ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Difficulty: E = Easy, M = Medium, and T = Tough)

True-False Easy:
Ratio analysis
1

Answer: a

Diff: E

Ratio analysis involves a comparison of the relationships between financial statement accounts so as to analyze the financial position and strength of a firm. a. True b. False

Liquidity ratios
2

Answer: b

Diff: E

The current ratio and inventory turnover ratio measure the liquidity of a firm. The current ratio measures the relationship of a firm's current assets to its current liabilities and the inventory turnover ratio measures how rapidly a firm turns its inventory back into a "quick" asset or cash. a. True b. False

Current ratio
3

Answer: b

Diff: E

If a firm has high current and quick ratios, this is always a good indication that a firm is managing its liquidity position well. a. True b. False

Asset management ratios

Answer: a

Diff: E

The inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) are two ratios that can be used to assess how effectively the firm is managing its assets in consideration of current and projected operating levels. a. True b. False

Inventory turnover ratio

Answer: b

Diff: E

A decline in the inventory turnover ratio suggests that the firm's liquidity position is improving. a. True b. False

Debt management ratios

Answer: a

Diff: E

The degree to which the managers of a firm attempt to magnify the returns to owners' capital through the use of financial leverage is captured in debt management ratios. a. True b. False

TIE ratio
7

Answer: a

Diff: E

The times-interest-earned ratio is one indication of a firm's ability to meet both long-term and short-term obligations. a. True b. False

Profitability ratios
8

Answer: a of

Diff: E asset

Profitability ratios show the combined effects management, and debt management on operations. a. True b. False

liquidity,

ROA
9

Answer: b

Diff: E

Since ROA measures the firm's effective utilization of assets (without considering how these assets are financed), two firms with the same EBIT must have the same ROA. a. True b. False

Market value ratios

Answer: a

Diff: E

Market value ratios provide management with a current assessment of how investors in the market view the firm's past performance and future prospects. a. True b. False

Trend analysis
11

Answer: a

Diff: E

Determining whether a firm's financial position is improving or deteriorating requires analysis of more than one set of financial statements. Trend analysis is one method of measuring a firm's performance over time. a. True b. False

Medium:
Liquidity ratios
12

Answer: b

Diff: M

If the current ratio of Firm A is greater than the current ratio of Firm B, we cannot be sure that the quick ratio of Firm A is greater than that of Firm B. However, if the quick ratio of Firm A exceeds that of Firm B, we can be assured that Firm A's current ratio also exceeds B's current ratio. a. True b. False

Inventory turnover ratio

Answer: a

Diff: M

The inventory turnover and current ratios are related. The combination of a high current ratio and a low inventory turnover ratio relative to the industry norm might indicate that the firm is maintaining too high an inventory level or that part of the inventory is obsolete or damaged. a. True b. False

Fixed assets turnover

Answer: b

Diff: M

We can use the fixed assets turnover ratio to legitimately compare firms in different industries as long as all the firms being compared are using the same proportion of fixed assets to total assets. a. True b. False

BEP and ROE

Answer: a

Diff: M

Suppose two firms have the same amount of assets, pay the same interest rate on their debt, have the same basic earning power (BEP), and have the same tax rate. However, one firm has a higher debt ratio. If BEP is greater than the interest rate on debt, the firm with the higher debt ratio will also have a higher rate of return on common equity. a. True b. False

Equity multiplier
16

Answer: a

Diff: M

If the equity multiplier is 2.0, the debt ratio must be 0.5. a. True b. False

TIE ratio

Answer: a

Diff: M

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Suppose a firm wants to maintain a specific TIE ratio. If the firm knows the level of its debt, the interest rate it will pay on that debt, and the applicable tax rate, the firm can then calculate the earnings level required to maintain its target TIE ratio. a. True b. False

Profit margin and leverage

Answer: b

Diff: M

If sales decrease and financial leverage increases, we can say with certainty that the profit margin on sales will decrease. a. True b. False

Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy:

Answer: c

Diff: E

Other things held constant, which of the following will not affect the current ratio, assuming an initial current ratio greater than 1.0? a. b. c. d. e. Fixed assets are sold for cash. Long-term debt is issued to pay off current liabilities. Accounts receivable are collected. Cash is used to pay off accounts payable. A bank loan is obtained, and the proceeds are credited to the firm's checking account. Answer: d Diff: E

Quick ratio
20

Other things held constant, which of the following will not affect the quick ratio? (Assume that current assets equal current liabilities.) a. b. c. d. e. Fixed assets are sold for cash. Cash is used to purchase inventories. Cash is used to pay off accounts payable. Accounts receivable are collected. Long-term debt is issued to pay off a short-term bank loan. Answer: a Diff: E

Financial statement analysis

Company J and Company K each recently reported the same earnings per share (EPS). Company Js stock, however, trades at a higher price. Which of the following statements is most correct? a. Company J must have a higher P/E ratio.

b. c. d. e.

Company J must have a higher market to book ratio. Company J must be riskier. Company J must have fewer growth opportunities. All of the statements above are correct. Answer: e Diff: E

Leverage and financial ratios

Stennett Corp.'s CFO has proposed that the company issue new debt and use the proceeds to buy back common stock. Which of the following are likely to occur if this proposal is adopted? (Assume that the proposal would have no effect on the company's operating earnings.) a. b. c. d. e. Return on assets (ROA) will decline. The times interest earned ratio (TIE) will increase. Taxes paid will decline. None of the statements above is correct. Statements a and c are correct.

Medium:
Liquidity ratios
23

Answer: d

Diff: M

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If a company increases its current liabilities by $1,000 and simultaneously increases its inventories by $1,000, its current ratio must rise. b. If a company increases its current liabilities by $1,000 and simultaneously increases its inventories by $1,000, its quick ratio must fall. c. A companys quick ratio may never exceed its current ratio. d. Answers b and c are correct. e. None of the answers above is correct.

