Comprehensive Ratio Analysis
Data for Lozano Chip Company and its industry averages
follow.
Lozano Chip Company: Balance Sheet as of December 31,
2018 (Thousands of Dollars)
Cash |
$ 225,000 |
|
Accounts payable |
$ 601,866 |
Receivables |
1,575,000 |
|
Notes payable |
326,634 |
Inventories |
1,130,000 |
|
Other current liabilities |
527,000 |
Total current assets |
$2,930,000 |
|
Total current liabilities |
$1,455,500 |
Net fixed assets |
1,325,000 |
|
Long-term debt |
1,068,750 |
|
|
|
Common equity |
1,730,750 |
Total assets |
$4,255,000 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$4,255,000 |
Lozano Chip Company: Income Statement for Year Ended
December 31, 2018 (Thousands of Dollars)
Sales |
$7,500,000 |
Cost of goods sold |
6,375,000 |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
825,000 |
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) |
$ 300,000 |
Interest expense |
111,631 |
Earnings before taxes (EBT) |
$ 188,369 |
Federal and state income taxes (40%) |
75,348 |
Net income |
$ 113,021 |
- Calculate the indicated ratios for Lozano. Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal
places.
Ratio |
Lozano |
Industry Average |
Current assets/Current liabilities |
|
2.0 |
|
Days sales outstanding* |
days |
35.0 |
days |
COGS/Inventory |
|
6.7 |
|
Sales/Fixed assets |
|
12.1 |
|
Sales/Total assets |
|
3.0 |
|
Net income/Sales |
% |
1.2% |
|
Net income/Total assets |
% |
3.6% |
|
Net income/Common equity |
% |
9.0% |
|
Total debt/Total assets |
% |
30.0% |
|
Total liabilities/Total assets |
% |
60.0% |
|
*Calculation is based on a 365-day year. |
- Use the extended DuPont equation to calculate ROE for both
Lozano and the industry. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round your answers to two decimal places.
For the firm, ROE is %.
For the industry, ROE is %.
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Outline Lozano's strengths and weaknesses as revealed by your
analysis.
The firm's days sales outstanding is more than twice as long as
the industry average, indicating that the firm should
-Select-slackentightenItem 13 credit or enforce a
-Select-morelessItem 14 stringent collection policy.
The total assets turnover ratio is well -Select-abovebelowItem
15 the industry average so sales should be
-Select-decreasedincreasedItem 16 , assets
-Select-decreasedincreasedItem 17 , or both.
While the company's profit margin is -Select-higherlowerItem 18
than the industry average, its other profitability ratios are
-Select-highlowItem 19 compared to the industry - net income should
be -Select-higherlowerItem 20 given the amount of equity and
assets.
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