In: Accounting
Comparative income statement data for Carla Vista Inc. and
Martinez Ltd., two competitors, are shown below for the year ended
December 31, 2021.
| Carla Vista | Martinez | |||
| Net sales | $1,920,000 | $563,000 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,102,080 | 356,942 | ||
| Gross profit | 817,920 | 206,058 | ||
| Operating expenses | 556,800 | 87,828 | ||
| Profit from operations | 261,120 | 118,230 | ||
| Interest expense | 6,960 | 1,252 | ||
| Profit before income tax | 254,160 | 116,978 | ||
| Income tax expense | 76,248 | 29,245 | ||
| Profit | $177,912 | $87,733 | 
| Additional information: | ||||
| Average total assets | $894,000 | $250,563 | ||
| Average total shareholders’ equity | 751,000 | 212,808 | 
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Solve
1) Using vertical analysis, calculate the percentage of the base amount of the income statement for each company. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5%.)
2)
Calculate the gross profit margin, profit margin, asset turnover,
return on assets, and return on equity ratios for 2021 for each
company. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5
or 12.5%.)
1) Vertical analysis : ($)
| Carlavista | percentage | Martinez | percentage | ||
| a | Net sales | 19,20,000 | 100% | 563,000 | 100% | 
| b | Less: cost of goods sold | (11,02,080) | 
 11,02,080/19,20,000 = 57.4%  | 
(356,942) | 
 356,942/563,000 = 63.4%  | 
| c | gross profit | 817,920 | 
 100-57.4 = 42.6%  | 
206,058 | 
 100-63.4 = 36.6%  | 
| d | Less: Operating expenses | (556,800) | 
 556,800/19,20,000 = 29%  | 
(87,828) | 
 87,828/563,000 = 15.6%  | 
| e | profit from operations | 261,120 | 
 42.6-29 = 13.6%  | 
118,230 | 
 36.6-15.6 = 21%  | 
| f | Less: interest | (6,960) | 
 6,960/19,20,000 = 0.4%  | 
(1,252) | 
 1,252/563,000 = 0.2%  | 
| g | profit before income tax | 254,160 | 
 13.6-0.4 = 13.2%  | 
116,978 | 
 21-0.2 = 20.8%  | 
| h | Less: Income tax | (76,248) | 
 76,248/19,20,000 = 4%  | 
(29,245) | 
 29,245/563,000 = 5.2%  | 
| g | Net profit | 177,912 | 
 13.2-4 = 9.2%  | 
87,733 | 
 20.8-5.2 = 15.6%  | 
2) Ratio analysis :
| Formula | carlavista | martinez | ||
| a | Gross profit margin | gross profit/net sales | 
 817,920/19,20,000 = 42.6%  | 
 206,058/563,000 = 36.6%  | 
| b | Profit margin | net profit/net sales | 
 177,912/19,20,000 = 9.2%  | 
 87,733/563,000 = 15.6%  | 
| c | Assets turnover | turnover/average total assets | 
 19,20,000/894,000 = 2.1 times  | 
 563,000/250,563 = 2.2 times  | 
| d | Return on assets | net profit/average total assets | 
 177,912/894,000 = 20%  | 
 87,733/250,563 = 35%  | 
| e | Return on equity | net profit/average shareholders equity | 
 177,912/751,000 = 23.7%  | 
 87,733/212,808 = 41.2%  |