Current ratio
24

Answer: e

Diff: M

Which of the following actions can a firm take to increase its current ratio? a. Issue short-term debt and use the proceeds to buy back long-term debt with a maturity of more than one year. b. Reduce the companys days sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment. c. Use cash to purchase additional inventory. d. Statements a and b are correct. e. None of the statements above is correct.

Quick ratio
25

Answer: e

Diff: M

Which of the following actions will cause an increase in the quick ratio in the short run?

a. $1,000 worth of inventory is sold, and an account receivable is created. The receivable exceeds the inventory by the amount of profit on the sale, which is added to retained earnings. b. A small subsidiary which was acquired for $100,000 two years ago and which was generating profits at the rate of 10 percent is sold for $100,000 cash. (Average company profits are 15 percent of assets.) c. Marketable securities are sold at cost. d. All of the answers above. e. Answers a and b above. Ratio analysis
26

Answer: c

Diff: M

As a short-term creditor concerned with a company's ability to meet its financial obligation to you, which one of the following combinations of ratios would you most likely prefer? Current ratio a. 0.5 b. 1.0 c. 1.5 d. 2.0 e. 2.5 TIE 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Debt ratio 0.33 0.50 0.50 0.67 0.71 Answer: a Diff: M

Financial statement analysis

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If two firms pay the same interest rate on their debt and have the same rate of return on assets, and if that ROA is positive, the firm with the higher debt ratio will also have a higher rate of return on common equity. b. One of the problems of ratio analysis is that the relationships are subject to manipulation. For example, we know that if we use some of our cash to pay off some of our current liabilities, the current ratio will always increase, especially if the current ratio is weak initially. c. Generally, firms with high profit margins have high asset turnover ratios, and firms with low profit margins have low turnover ratios; this result is exactly as predicted by the extended Du Pont equation. d. All of the statements above are correct. e. None of the statements above is correct.

Financial statement analysis

Answer: a

Diff: M

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. An increase in a firm's debt ratio, with no changes in its sales and operating costs, could be expected to lower its profit margin on sales. b. An increase in the DSO, other things held constant, would generally lead to an increase in the total asset turnover ratio. c. An increase in the DSO, other things held constant, would generally lead to an increase in the ROE. d. In a competitive economy, where all firms earn similar returns on equity, one would expect to find lower profit margins for airlines, which require a lot of fixed assets relative to sales, than for fresh fish markets. e. It is more important to adjust the Debt/Assets ratio than the inventory turnover ratio to account for seasonal fluctuations.

Leverage and financial ratios

Answer: a

Diff: M

Company A is financed with 90 percent debt, whereas Company B, which has the same amount of total assets, is financed entirely with equity. Both companies have a marginal tax rate of 35 percent. Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If the two companies have the same basic earning power (BEP), Company B will have a higher return on assets. b. If the two companies have the same return on assets, Company B will have a higher return on equity. c. If the two companies have the same level of sales and basic earning power (BEP), Company B will have a lower profit margin. d. All of the answers above are correct. e. None of the answers above is correct.

Leverage and financial ratios

Answer: d

Diff: M

A firm is considering actions which will raise its debt ratio. It is anticipated that these actions will have no effect on sales, operating income, or on the firms total assets. If the firm does increase its debt ratio, which of the following will occur? a. b. c. d. e. Return on assets will increase. Basic earning power will decrease. Times interest earned will increase. Profit margin will decrease. Total assets turnover will increase.

Miscellaneous ratios
31

Answer: e

Diff: M

Reeves Corporation forecasts that its operating income (EBIT) and total assets will remain the same as last year, but that the companys debt ratio will increase this year. What can you conclude about the companys financial ratios? (Assume that there will be no change in the companys tax rate.) a. b. c. d. e. The companys basic earning power (BEP) will fall. The companys return on assets (ROA) will fall. The companys equity multiplier (EM) will increase. All of the answers above are correct. Answers b and c are correct.

Miscellaneous ratios
32

Answer: b

Diff: M

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If two companies have the same return on equity, they should have the same stock price. b. If Company A has a higher profit margin and higher total assets turnover relative to Company B, then Company A must have a higher return on assets. c. If Company A and Company B have the same debt ratio, they must have the same times interest earned (TIE) ratio. d. Answers b and c are correct. e. None of the answers above is correct.

Miscellaneous ratios
33

Answer: e

Diff: M

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If a firms ROE and ROA are the same, this implies that the firm is financed entirely with common equity. (That is, common equity = total assets). b. If a firm has no lease payments or sinking fund payments, its timesinterest-earned (TIE) ratio and fixed charge coverage ratios must be the same. c. If Firm A has a higher market to book ratio than Firm B, then Firm A must also have a higher price earnings ratio (P/E). d. All of the statements above are correct. e. Answers a and b are correct.

Miscellaneous ratios
34

Answer: b

Diff: M

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If Firms A and B have the same level of earnings per share, and the same market to book ratio, they must have the same price earnings ratio. b. Firms A and B have the same level of net income, taxes paid, and total assets. If Firm A has a higher interest expense, its basic earnings power ratio (BEP) must be greater than that of Firm B. c. Firms A and B have the same level of net income. If Firm A has a higher interest expense, its return on equity (ROE) must be greater than that of Firm B. d. All of the answers above are correct. e. None of the answers above is correct.

Tough:
ROE and debt ratios
35

Answer: b

Diff: T

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If Company A has a higher debt ratio than Company B, then we can be sure that A will have a lower times-interest-earned ratio than B. b. Suppose two companies have identical operations in terms of sales, cost of goods sold, interest rate on debt, and assets. However, Company A uses more debt than Company B; that is, Company A has a higher debt ratio. Under these conditions, we would expect B's profit margin to be higher than A's. c. The ROE of any company which is earning positive profits and which has a positive net worth (or common equity) must exceed the company's ROA. d. Statements a, b, and c are true. e. Statements a, b, and c are false.

