The income statement for Hudson Company reported net income of $345,000 for the year ended December 31 before considering the following: During the year, the company purchased trading securities. At year-end, the fair value of the investment portfolio was $23,000 less than cost. The balance of Retained Earnings was $823,000 on January 1. Hudson Company paid $43,000 in cash dividends during the year. Compute the balance of Retained Earnings on December 31. $ fill in the blank 1

Financial Leaming Systems has 3.1 million shares of common stock outstanding and 117,066 shares of preferred stock. (The preferred pays annual cash dividends of $4.65 a share, and the common pays annual cash dividends of 26 cents a share) Last year, the company generated net profit (after taxes) of $7.627.939. The company's balance sheet shows total assets of $80 million, total liabilitios of $30 million, and $5 million in preferred stock. The firm's common stock is currently trading in the market at $46.72 a share. a. Given the preceding information, find the EPS, P/E ratio, and book value per share b. What will happen to the price of the stock if EPS rises to $3.38 and the P/E ratio stays where it is? What will happen if EPS drops to $1.39 and the P/E doesn't change? c. What will happen to the price of the stock if EPS rises to $3.38 and the P/E jumps to 28.8 times eamings? d. What will happen if both EPS and the P/E ratio drop-to $1.39 and 12.1 times earnings, respectively? e.…

Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 800,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of this year was $18. All of the company’s sales are on account.   Weller CorporationComparative Balance Sheet(dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Assets             Current assets:             Cash $ 1,280   $ 1,560   Accounts receivable, net   12,300     9,100   Inventory   9,700     8,200   Prepaid expenses   1,800     2,100   Total current assets   25,080     20,960   Property and equipment:             Land   6,000     6,000   Buildings and equipment, net   19,200     19,000   Total…

Hendo Inc. is constructing its pro forma financial statements for this year. At years end, Assets were $650,000 and Accounts Payable (the only liabilities account) was $175,000. Sales for the year were $825,000. Hendo expects to grow by 12% this year. Assets and Accounts Payable are expected to grow proportionally to Sales. Common Stock currently equals $175,000 and Retained Earnings are $127,000. Hendo plans to sell $18,000 of new common stock this year. The firm's profit margin on Sales is 5.5%, and 45% of its earnings will be paid out in dividends. How much NEW long-term debt financing will Hendo need this year to finance its expected growth? Hendo is currently operating at full capapcity.