Question

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet
	This Year		Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	960,000	$	1,260,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		2,700,000		1,800,000
Inventory		3,900,000		2,400,000
Prepaid expenses		240,000		180,000
Total current assets		7,800,000		5,940,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,300,000		8,940,000
Total assets	$	17,100,000	$	14,880,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	3,900,000	$	2,760,000
Note payable, 10%		3,600,000		3,000,000
Total liabilities		7,500,000		5,760,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $78 par value		7,800,000		7,800,000
Retained earnings		1,800,000		1,320,000
Total stockholders' equity		9,600,000		9,120,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,100,000	$	14,880,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,750,000	$	12,480,000
Cost of goods sold		12,600,000		9,900,000
Gross margin		3,150,000		2,580,000
Selling and administrative expenses		1,590,000		1,560,000
Net operating income		1,560,000		1,020,000
Interest expense		360,000		300,000
Net income before taxes		1,200,000		720,000
Income taxes (30%)		360,000		216,000
Net income		840,000		504,000
Common dividends		360,000		252,000
Net income retained		480,000		252,000
Beginning retained earnings		1,320,000		1,068,000
Ending retained earnings	$	1,800,000	$	1,320,000

To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry:

Current ratio	2.3
Acid-test ratio	1.2
Average collection period	30	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	9.5	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.65
Times interest earned ratio	5.7
Price-earnings ratio	10

3. You decide, finally, to assess the company’s liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute:

a. Working capital.

b. The current ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. The acid-test ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,560,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 1 decimal place.)

e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $1,920,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 1 decimal place.)

f. The operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 1 decimal place.)

g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $12,960,000.) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

	This Year Last Year a. Working capital ? ? b. The current ratio ? ? c. The acid-test ratio ? ? d. The average collection period ? days ? days e. The average sale period ? days ? days f. The operating cycle ? days ? days g. The total asset turnover ? ?

Answer 1

As per the question, the requirements are

PARTICULARS	THIS YEAR	PREVIOUS YEAR
Working capital	3900	3180
The current ratio	2	2.15
Acid test ratio	1	1.28
The average collection period	63 days	53 days
The average sales period	113 days	88 days
The operating cycle	176 days	141 days
The total asset turnover	0.92	0.83

WORKINGS

WORKING CAPITAL

EQUATION = CURRENT ASSET - CURRENT LIABILITIES

THIS YEAR- 7800-3900= 3900

PREVIOUS YEAR- 5940-2760=3180

CURRENT RATIO

EQUATION= CURRENT ASSET/ CURRENT LIABILITY

THIS YEAR- 7800/3900 = 2

PREVIOUS YEAR - 5940/2760 = 2.15

ACID TEST RATIO

EQUATION = (CURRENT ASSET- INVENTORY)/CURRENT LIABILITY

THIS YEAR- (7800-3900)/3900 = 1

PREVIOUS YEAR- (5940-2400)/2760= 1.28

AVERAGE COLLECTION PERIOD

EQUATION= AVERAGE RECIEVABLES*365/SALES

THIS YEAR- 2700*365/15750= 63 days

PREVIOUS YEAR- 1800*365/12480=53 days

AVERAGE SALE PERIOD

EQUATION = AVERAGE INVENTORY * 365/ COST OF SALES

THIS YEAR- 3900*365/ 12600= 113 days

PREVIOUS YEAR- 2400*365/ 9900=88 days

OPERATING CYCLE

EQUATION= (AVERAGE INVENTORY*365/PURCHASE)+(AVERAGE RECIEVABLES*365/RECIEVABLES

THIS YEAR = 113 days + 63days = 176 days

PREVIOUS YEAR= 88 days + 53 days= 141 days

TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

EQUATION= NET SALES/ TOTAL ASSETS

THIS YEAR= 15750/17100= 0.92

PREVIOUS YEAR= 12480/14880= .83