets |
491,000 |
1,202,950 |
1,220,000 |
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Less: Accumulated depreciation |
146,200 |
263,160 |
383,160 |
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Net fixed assets |
$344,800 |
$939,790 |
$836,840 |
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Total assets |
$1,468,800 |
$2,886,592 |
$3,516,952 |
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Liabilities and Equity |
|||||
Accounts payable |
$145,600 |
$324,000 |
$359,800 |
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Notes payable |
200,000 |
720,000 |
300,000 |
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Accruals |
136,000 |
284,960 |
380,000 |
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Total current liabilities |
$481,600 |
$1,328,960 |
$1,039,800 |
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Long-term debt |
323,432 |
1,000,000 |
500,000 |
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Common stock (100,000 shares) |
460,000 |
460,000 |
1,680,936 |
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Retained earnings |
203,768 |
97,632 |
296,216 |
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Total equity |
$663,768 |
$557,632 |
$1,977,152 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
$1,468,800 |
$2,886,592 |
$3,516,952 |
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FIN 534 – Homework Set #1
Income Statements |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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Sales |
$3,432,000 |
$5,834,400 |
$7,035,600 |
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Cost of goods sold except depr. |
2,864,000 |
4,980,000 |
5,800,000 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
18,900 |
116,960 |
120,000 |
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Other expenses |
340,000 |
720,000 |
612,960 |
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Total operating costs |
$3,222,900 |
$5,816,960 |
$6,532,960 |
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EBIT |
$209,100 |
$17,440 |
$502,640 |
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Interest expense |
62,500 |
176,000 |
80,000 |
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EBT |
$146,600 |
($158,560) |
$422,640 |
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Taxes (40%) |
58,640 |
-63,424 |
169,056 |
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Net income |
$87,960 |
($95,136) |
$253,584 |
Other Data |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Stock price |
$8.50 |
$6.00 |
$12.17 |
Shares outstanding |
100,000 |
100,000 |
250,000 |
EPS |
$0.88 |
($0.95) |
$1.104 |
DPS |
$0.22 |
0.11 |
0.22 |
Tax rate |
40% |
40% |
40% |
Book value per share |
$6.64 |
$5.58 |
$7.909 |
Lease payments |
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
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FIN 534 – Homework Set #1
Ratio Analysis |
2012 |
2013 |
Industry Average |
Current |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
Quick |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Inventory turnover |
4 |
4 |
6.1 |
Days sales outstanding |
37.3 |
39.6 |
32.0 |
Fixed assets turnover |
10 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
Total assets turnover |
2.3 |
2 |
2.5 |
Debt ratio |
35.60% |
59.60% |
32.0% |
Liabilities-to-assets ratio |
54.80% |
80.70% |
50.0% |
TIE |
3.3 |
0.1 |
6.2 |
EBITDA coverage |
2.6 |
0.8 |
8.0 |
Profit margin |
2.60% |
−1.6% |
3.6% |
Basic earning power |
14.20% |
0.60% |
17.8% |
ROA |
6.00% |
−3.3% |
9.0% |
ROE |
13.30% |
−17.1% |
17.9% |
Price/Earnings (P/E) |
9.7 |
−6.3 |
16.2 |
Price/Cash flow |
8 |
27.5 |
7.6 |
Market/Book |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
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