Ratio analysis
36

Answer: a

Diff: T

You are an analyst following two companies, Company X and Company Y. You have collected the following information: The two Company Company Company Company companies have X has a higher X has a higher Y has a higher Y has a higher the same total assets. total assets turnover than Company Y. profit margin than Company Y. inventory turnover ratio than Company X. current ratio than Company X.

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. Company X must have a higher net income. b. Company X must have a higher ROE. c. Company Y must have a higher quick ratio.

d. Statements a and b are correct. e. Statements a and c are correct. Ratio analysis
37

Answer: d

Diff: T

You have collected the following information regarding Companies C and D: The two The two The two Company Company Company companies have the same total assets. companies have the same operating income (EBIT). companies have the same tax rate. C has a higher debt ratio and a higher interest expense than D. C has a lower profit margin than Company D.

Based on this information, which of the following statements is most correct? a. b. c. d. e. Company Company Company Company Company C C C C C must must must must must have have have have have a a a a a higher level of sales. lower ROE. higher times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio. lower ROA. higher basic earning power (BEP) ratio. Answer: d Diff: T

Leverage and financial ratios

Blair Company has $5 million in total assets. The companys assets are financed with $1 million of debt, and $4 million of common equity. The companys income statement is summarized below: Operating Income (EBIT) Interest Expense Earnings before tax (EBT) Taxes (40%) Net Income $1,000,000 100,000 $ 900,000 360,000 $ 540,000

The company wants to increase its assets by $1 million, and it plans to finance this increase by issuing $1 million in new debt. This action will double the companys interest expense, but its operating income will remain at 20 percent of its total assets, and its average tax rate will remain at 40 percent. If the company takes this action, which of the following will occur: a. b. c. d. e. The companys net income will increase. The companys return on assets will fall. The companys return on equity will remain the same. Statements a and b are correct. All of the answers above are correct.

Multiple Choice: Problems Easy:

Answer: a

Diff: E

Russell Securities has $100 million in total assets and its corporate tax rate is 40 percent. The company recently reported that its basic earning power (BEP) ratio was 15 percent and that its return on assets (ROA) was 9 percent. What was the companys interest expense? a. b. c. d. e. $ 0 $ 2,000,000 $ 6,000,000 $15,000,000 $18,000,000 Answer: d Diff: E

ROA
40

A firm has a profit margin of 15 percent on sales of $20,000,000. If the firm has debt of $7,500,000, total assets of $22,500,000, and an after-tax interest cost on total debt of 5 percent, what is the firm's ROA? a. b. c. d. e. 8.4% 10.9% 12.0% 13.3% 15.1% Answer: c Tapley Dental Supply Company has the following data: Net income: Debt ratio: BEP ratio: $240 75% 13.33% Sales: TIE ratio: $10,000 2.0 Total assets: Current ratio: $6,000 1.2 Diff: E

ROE
41

If Tapley could streamline operations, cut operating costs, and raise net income to $300, without affecting sales or the balance sheet (the additional profits will be paid out as dividends), by how much would its ROE increase? a. b. c. d. e. 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.25% 5.50%

Profit margin
42

Answer: c following balance sheet and income

Diff: E

Your company had the information for 2003: Balance sheet: Cash A/R Inventories Total C.A. Net F.A. Total Assets

statement

20 1,000 5,000 $ 6,020 2,980 $ 9,000 Income statement: Sales Cost of goods sold EBIT Interest (10%) EBT Taxes (40%) Net Income

Debt Equity Total claims $10,000 9,200 $ 800 400 $ 400 160 $ 240

$ 4,000 5,000 $ 9,000

The industry average inventory turnover is 5. You think you can change your inventory control system so as to cause your turnover to equal the industry average, and this change is expected to have no effect on either sales or cost of goods sold. The cash generated from reducing inventories will be used to buy tax-exempt securities which have a 7 percent rate of return. What will your profit margin be after the change in inventories is reflected in the income statement? a. b. c. d. e. 2.1% 2.4% 4.5% 5.3% 6.7%

Medium:
Accounts receivable
43

Answer: a

Diff: M

Ruth Company currently has $1,000,000 in accounts receivable. Its days sales outstanding (DSO) is 50 days (based on a 365-day year). Assume a 365-day year. The company wants to reduce its DSO to the industry average of 32 days by pressuring more of its customers to pay their bills on time. The company's CFO estimates that if this policy is adopted the company's average sales will fall by 10 percent. Assuming that the company adopts this change and succeeds in reducing its DSO to 32 days and does lose 10 percent of its sales, what will be the level of accounts receivable following the change? a. $576,000

b. c. d. e.

$676,667 $776,000 $900,000 $976,667

ROA
44

Answer: a

Diff: M

The Meryl Corporation's common stock is currently selling at $100 per share, which represents a P/E ratio of 10. If the firm has 100 shares of common stock outstanding, a return on equity of 20 percent, and a debt ratio of 60 percent, what is its return on total assets (ROA)? a. b. c. d. e. 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 16.7% 20.0% Answer: a Diff: M

ROA
45

Q Corp. has a basic earnings power (BEP) ratio of 15 percent, and has a times interest earned (TIE) ratio of 6. Total assets are $100,000. The corporate tax rate is 40 percent. What is Q Corp.'s return on assets (ROA)? a. b. c. d. e. 7.5% 10.0% 12.2% 13.1% 14.5% Answer: e Diff: M

ROA
46

Humphrey Hotels operating income (EBIT) is $40 million. The companys times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio is 8.0, its tax rate is 40 percent, and its basic earning power (BEP) ratio is 10 percent. What is the companys return on assets (ROA)? a. b. c. d. e. 6.45% 5.97% 4.33% 8.56% 5.25% Answer: c Diff: M R

