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Chapter 2: 15BP b (page 80)
Using the Du Pont method, evaluate the effects of the following relationships for the Butters Corporation:
b. If the Butters Corporation has a debt-to-total-assets ratio of 50 percent, what
would the firm’s return on equity be?
Return on equity: 50.40%
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Sosa Diet Supplements had earnings after taxes of $800,000 in 20X1 with 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. On January 1, 20X2, the firm issued 50,000 new shares. Because of the proceeds from these new shares and other operating improvements, earnings after taxes increased by 30 percent.
a. Compute earnings per share for the year 20X1.
b. Compute earnings per share for the year 20X2.
What is free cash flow? Why is it important to leveraged buyouts?
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
In January 2007, the Status Quo Company was formed. Total assets were \(544,000, of which \)306,000 consisted of depreciable fixed assets. Status
Quo uses straight-line depreciation of \(30,600 per year, and in 2007 it estimated its fixed assets to have useful lives of 10 years. Aftertax income has been \)29,000 per year each of the last 10 years. Other assets have not changed since 2007.
b. To what do you attribute the phenomenon shown in part a?
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:
c. Interest expenses to sales
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