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Chris Guthrie was recently hired by S&S Air, Inc., to asset the company with its financial...

Chris Guthrie was recently hired by S&S Air, Inc., to asset the company with its financial planning and to evaluate the company's performance. Chris graduated from college five years ago with a finance degree. He has been employed in the finance department of a Fortune 500 company since then.

S&S Air was founded 10 years ago by friends Mark Sexton and Todd Story. The company has manufactured and sold light airplanes over this period, and the company's products have received high reviews for safety and reliability. The company has a niche market in that is sells primarily to individuals who own and fly their own airplanes. The company has two models: the Birdie, which sells for $103,000, and the Eagle, which sells for $178,000.

Although the company manufactures aircraft, its operations are different from commercial aircraft companies. S&S Air builds aircraft to order. By using prefabricated parts, the company can complete the manufacture of an airplane in only five weeks. The company also receives a deposit on each order, as well as another partial payment before the order is complete. In contast, a commercial airplane may take one and one-half to two years to manufacture once the order is placed.

Mark and Todd have provided financial statements (which are to the left and below). In addition, Chris has gathered the industry ratios for the light airplance manufacturing industry (below).

2019 Income Statement
Sales $    40,259,230
COGS         29,336,446
Other expenses           5,105,100
Depreciation           1,804,220
EBIT $       4,013,464
Interest              630,520
Taxable income $       3,382,944
Taxes (40%)           1,353,178
Net income $       2,029,766
Dividends $          610,000
Add to RE $       1,419,766
2019 Balance Sheet
Assets Liabilities & Equity
Current Assets Current Liabilities
   Cash $          456,435    Accounts Payable $          929,005
   Accounts rec.              733,125    Notes Payable           2,121,350
   Inventory           1,073,180       Total CL $       3,050,355
      Total CA $       2,262,740
Long-term debt $       5,500,000
Shareholder Equity
Fixed assets    Common stock $          400,000
  Net PP&E $    17,723,430    Retained earnings         11,035,815
      Total Equity $     11,435,815
Total Assets $    19,986,170 Total L&E $     19,986,170
Industry
Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile
Current ratio 0.50 1.43 1.89
Quick ratio 0.21 0.35 0.62
Cash ratio 0.08 0.21 0.39
Total asset turnover 0.68 0.85 1.38
Inventory turnover 4.89 6.15 10.89
Receivables turnover 6.27 9.82 14.11
Total debt ratio 0.44 0.52 0.61
Debt-equity ratio 0.68 1.08 1.56
Equity multiplier 1.68 2.08 2.56
Times interest earned 5.18 8.06 9.83
Cash coverage ratio 5.84 9.41 10.27
Profit margin 4.05% 5.10% 7.15%
Return on assets 6.05% 10.53% 13.21%
Return on equity 9.93% 18.14% 26.15%

Questions:

1. Using the financial statements provided above, calculate each of the ratios listed in the industry table for S&S Air (all 14 of them).

2. Mark and Todd agree a ratio analysis can provide a measure of the company's performance. They have chosen Boeing as an aspirant (comparison) company. Would you choose Boeing as an aspirant company? Why or why not? There are other aircraft manufacturers S&S Air could use as aspirant companies. Discuss whether it is appropriate to use any of the following companies: Bombadier, Embraer, Cirrus Aircraft Corporation, and Cessna Aircraft Company.

3. Compare the performance of S&S Air to the industry, using the 14 ratios you calculated in part 1 and the industry table provided. For each ratio, comment on whether it would be viewed as positive or negative (favorable or unfavorable) to the industry and why.

Solutions

Expert Solution

1) Using the financial statements provided above, calculate each of the ratios listed in the industry table for S&S Air
Current ratio = Total Current Assets/ Total Current Liabilities 0.74 times
Quick ratio =  (Total Current Assets - Inventory)/ Total Current Liabilities 0.39 times
Cash ratio = Cash / Total Current Liabilities 0.1496 times
Total asset turnover = Net income/ total Assets 2.014 times
Inventory days = Inventory x 365 days/ COGS 13.35 days
Receivables days = Accounts Receivables x 365 days /sales 6.65 days
Total debt ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets 0.428 :1
Debt-equity ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Equity 0.748 :1
Equity multiplier = Debt-equity ratio + 1 1.748

times

Times interest earned = EBIT/Interest 6.365 times
Cash coverage ratio = (EBIT+ dep.)/Interest 9.227 times
Profit margin = Net Income/ Sales 5.04%
Return on assets = Net Income/ Total Assets 10.16%
Return on equity = Net Income/ Total Equity 17.75%


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