- 1. a)
Determine the Rate earned on total assets for three years.
- 1. a)
Explanation of Solution
Financial Ratios: Financial ratios are the metrics used to evaluate the liquidity, capabilities, profitability, and overall performance of a company.
Rate earned on total assets determines the particular company’s overall earning power. It is determined by dividing sum of net income and interest expense and average total assets.
Formula:
Rate earned on total assets for three years:
Hence, rate earned on total assets for year 3, year 2, and year 1 are 7.4%, 7.8%, and 6.4% respectively.
b)
Determine the Rate earned on
b)
Explanation of Solution
Rate earned on stockholders’ equity is used to determine the relationship between the net income and the average common equity that are invested in the company.
Formula:
Rate earned on stockholders’ equity for three years
Hence,
c)
Determine the earnings per share on the common stock for three years.
c)
Explanation of Solution
Earnings per share help to measure the profitability of a company. Earnings per share are the amount of profit that is allocated to each share of outstanding stock.
Formula
Earnings per share on the common stock for three years
Hence, earnings per share for year 3, year 2, and year 1 is $7.72, $6.71, and $4.40.
d)
Determine the dividend yield for three years.
d)
Explanation of Solution
Dividend yield ratio is determined to evaluate the relationship between the annual dividend per share and the market price per share.
Formula:
Dividend yield for three years are calculated as below:
Therefore, dividend yield ratio for Company year 3, year 2, and year 1 are 2.3%, 1.9%, and 1.9% respectively.
e)
Determine the price earnings ratio for three years.
e)
Explanation of Solution
Price earnings ratio is determined as the relationship between market price per share and earnings per share.
Formula:
Price earnings ratio for three years are calculated as below:
Therefore, price/earnings ratio for Company year 3, year 2, and year 1 are 10.3, 12.0, and 13.9.
2.
Determine ratio of average liabilities to average stockholders' equity for Year 3.
2.
Explanation of Solution
Ratio of average liabilities to average stockholders’ equity is determined by dividing average liabilities and average stockholders’ equity.
Formula:
Ratio of average liabilities to average stockholders’ equity for Year 3 is calculated as below:
Working notes:
Average liabilities for three years are determined as the difference between average assets and average stockholder’s equity. They are as below:
3.
Evaluate D’s profitability.
3.
Explanation of Solution
D’s profitability is measured by earnings per share. It has been improved significantly during the 3-year period. The return on total assets and total stockholders’ equity has improved in a significant manner.
There is a significant improvement in the economy and thus, improved in the construction industry too for the year 2. The capital equipment has improved and thus, dividend yield has increased in the year 3. This increase is due to large increase in the cash dividend.
The price-earnings ratio has deteriorated during three-year period. The share price is increased in the slower rate when compared to earnings.
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