Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134128528
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.43BP

Make an investment decision (Learning Objective 4)

Assume that you are purchasing an investment and have decided to invest in a company in the smartphone business. You have narrowed the choice to Digital Plus Electronics or Speed Network Electronics and have assembled the following data.

Selected income statement data for the current year follow:

  Digital Plus Speed Network
Net sales (all on credit) $401,500 $554,800
Cost of goods sold $209,000 $231,000
Interest expense $ 16,500
Net income $ 49,000 $ 63,000

Selected balance sheet data at the beginning of the current year follow:

  Digital Plus Speed Network
Current receivables, net $ 34,300 $ 53,480
Inventories $ 86,000 $ 77,000
Total assets $258,000 $276,000
Common stock:    
$1 par (10,000 shares) $ 10,000  
$1 par (14,000 shares)   $ 14,000

Selected balance sheet and market-price data at the end of the current year follow:

  Digital Plus Speed Network
Current assets:    
Cash $ 30,500 $ 22,000
Short-term investments 52,220 21,200
Current receivables, net 35,000 40,000
Inventories 66,000 98,000
Prepaid expenses 2,280 6,800
Total current assets $186,000 $188,000
Total assets $436,000 $434,375
Total current liabilities $109,000 $104,000
Total liabilities $109,000 $139,000
Common stock:    
$1 par (10,000 shares) $ 10,000  
$1 par (14,000 shares)   $ 14,000
Total stockholders’ equity $327,000 $295,375
Market price per share of common stock $ 73,50 $81,90

Your strategy is to invest in companies that have low price/earnings ratios but appear to be in good shape financially. Assume that you have analyzed all other factors and that your decision depends on the results of ratio analysis.

Requirement

Compute the following ratios for both companies for the current year and decide which company’s stock better fits your investment strategy, Assume all sales are on credit.

  1. a. Acid-test ratio
  2. b. Inventory turnover
  3. c. Days’ sales in average receivables
  4. d. Debt ratio
  5. e. Gross profit percentage
  6. f. Earnings per share of common stock
  7. g. Price/earnings ratio
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Chapter 14 Solutions

Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)

Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.1SECh. 14 - Find trend percentages (Learning Objective 1)...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.3SECh. 14 - Prepare common-size income statements (Learning...Ch. 14 - Analyze common-size income statements (Learning...Ch. 14 - Cartwrights Data Set used for S14-6 through...Ch. 14 - Cartwrights Data Set used for S14-6 through...Ch. 14 - Cartwrights Data Set used for S14-6 through...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.9SECh. 14 - Prob. 14.10SECh. 14 - Prob. 14.11SECh. 14 - Prob. 14.12AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.13AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.14AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.15AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.16AECh. 14 - Calculate ratios (Learning Objective 4) Kelleher...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.18AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.19AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.20AECh. 14 - Prob. 14.21AECh. 14 - Classify company sustainability measurements into...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.23BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.24BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.25BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.26BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.27BECh. 14 - Calculate ratios (Learning Objective 4) Ponderosa...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.29BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.30BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.31BECh. 14 - Calculate ratios (Learning Objective 4) Thornton...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.33BECh. 14 - Prob. 14.34APCh. 14 - Comprehensive analysis (Learning Objectives 2, 3, ...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.36APCh. 14 - Ratio analysis over two years (Learning Objective...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.38APCh. 14 - Prob. 14.39BPCh. 14 - Prob. 14.40BPCh. 14 - Prob. 14.41BPCh. 14 - Ratio analysis over two years (Learning Objective...Ch. 14 - Make an investment decision (Learning Objective 4)...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.44SCCh. 14 - Discussion Questions 1. Describe horizontal...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.47ACTCh. 14 - Using financial statement ratios to analyze...
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