ROE
47

Selzer Inc. sells all its merchandise on credit. It has a profit margin of 4 percent, days sales outstanding equal to 60 days (based on a 365-day year), receivables of $147,945.2, total assets of $3 million, and a debt ratio of 0.64. What is the firm's return on equity (ROE)?

a. 7.1% b. 33.3% c. 3.3% d. 71.0% e. 8.1%

ROE
48

Answer: b

Diff: M

You are considering adding a new product to your firm's existing product line. It should cause a 15 percent increase in your profit margin (i.e., new PM = old PM 1.15), but it will also require a 50 percent increase in total assets (i.e., new TA = old TA 1.5). You expect to finance this asset growth entirely by debt. If the following ratios were computed before the change, what will be the new ROE if the new product is added and sales remain constant? Ratios before new product Profit margin = 0.10 Total assets turnover = 2.00 Equity multiplier = 2.00 a. b. c. d. e. 11% 46% 40% 20% 53%

ROE
49

Answer: d Assume Meyer Corporation is 100 percent equity financed. return on equity, given the following information: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) a. b. c. d. e. 25% 30% 35% 42% 50% Earnings before taxes Sales = $5,000 Dividend payout ratio Total assets turnover Applicable tax rate = = $1,500 = 60% = 2.0 30%

Diff: M

Calculate the

Liquidity ratios
50

Answer: a

Diff: M

Oliver Incorporated has a current ratio = 1.6, and a quick ratio equal to 1.2. The company has $2 million in sales and its current liabilities are $1 million. What is the companys inventory turnover ratio? a. b. c. d. e. 5.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 6.3

Debt ratio
51

Answer: c

Diff: M

Kansas Office Supply had $24,000,000 in sales last year. The companys net income was $400,000. Its total assets turnover was 6.0. The companys ROE was 15 percent. The company is financed entirely with debt and common equity. What is the companys debt ratio? a. b. c. d. e. 0.20 0.30 0.33 0.60 0.66

Profit margin
52

Answer: a

Diff: M

The Merriam Company has determined that percent. Management is interested in the into this calculation. You are given the debt/total assets = 0.35 and total assets profit margin? a. 3.48% b. 5.42% c. 6.96% d. 2.45% e. 12.82%

its return on equity is 15 various components that went following information: total turnover = 2.8. What is the

Sales volume
53

Answer: a

Diff: M

Harvey Supplies Inc. has a current ratio of 3.0, a quick ratio of 2.4, and an inventory turnover ratio of 6. Harvey's total assets are $1 million and its debt ratio is 0.20. The firm has no long-term debt. What is Harvey's sales figure? a. b. c. d. e. $ 720,000 $ 120,000 $1,620,000 $ 360,000 $ 880,000

Financial statement analysis

Answer: e

Diff: M

Collins Company had the following partial balance sheet and complete annual income statement: Partial Balance Sheet: Cash A/R Inventories Total current assets Net fixed assets Total assets Income Statement: Sales Cost of goods sold EBIT Interest (10%) EBT Taxes (40%) Net Income $ 20 1,000 2,000 $ 3,020 2,980 $ 6,000 $10,000 9,200 $ 800 400 $ 400 160 $ 240

The industry average DSO is 30 (based on a 365-day year). Collins plans to change its credit policy so as to cause its DSO to equal the industry average, and this change is expected to have no effect on either sales or cost of goods sold. If the cash generated from reducing receivables is used to retire debt (which was outstanding all last year and which has a 10 percent interest rate), what will Collins' debt ratio (Total debt/Total assets) be after the change in DSO is reflected in the balance sheet? a. b. c. d. e. 33.33% 45.28% 52.75% 60.00% 65.71%

Financial ratios
55

Answer: b

Diff: M

Taft Technologies has the following relationships: Annual sales Current liabilities Days sales outstanding (DSO) (365-day year) Inventory Turnover ratio Current ratio $1,200,000 $ 375,000 40 4.8 1.2

The companys current assets consist of cash, inventories, and accounts receivable. How much cash does Taft have on its balance sheet? a. -$ 8,333 b. $ 68,493 c. $125,000 d. $200,000 e. $316,667 Quick ratio
56

Answer: c

Diff: M

Last year, Quayle Energy had sales of $200 million, and its inventory turnover ratio was 5.0. The companys current assets totaled $100 million, and its current ratio was 1.2. What was the companys quick ratio? a. b. c. d. e. 1.20 1.39 0.72 0.55 2.49

Quick ratio
57

Answer: e

Diff: M

Thomas Corp. has the following simplified balance sheet: Cash Inventory Accounts receivable Net fixed assets Total $ 50,000 150,000 100,000 200,000 $500,000 Current liabilities Long-term debt Common equity Total $125,000 175,000 200,000 $500,000

Sales for the year totaled $600,000. The company president believes the company carries excess inventory. She would like the inventory turnover ratio to be 8 and would use the freed up cash to reduce current liabilities. If the company follows the president's recommendation and sales remain the same, the new quick ratio would be: a. 2.4 b. 4.0 c. 4.5

d. 1.2 e. 3.0

Current ratio
58

Answer: b

Diff: M

Mondale Motors has forecasted the following year-end balance sheet: Assets: Cash and marketable securities Inventories Accounts receivable Total current assets Net fixed assets Total assets Liabilities and Equity: Notes payable Accounts payable Total current liabilities Long-term debt Stockholders equity Total liabilities and equity $ 300 500 700 $1,500 5,000 $6,500 $ 800 400 $1,200 3,000 2,300 $6,500

The company also forecasts that its days sales outstanding (DSO) on a 365-day basis will be 35.486 days. Now, assume instead that Mondale is able to reduce its DSO to the industry average of 30.417 days without reducing its sales. Under this scenario, the reduction in accounts receivable would generate additional cash. This additional cash would be used to reduce its notes payable. If this scenario were to occur, what would be the companys current ratio? a. b. c. d. e. 1.35 1.27 1.00 1.17 2.45

