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Chapter 15: Q6SE (page 837)
Evaluating current ratio
Requirements
1. Compute Accel’s Companies’ current ratio at May 31, 2018 and 2017.
2. Did Accel’s Companies’ current ratio improve, deteriorate, or hold steady during 2018?
Answer
Decreasing Current ratio Over a year
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Completing a comprehensive financial statement analysis
In its annual report, ABC Athletic Supply, Inc. includes the following five-year financial summary:
| ABC ATHLETIC SUPPLY, INC. Five-Year Financial Summary (Partial; adapted) | ||||||
(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Net Sales Revenue | \(250,000 | \)216,000 | \(191,000 | \)161,000 | \(134,000 | |
Net Sales Revenue Increase | 16% | 13% | 19% | 20% | 17% | |
Domestic Comparative Store Sales Increase | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 9% | |
Other Income—Net | 2,110 | 1,840 | 1,760 | 1,690 | 1,330 | |
Cost of Goods Sold | 189,250 | 164,592 | 148,216 | 126,385 | 106,396 | |
Selling and Administrative Expenses | 41,210 | 36,330 | 31,620 | 27,440 | 22,540 | |
Interest: | ||||||
Interest Expense | (1,080) | (1,380) | (1,400) | (1,020) | (830) | |
Interest Income | 125 | 165 | 155 | 235 | 190 | |
Income Tax Expense | 4,470 | 3,900 | 3,700 | 3,320 | 2,700 | |
Net Income | 16,225 | 11,803 | 7,979 | 4,760 | 3,054 | |
Per Share of Common Stock: | ||||||
Net Income | 1.60 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.78 | |
Dividends | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.26 | |
Financial Position | ||||||
Current Assets, Excluding Merchandise Inventory | \)30,700 | \(27,200 | \)26,700 | \(24,400 | \)21,500 | |
Merchandise Inventory | 24,500 | 22,600 | 21,700 | 19,000 | 17,500 | $16,700 |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net | 51,400 | 45,200 | 40,000 | 35,100 | 25,600 | |
Total Assets | 106,600 | 95,000 | 88,400 | 78,500 | 64,600 | |
Current Liabilities | 32,300 | 28,000 | 28,300 | 25,000 | 16,500 | |
Long-term Debt | 23,000 | 21,500 | 17,600 | 19,100 | 12,000 | |
Stockholders’ Equity | 51,300 | 45,500 | 42,500 | 34,400 | 36,100 | |
Financial Ratios | ||||||
Acid-Test Ratio | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
Rate of Return on Total Assets | 17.2% | 14.4% | 11.2% | 8.1% | 7.1% | |
Rate of Return on Common Stockholders’ Equity | 35.5% | 26.% | 20.8% | 13.5% | 13.0% | |
Requirements
Analyze the company’s financial summary for the fiscal years 2014–2018 to decide whether to invest in the common stock of ABC. Include the following sections in your analysis.
Data for Research Enterprises follows:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
Total current assets | \(490,000 | \)320,000 | \(230,000 |
Total current liabilities | \)235,000 | \(160,000 | \)115,000 |
Compute the dollar amount of change and the percentage of change in Research Enterprises’ working capital each year during 2019 and 2018. What do the calculated changes indicate?
The following data are adapted from the financial statements of Bridget’s Shops, Inc.:
Total Current Assets $ 1,216,000
Accumulated Depreciation 2,000,000
Total Liabilities 1,540,000
Preferred Stock 0
Debt Ratio 55%
Current Ratio 1.60
Prepare Bridget’s condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.
The Klein Department Stores, Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you tocompare the company’s profit performance and financial position with the averages for the industry. The CEO has given you the company’s income statement and balance sheet as well as the industry average data for retailers.
Requirements
1.Prepare a vertical analysis for Klein for both its income statement and balance sheet.
2.Compare the company’s profit performance and financial position with the averagefor the industry.
Net sales revenue, net income, and common stockholders’ equity for Eyesight Mission Corporation, a manufacturer of contact lenses, follow for a four-year period.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
Net Sales Revenue | \(766000 | \)708000 | \(644000 | \)664000 |
Net Income | 60000 | 38000 | 36000 | 44000 |
Ending Common Stockholder’s Equity | 368000 | 352000 | 326000 | 296000 |
Requirements
1.Compute trend analyses for each item for 2017–2019. Use 2016 as the base year, and round to the nearest whole percent.
2.Compute the rate of return on common stockholders’ equity for 2017–2019, rounding to three decimal places.
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