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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	$	1,200,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		2,700,000		1,800,000
Inventory		3,600,000		2,000,000
Prepaid expenses		260,000		200,000
Total current assets		7,520,000		5,500,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,520,000		9,050,000
Total assets	$	17,040,000	$	14,550,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	4,010,000	$	2,980,000
Note payable, 10%		3,660,000		3,060,000
Total liabilities		7,670,000		6,040,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $75 par value		7,500,000		7,500,000
Retained earnings		1,870,000		1,010,000
Total stockholders' equity		9,370,000		8,510,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,040,000	$	14,550,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,860,000	$	13,580,000
Cost of goods sold		12,688,000		10,185,000
Gross margin		3,172,000		3,395,000
Selling and administrative expenses		1,006,000		1,604,000
Net operating income		2,166,000		1,791,000
Interest expense		366,000		306,000
Net income before taxes		1,800,000		1,485,000
Income taxes (30%)		540,000		445,500
Net income		1,260,000		1,039,500
Common dividends		400,000		519,750
Net income retained		860,000		519,750
Beginning retained earnings		1,010,000		490,250
Ending retained earnings	$	1,870,000	$	1,010,000

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

Current ratio	2.4
Acid-test ratio	1.1
Average collection period	40	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	9.3	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.7
Times interest earned ratio	5.9
Price-earnings ratio	10

Problem 14-15 Part 3

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 $1,670,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $2,030,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

f. The operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $14,610,000.) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

a)	Working Capital = Current Assets Current Liabilities
			This Year	Last Year
			= $7520000-4010000	= $5500000-2980000
			$                             35,10,000	$                     25,20,000
b)
		Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
			This Year	Last Year
			= $7520000/4010000	= $5500000/2980000
			=1.88 times	=1.85 times
c)	Acid Test = Quick Assets / Current Liabilities
			This Year	Last Year
			= $3660000/4010000	= $3300000/2980000
			=0.91 times	=1.11 times
d)	Average Account Receivables = (beginning Account Receivables + ending Account Receivables)/2
			This Year	Last Year
			= ( $1800000+2700000)/2	= ( $1800000+1670000)/2
			= $ 2250000	= $ 1735000
	Account Receivables Turnover Ratio = Sales / average Account Receivables
			This Year	Last Year
			= $15860000/2250000	= $13580000/1735000
			=7.05 times	=7.83 times
	Average Collection Period = 365/ Account Receivables turnover ratio
			This Year	Last Year
			= 365 days /7.05	= 365 days /7.83
			=51.77 days	=46.62 days
e)		Average Inventory = (beginning inventory + ending inventory)/2
			This Year	Last Year
			= ( $2000000+3600000)/2	= ( $2030000+2000000)/2
			= $ 2800000	= $ 2015000
		Inventory Turnover Ratio = Cost of goods sold / average inventory
			This Year	Last Year
			= $12688000/2800000	= $10185000/2015000
			=4.53 times	=5.05 times
		Average Sales Period= 365/ inventory turnover ratio
			This Year	Last Year
			= 365 days /4.53	= 365 days /5.05
			=80.57 days	=72.28 days
	f)	The operating cycle.= Average sales period + Average collection period
			This Year	Last Year
			=80.57+51.77	=72.28+46.62
			=132.34 days	=118.90 days
	g)	Average Assets = (beginning Assets + ending Assets)/2
			This Year	Last Year
			= ( $14550000+17040000)/2	= ( $14610000+14550000)/2
			= $ 15795000	= $ 14580000
		Assets Turnover Ratio = Sales / average Assets
			This Year	Last Year
			= $15860000/15795000	= $13580000/14580000
			=1 times	=0.93 times