Current liabilities
59

Answer: a

Diff: M

Perry Technologies Inc. had the following financial information for the past year: Inventory turnover Quick ratio Sales Current ratio = = = = 8 1.5 $860,000 1.75

What were Perrys current liabilities? a. b. c. d. e. $430,000 $500,000 $107,500 $ 61,429 $573,333

Tough:
ROE
60

Answer: d

Diff: T

Southeast Packaging's ROE last year was only 5 percent, but its management has developed a new operating plan designed to improve things. The new plan calls for a total debt ratio of 60 percent, which will result in interest charges of $8,000 per year. Management projects an EBIT of $26,000 on sales of $240,000, and it expects to have a total assets turnover ratio of 2.0. Under these conditions, the average tax rate will be 40 percent. If the changes are made, what return on equity will Southeast earn? a. b. c. d. e. 9.00% 11.25% 17.50% 22.50% 35.00% Answer: c Diff: T

ROE
61

Roland & Company has a new management team that has developed an operating plan to improve upon last year's ROE. The new plan would place the debt ratio at 55 percent which will result in interest charges of $7,000 per year. EBIT is projected to be $25,000 on sales of $270,000, and it expects to have a total assets turnover ratio of 3.0. The average tax rate will be 40 percent. What does Roland & Company expect return on equity to be following the changes? a. b. c. d. e. 17.65% 21.82% 26.67% 44.44% 51.25%

ROE
62

Answer: d

Diff: T

Georgia Electric reported the following income statement and balance sheet for the previous year: Balance sheet: Assets Cash Inventory Accounts receivable Current assets Net fixed assets Total assets Liabilities & Equity $ 100,000 1,000,000 500,000 $1,600,000 4,400,000 $6,000,000 Total debt Total equity Total claims $3,000,000 1,600,000 $1,400,000 400,000 $1,000,000 400,000 $ 600,000 $4,000,000 2,000,000 $6,000,000

Income Statement: Sales Operating costs Operating income (EBIT) Interest expense Taxable income (EBT) Taxes (40%) Net income

The companys interest cost is 10 percent, so the companys interest expense each year is 10 percent of its total debt. While the companys financial performance is quite strong, its CFO (Chief Financial Officer) is always looking for ways to improve. The CFO has noticed that the companys inventory turnover ratio is considerably weaker than the industry average which is 6.0. As an exercise, the CFO asks what would the companys ROE have been last year if the following had occurred: (1) (2) The company maintained the same level of sales, but was able to reduce inventory enough to achieve the industry average inventory turnover ratio. The cash that was generated from the reduction in inventory was used to reduce part of the companys outstanding debt. So, the companys total debt would have been $4 million less the cash freed up from the improvement in inventory policy. The companys interest expense would have been 10 percent of the new level of total debt. Assume equity does not change. (The company pays all net income as dividends.)

(3)

Under this scenario, what would have been the companys ROE last year? a. b. c. d. e. 27.0% 29.5% 30.3% 31.5% 33.0%

Current ratio
63

Answer: c

Diff: T

Vance Motors has current assets of $1.2 million. The companys current ratio is 1.2, its quick ratio is 0.7, and its inventory turnover ratio is 4. The company would like to increase its inventory turnover ratio to the industry average, which is 5, without reducing its sales. Any reductions in inventory will be used to reduce the companys current liabilities. What will be the companys current ratio, assuming that it is successful in improving its inventory turnover ratio to 5? a. b. c. d. e. 1.33 1.67 1.22 0.75 2.26 Answer: a Diff: T

Financial statement analysis

A company has just been taken over by new management which believes that it can raise earnings before taxes (EBT) from $600 to $1,000, merely by cutting overtime pay and thus reducing the cost of goods sold. Prior to the change, the following data applied: Total assets: Tax rate: EBT: $8,000 35% $600 Debt ratio: BEP ratio: Sales: 45% 13.3125% $15,000

These data have been constant for several years, and all income is paid out as dividends. Sales, the tax rate, and the balance sheet will remain constant. What is the company's cost of debt? (Hint: Work only with old data.) a. b. c. d. e. EBIT
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12.92% 13.23% 13.51% 13.75% 14.00% Answer: e Diff: T

Lone Star Plastics has the following data: Assets: $100,000; Profit margin: 6.0%; Tax rate: 40%; 40.0%; Interest rate: 8.0%: Total assets turnover: 3.0. What is Lone Star's EBIT? a. b. c. d. e. $ 3,200 $12,000 $18,000 $30,000 $33,200 Debt ratio:

LECTURE 3 ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS

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Ratio analysis Liquidity ratios Current ratio Asset management ratios Inventory turnover ratio Debt management ratios TIE ratio Profitability ratios ROA Market value ratios Trend analysis Liquidity ratios Inventory turnover ratio Fixed assets turnover BEP and ROE Equity multiplier EM = 2.0 = Total assets/Total equity = 2/1. Therefore, 2 = Total debt + 1, or Total debt = 1. Total debt/Total assets = 1/2 = 0.50.

