Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025556
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 4AP

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Compute the appropriate ratios for 2015 and explain the meaning of each.

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Answer to Problem 4AP

Compute the appropriate ratios for 2015.

RatioFormulaCalculationResult
Turnover ratios
Receivables turnover Net CreditSalesAverageNet Receivables$453,000×40%($42,000+$29,000)÷25.1 times
Inventory turnoverCost of Goods SoldAverage Inventory$250,000($25,000+$18,000)÷2 Financial Accounting, 8th Edition, Chapter 13, Problem 4AP  11.6 times
Liquidity ratios
Current ratioCurrentAssetsCurrentLiabilities$74,000$18,0004.1 times
Quick ratioQuickAssetsCurrentLiabilities$48,800$18,0002.7 times
Cash ratioCash & Cash EquivalentsCurrentLiabilities$6,800$18,0000.38 times
Solvency ratio
Debt-to-equity ratioTotalLiabilitiesTotalStockholder'sEquity$88,000$116,0000.76
Time interest earned ratioNet Income+Interest +Income Tax ExpenseInterest Expense$25,200+$10,800+$7,000$7,0006.1 times
Market ratios
Price/Earnings (P/E) ratioMarket Price per ShareEarningsper Share$18$25,200÷10,000shares7.1 times
Dividend yield ratioDividend per Share Market Price per Share$9,000÷10,000Shares$185%

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Receivables turnover ratio:

Receivables turnover ratio is mainly used to evaluate the collection process efficiency. It helps the company to know the number of times the accounts receivable is collected in a particular time period. This ratio is determined by dividing credit sales and sales return.

Receivables Turnover Ratio=Net SalesAverageAccountsReceivables

Receivables turnover of the Corporation S is 5.1 times and the average collection period is 71.6 days(365days5.1times).

Inventory turnover ratio: Inventory turnover ratio is used to determine the number of times inventory used or sold during the particular accounting period.

Inventory Turnover Ratio =Cost of Goods Sold Average Inventory

Inventory turnover of the Corporation S is 11.6 times and the average days’ supply is 31.4 days(365days11.6times).

Current ratio: Current ratio is used to determine the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. The ideal current ratio is 2:1.

Current ratio=CurrentAssetsCurrentLiabilities

Current ratio of the Corporation S is 4.1 times.

Quick Ratio: It is a ratio used to determine a company’s ability to pay back its current liabilities by liquid assets that are current assets except inventory and prepaid expenses.

Quick Ratio=QuickAssetsCurrentLiabilities

Quick ratio of the Corporation S is 2.7 times.

Cash ratio: This ratio is used to measure the adequacy of the cash in the business.

Cash & Cash EquivalentsCurrentLiabilities

Cash ratio of Corporation S for Year 2015 is 0.38 times.

Debt-equity ratio: The debt-to-equity ratio indicates that the company’s debt as a proportion of its stockholders’ equity.

Debt-equity ratio=TotalLiabilitiesTotalStockholder'sEquity

Debt-to-equity ratio of the Corporation S is 0.76 times.

Times Interest Earned Ratio:

It is one of the solvency ratios. It is a measure to evaluate the net income for interest payment on debt of a company. It is calculated as follows:

Times Interest earned ratio=Net Income+ Interest Expense+Income Tax ExpenseInterest Expense

Times interest earned ratio of the Corporation S is 6.1 times.

Price/Earnings Ratio: It depicts the relation of market price of a share to earnings per share of that company. The price/earnings ratio presents the market value of the amount invested to earn $1 by a company. It is major tool to be used by investors before the decisions related to investments in a company.

Price/Earnings Ratio=Market Price per Share Earnings per Share

Price/Earnings ratio of the Corporation S is 7.10 times.

Dividend yield: This is the ratio which measures the amount of dividends paid relative to the market price.

Dividend Yield Ratio=Dividends per Share Market Price per Share

Dividend yield ratio of the Corporation S is 5%.

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Explain the given requirements for 2015 based on the given information.

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  1. (a) Financial leverage percentage: Financial Leverage Percentage is one of the profitability ratios. It measures that the assets held by a company proportionate to its common stock (Equity). It indicates an advantage was earned for the stockholders because the company earned a higher return on the total resources used that is compared to the interest paid on debt (after tax).
  2. (b) Net profit margin: It is one of the profitability ratios. It explains the relationship between the net income and net sales as a percentage. The profit margin was more than 5% of net sales. This means that the business earned more than $.05 profit on each sales dollar.
  3. (c) Current ratio: Current ratio is one of the liquidity ratios, which measures the capacity of the company to meet its short-term obligations using its current assets. The current ratio is high and is more than the quick ratio because the latter ratio is a much more severe test of liquidity (it excludes inventory and prepaid expenses). However, there appears to be a severe liquidity problem that these two ratios do not divulge; that is, the extremely low amount of cash.
  4. (d) Average collection period: This ratio is used to determine the number of days a particular company takes to collect accounts receivables. There appears to be a credit and collection deficiency. The receivable collection period for the Corporation S is 71.6 days. It indicates that there are more uncollected accounts than expected.

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