In: Accounting
Simon Company’s year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Cash | $ | 31,800 | $ | 35,625 | $ | 37,800 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 89,500 | 62,500 | 50,200 | ||||||
Merchandise inventory | 112,500 | 82,500 | 54,000 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 10,700 | 9,375 | 5,000 | ||||||
Plant assets, net | 278,500 | 255,000 | 230,500 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 129,900 | $ | 75,250 | $ | 51,250 | |||
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets |
98,500 | 101,500 | 83,500 | ||||||
Common stock, $10 par value | 163,500 | 163,500 | 163,500 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 131,100 | 104,750 | 79,250 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||
The company’s income statements for the years ended December 31,
2018 and 2017, follow.
For Year Ended December 31 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||
Sales | $ | 673,500 | $ | 532,000 | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 411,225 | $ | 345,500 | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | 209,550 | 134,980 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 12,100 | 13,300 | ||||||||||
Income taxes | 9,525 | 8,845 | ||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 642,400 | 502,625 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 31,100 | $ | 29,375 | ||||||||
Earnings per share | $ | 1.90 | $ | 1.80 | ||||||||
Additional information about the company follows.
Common stock market price, December 31, 2018 | $ | 30.00 |
Common stock market price, December 31, 2017 | 28.00 | |
Annual cash dividends per share in 2018 | 0.29 | |
Annual cash dividends per share in 2017 | 0.24 | |
To help evaluate the company's profitability, compute the following
ratios for 2018 and 2017:
1. Return on common stockholders' equity.
2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31.
3. Dividend yield.
(1)-Return on common stockholders' equity
Return on common stockholders' equity for 2018
Return on common stockholders' equity for 2018 = Net Income / Average Common stockholders equity
= $31,100 / [{($163,500 + $131,100) + ($163,500 + $104,750)}/2]
= $31,100 / [($294,600 + $268,250)/2]
= $31,100 / $281,425
= 0.1105 or
= 11.05%
Return on common stockholders' equity for 2017
Return on common stockholders' equity for 2017 = Net Income / Average Common stockholders equity
= $29,375 / [{($163,500 + $104,750) + ($163,500 + $79,250)}/2]
= $29,375 / [($268,250 + $242,750)/2]
= $29,375 / $255,500
= 0.1150 or
= 11.50%
(2)-Price-earnings ratio on December 31
Price-earnings ratio on December 31, 2018
Price-earnings ratio on December 31, 2018 = Market price per share / EPS
= $30.00 / $1.90
= 15.79 Times
Price-earnings ratio on December 31, 2017
Price-earnings ratio on December 31, 2017 = Market price per share / EPS
= $28.00 / $1.80
= 15.56 Times
(3)-Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield for 2018
Dividend Yield for 2018 = [Dividend per share / Market price per share] x 100
= [$0.29 / $30.00] x 100
= 0.97%
Dividend Yield for 2017
Dividend Yield for 2017 = [Dividend per share / Market price per share] x 100
= [$0.24 / $28.00] x 100
= 0.86%