Answer: a Answer: b Answer: b Answer: a Answer: b Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Answer: b Answer: a Answer: a Answer: b Answer: a Answer: b Answer: a Answer: a

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TIE ratio Profit margin and leverage Current ratio Quick ratio The quick ratio is calculated as follows: Current Assets Inventories . Current Liabilities

Answer: a Answer: b Answer: c Answer: d

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The only action that doesn't affect the quick ratio is statement d. While this action decreases receivables (a current asset), it increases cash (also a current asset). The net effect is no change in the quick ratio. 21. 22. Financial statement analysis Leverage and financial ratios Statements a and c are correct. net income and hence reduce ROA. Answer: a Answer: e Diff: E

Diff: E

The increase in debt payments will reduce Also, higher debt payments will result in

lower taxable income and less tax. choice. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Liquidity ratios Current ratio Quick ratio Ratio analysis Financial statement analysis Financial statement analysis

Therefore, statement e is the best Answer: d Answer: e Answer: e Answer: c Answer: a Answer: a Diff: M Diff: M Diff: M Diff: M Diff: M Diff: M

Statement a is true because, if a firm takes on more debt, its interest expense will rise, and this will lower its profit margin. Of course, there will be less equity than there would have been, hence the ROE might rise even though the profit margin fell. 29. Leverage and financial ratios Answer: a Diff: M

Statement a is correct. Both companies have the same EBIT and total assets, so Company B, which has no interest expense, will have a higher net income. Therefore, Company B will have a higher ROA. 30. 31. Leverage and financial ratios Miscellaneous ratios Answer: d Answer: e Diff: M Diff: M

Statements b and c are correct. ROA = NI/TA. An increase in the debt ratio will result in an increase in interest expense, and a reduction in NI. Thus ROA will fall. EM = Assets/Equity. As debt increases, the amount of equity in the denominator decreases, thus causing the equity multiplier (EM) to increase. Therefore, statement e is the correct choice. 32. 33 . Miscellaneous ratios Answer: e Diff: M Miscellaneous ratios Answer: b Diff: M

Statements a and b are correct. Use the Du Pont equation to find that the equity multiplier equals 1, so the company is 100% equity financed. If a firm has no lease payments or sinking fund payments, then its TIE and fixed charge coverage ratios are the same. TIE =

EBIT , while Interest

Fixed charge coverage ratio =

EBIT + Lease Payments SF Pymts . Interest + Lease Pymts + (1 - T)

Therefore, statement e is the correct choice. 34. Miscellaneous ratios Answer: b Diff: M

Statement b is correct. EBIT = EBT + Interest. Statement c is incorrect because higher interest expense doesnt necessarily imply greater debt. For this statement to be correct, As amount of debt would have to be greater than Bs. 35. 36. ROE and debt ratios Ratio analysis Answer: b Answer: a Diff: T Diff: T

Statement a is correct; the others are false. If Company X has a higher total assets turnover (Sales/TA) but the same total assets, it must have higher sales than Y. If X has higher sales and also a higher profit margin (NI/Sales) than Y, it must follow that X has a higher net income than Y. Statement b is false. ROE = NI/EQ or ROE = ROA Equity multiplier. In either case we need to know the amount of equity that both firms have. This is impossible to determine given the information in the question. Therefore, we cannot say that X must have a higher ROE than Y. Statement c is false. An example demonstrates this. Say X has CA = $200, CL = 100, therefore, X has CR = $200/$100 = 2. If X had inventory of $50, Xs quick ratio would be ($200 - $50)/$100 = 1.5. Now, we know that Y has a higher current ratio than X, say Y has CA = 30, CL = 10; therefore, Y's CR = $30/$10 = 3. We also know that Y has less inventory than X because the problem states that Y has a higher inventory turnover than X and from the facts given Xs sales are higher than Y. Therefore, for Y to have a higher inventory turnover (S/I) than X, Y must have less inventory than X. So, say Y has inventory of $20. Therefore, Ys quick ratio = ($30 - $20)/$10 = 1. So, in this example Y has a higher current ratio, lower inventory, but a lower quick ratio than X. Thus, Statement c is false. (Note that the numbers used in the example are made up but they are consistent with the rest of the question.) 37. Ratio analysis Answer: d Diff: T

Statement d is correct; the others are false. ROA = NI/TA. Company C has higher interest expense than Company D; therefore, it must have lower net income. Since the two firms have the same total assets, ROA C < ROAD. Statement a is false; we cannot tell what sales are. From the facts as stated above, they could be the same or different. Statement b is false; Company C must have lower equity than Company D, which could lead it to have a higher ROE because its equity multiplier would be greater than company D's. Statement c is false as TIE = EBIT/Interest, and C has higher interest than D but the same EBIT; therefore, TIEC < TIED. Statement e is false; they have the same BEP = EBIT/TA from the facts as given in this problem. 38 . Leverage and financial ratios The new income statement will Operating Income (EBIT) Interest Expense Earnings Before Tax (EBT) Taxes (40%) Net Income be as follows: $1,200,000 200,000 $1,000,000 400,000 $ 600,000 Answer: d 0.2 $6,000,000 Diff: T

NI $540,000 = = 10.8% ; Assets $5,000,000 Therefore, ROA falls.

ROENew = $6,000,000 = 10%.

$600,000

NI $540,000 = = 13.5% ; Equity $4,000,000

ROENew =

Since Net Income increases, ROA falls, and ROE increases, statement d is the correct choice. 39. Financial statement analysis BEP = EBIT/TA 0.15 = EBIT/$100,000,000 EBIT = $15,000,000. ROA = NI/TA 0.09 = NI/$100,000,000 NI = $9,000,000. EBT = NI/(1 - T) EBT = $9,000,000/0.6 EBT = $15,000,000. Therefore interest expense = $0. 40 . ROA Net income = 0.15($20,000,000) = $3,000,000. ROA = $3,000,000/$22,500,000 = 13.3%. 41. ROE Equity = 0.25($6,000) = $1,500. Current ROE = Answer: c Diff: E Answer: d Diff: E Answer: a Diff: E

$240 NI = = 16%. $1,500 E

New ROE =

$300 = 0.20 = 20%. $1,500

ROE = 20% - 16% = 4%. 42. Profit margin Current inventory turnover = Answer: c Diff: E

$10,000 S = = 2. $5,000 Inv

New inventory turnover =

S $10,000 S = 5; Inv = = = $2,000. 5 5 Inv

Freed cash = $5,000 - $2,000 = $3,000. Increase in NI = 0.07($3,000) = $210.

New Profit margin = 43. Accounts receivable

$240 + $210 NI = = 0.0450 = 4.5%. $10,000 Sales

First solve for current annual sales using the DSO equation as follows: 50 = $1,000,000/(Sales/365) to find annual sales equal to $7,300,000. If sales fall by 10%, the new sales level will be $7,300,000(0.9) = $6,570,000. Again, using the DSO equation, solve for the new accounts receivable figure as follows: 32 = AR/($6,570,000/365) or AR = $576,000. 44. ROA Equity multiplier = 1/(1 - D/A) = 1/(1 - 0.60) = 2.5. ROE = ROA Equity multiplier. 20% = (ROA)(2.5). ROA = 8.0%. 45 . ROA BEP = Answer: a Diff: M Answer: a Diff: M

EBIT = 0.15. TA

TA = $100,000. EBIT = 0.15($100,000) = $15,000. TIE =

EBIT = 6. INT
EBIT $15,000 = = $2,500. 6 6

INT =

Calculate Net income: EBIT $15,000 INT 2,500 EBT $12,500 Tax (40%) 5,000 NI $ 7,500 ROA = 46. ROA Step 1 We must find TA. BEP = We are given BEP and EBIT.

$7,500 NI = = 7.5%. $100,000 TA

Therefore, TA = $40,000,000/0.1, or $400 million. Step 2 NI/TA = ROA, so now we need to find net income. by working through the income statement: Net income is found

EBIT EBIT and TA = . TA BEP

EBIT Interest EBT Taxes NI Step 3 47. ROE

$40M 5M $35M 14M $21M

(from TIE ratio: (40% tax rate)

8 = EBIT/Int)

ROA = $21M/$400M = 0.0525 = 5.25%. Answer: c Diff: M R

(Sales per day)(DSO) = A/R (Sales/365)(60) = $147,945.2 Sales = $900,000. Profit margin = Net income/Sales. Net income = 0.4($900,000) = $36,000. Debt ratio = 0.64 = Total debt/$3,000,000. Total debt = $1,920,000. Total equity = $3,000,000 - $1,920,000 = $1,080,000. ROE = $36,000/$1,080,000 = 3.3%. 48. ROE New profit margin: (0.10)(1.15) = 0.115. New total asset turnover: 2.0/1.5 = 1.33. New ROA: (0.115)(1.33) = 0.153. New equity multiplier: 2.0(1.5) = 3.0. ROE: (0.153)(3.0) = 0.46 = 46%. 49. ROE Answer: d Diff: M Answer: b Diff: M

Profit margin = ($1,500(1 - 0.3))/$5,000 = 21%. Equity multiplier = 1.0 since firm is 100% equity financed. ROE = (Profit margin)(Assets turnover)(Equity multiplier) = (21%)(2.0)(1.0) = 42%. Alternate solution: ROE = EBT(1 - T)/(Sales/2.0) = $1,500(0.7)/($5,000/2.0) = $1,050/$2,500 = 42%. 50. Liquidity ratios Answer: a Diff: M

QR = (Current assets - Inventory)/Current liabilities 1.2 = (CA - I)/$1,000,000 CA - I = $1,200,000. CR 1.6 $1,600,000 Inventory = = = = (Current assets - Inventory + Inventory)/Current liabilities ($1,200,000 + Inventory)/$1,000,000 $1,200,000 + Inventory $400,000.

Inventory turnover = Sales/Inventory = $2,000,000/$400,000 = 5. 51. Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt/Total assets. Answer: c Diff: M

Total assets = $24,000,000/6 = $4,000,000. (TATO = 6 = Sales/Total assets.) ROE = NI/Equity Equity = NI/ROE = $400,000/0.15 = $2,666,667. Debt = Total assets - Equity = $4,000,000 - $2,666,667 = $1,333,333. 52 . Debt ratio = $1,333,333/$4,000,000 = 0.3333. Profit margin Equity multiplier = 1/(1 - 0.35) = 1.54. ROE = (Profit margin)(Assets utilization)(Equity multiplier) 15% = (PM)(2.8)(1.54) PM = 3.48%. 53. Sales volume Answer: a Diff: M Answer: a Diff: M

Current liabilities: (0.2)($1,000,000) = $200,000. Current assets: CA/$200,000 = 3.0; CA = $600,000. Inventory: ($600,000 - I)/$200,000 = 2.4; I = $120,000. Sales: S/$120,000 = 6; S = $720,000. 54. Financial statement analysis Current DSO =
$1,000 = 36 days. $10,139/365

Answer: e

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Industry average DSO = 30 days.

Reduce receivables by 6

Debt = $400/0.10 = $4,000. $4,000 - $166.67 TD = = 65.71%. $6,000 - $166.67 TA 55. Financial ratios

$10,139 = $166.67. 365

Answer: b

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First, find the amount of current assets: Current ratio = Current assets/Current liabilities Current assets = (Current liabilities)(Current ratio) = $375,000(1.2) = $450,000. Next, DSO = AR = = find the accounts receivables: AR/(Sales/365) DSO(Sales)(1/365) (40)($1,200,000)(1/365) = $131,507.

Next, find the inventories: Inventory turnover = Sales/Inventory Inventory = Sales/(Inventory turnover) = $1,200,000/4.8 = $250,000. Finally, find the amount of cash: Cash = Current assets - AR - Inventory = $450,000 - $131,507 - $250,000 = $68,493. 56. Quick ratio Answer: c Diff: M

Step 1

Calculate inventory: Quayle Energy has $40 million in inventory because the inventory turnover ratio is equal to 5. S/Inv = 5; Inv =

$200 , 000 , 000 = $40,000,000. 5

Step 2

Calculate current liabilities: From the current ratio, we can million in current liabilities. CR =

$100 , 000 , 000 = 1.2; CL = $83.33 million. CL

Step 3

Find quick ratio: $100 , 000 , 000 $40 , 000 , 000 CA Inv = = 0.72. $83 , 333 , 333 CL Answer: e Diff: M

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Quick ratio

If sales remain at $600,000, then for the inventory turnover ratio to be 8x inventory must be $600,000/8 = $75,000. Current inventory minus the new level of inventory reflects the amount of cash freed up or $150,000 - $75,000 = $75,000. Current liabilities will be reduced to $125,000 - $75,000 = $50,000. Thus, new current assets are $50,000 + $75,000 + $100,000 = $225,000. The new quick ratio is then: ($225,000 - $75,000)/$50,000 = 3. 58. Current ratio Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 We must find sales using DSO of 35. is $700, then Sales = $7,200. Answer: b Diff: M R If AR and AR

AR/(Sales/365) = 35.486. = 30.417

Now, to reduce DSO to 30.417, AR/($7,200/365) becomes $600. Thus, we reduced AR by $100.

To find the new CR (CA/CL), it is just ($1,500 - $100)/($1,200 $100) = 1.2727. (Remember, notes payable were also reduced by $100.) Answer: a Diff: M

59.

Current liabilities

We can solve for inventory (because were given the inventory turnover ratio) as 8 = $860,000/Inventory or Inventory = $107,500. Given the quick ratio, we know (CA - $107,500)/CL = 1.5. We can rewrite this as CA/CL - $107,500/CL = 1.5. Recognizing the first term as the current ratio or 1.75, we now have 1.75 - $107,500/CL = 1.5. Solve this expression for CL = $430,000. 60. ROE ROE = Profit Margin TA Turnover Equity Multiplier Set up an income statement: Sales (given) Cost EBIT (given) I (given) EBT Taxes (40%) NI $240,000 na $ 26,000 8,000 $ 18,000 7,200 $ 10,800 Answer: d Diff: T

Turnover = 2 = S/TA; TA = S/2 = $240,000/2 = $120,000. D/A = 60%; so E/A = 40%; and, therefore, TA/E = 1/(E/A) = 1/0.4 = 2.50. Complete the Du Pont equation to determine ROE: ROE = $10,800/$240,000 $240,000/$120,000 $120,000/$48,000 = 0.045 2 2.5 = 0.225 = 22.5%. 61. ROE Given: New D/A = 0.55 EBIT = $25,000 Sales = $270,000 Interest = $7,000 Tax rate = 40% TATO = 3.0 ROE = (PM)(TATO)(EM). Answer: c Diff: T

Recall the Du Pont equation: ROE = (ROA)(EM). ROE = NI/Equity. EBIT I EBT T NI $25,000 7,000 $18,000 7,200 $10,800 (Given) ($18,000 40%)

TATO = Sales/Total assets Total assets = Sales/TATO = $270,000/3 = $90,000. Equity = [1 - (D/A)](Total assets) Equity = [1 - 0.55](Total assets) Equity = 0.45($90,000) = $40,500. ROE = NI/Equity = $10,800/$40,500 = 26.67%. 62. ROE Answer: d Diff: T

Industry average inventory turnover = 6 = Sales/Inventory. To match this level: Inventory = Sales/6 $3,000,000/6 = $500,000. Current inventory = $500,000 = $500,000. company. $1,000,000. Reduction in inventory = $1,000,000 This $500,000 is to be used to reduce the debt of the Interest on this level

New debt level = $4,000,000 - $500,000 = $3,500,000. of debt = $3,500,000 0.1 = $350,000. Look at the income statement to get net income: EBIT $1,400,000 Int 350,000 EBT $1,050,000 Tax 420,000 NI $ 630,000

ROE = Net income/Equity = $630,000/$2,000,000 = 0.3150 or 31.50%. 63. Current ratio Step 1 Step 2 Answer: c Diff: T

Solve for the current inventory level: CA/CL = 1.2 and CA = $1,200,000, so CL = $1,000,000. Solve for current level of inventories:

Since QR = 0.7, ($1,200,000 - Inv)/$1,000,000 = 0.7, Inv = $500,000. Step 3 Step 4 Next we find the sales level using the old inventory turnover ratio: Sales/$500,000 = 4. So sales are $2,000,000. Using the current sales level and the new target inventory turnover ratio of 5, we can solve for the new inventory level: $2,000,000/InvNew = 5. InvNew = $400,000. Solve for the new current ratio: Inv = $400,000 - $500,000 = -$100,000. So, our ($1,200,000 - $100,000)/($1,000,000 - $100,000) = 1.222. Answer: a new CR =

Step 5

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Financial statement analysis Sales Cost of goods sold EBIT Interest EBT Taxes (35%) NI BEP = $15,000 _______ $ 1,065 465 $ 600 210 $ 390

Diff: T

Now fill in: EBIT = $1,065. Interest = EBIT - EBT = $1,065 - $600 = $465. D D = = 0.45; D = 0.45($8,000) = $3,600. $8,000 A $465 Interest Interest rate = = = 0.1292 = 12.92%. $3,600 Debt 65. EBIT Answer: e Diff: T

EBIT EBIT = = 0.133125; EBIT = $1,065. $8,000 TA

Write down equations with given data, then find unknowns:

NI = 0.06. S D D Debt ratio = = = 0.4; D = $40,000. $100,000 A S TA turnover = = 3.0. A S = = 3; S = $300,000. $100,000
Profit margin = Now plug sales into profit margin ratio to find NI: NI = 0.06; NI = $18,000. $300,000 Now set up an income statement: Sales $300,000 Cost of goods sold ________ EBIT $ 33,200 Interest 3,200 EBT $ 30,000 Taxes (40%) 12,000

(EBIT = EBT + Interest) ($40,000(0.08) = $3,200) (EBT = $18,000/(1 - T) = $30,000)

NI

$ 18,000