Question

The comparative financial statements of Blige Inc. are as follows. The market price of Blige Inc. common stock was $57 on December 31, 2016.

Blige Inc.
Comparative Retained Earnings Statement
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
			2016		2015
Retained earnings, January 1			$1,944,750		$1,648,550
Add net income for year			432,000		337,700
Total			$2,376,750		$1,986,250
Deduct dividends
	On preferred stock		$7,000		$7,000
	On common stock		34,500		34,500
		Total	$41,500		$41,500
Retained earnings, December 31			$2,335,250		$1,944,750

Blige Inc.
Comparative Income Statement
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
	2016		2015
Sales	$2,852,430		$2,624,200
Sales returns and allowances	14,190		9,220
Sales	$2,838,240		$2,614,980
Cost of goods sold	1,131,500		1,040,980
Gross profit	$1,706,740		$1,574,000
Selling expenses	$559,000		$693,620
Administrative expenses	476,190		407,370
Total operating expenses	1,035,190		1,100,990
Income from operations	$671,550		$473,010
Other income	35,350		30,190
	$706,900		$503,200
Other expense (interest)	216,000		119,200
Income before income tax	$490,900		$384,000
Income tax expense	58,900		46,300
Net income	$432,000		$337,700

Blige Inc.
Comparative Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016 and 2015
			Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Current assets
	Cash		$643,710		$436,530
	Temporary investments		974,260		723,400
	Accounts receivable (net)		540,200		511,000
	Inventories		408,800		321,200
	Prepaid expenses		121,788		87,310
		Total current assets	$2,688,758		$2,079,440
Long-term investments			511,267		-166,647
Property, plant, and equipment (net)			3,510,000		3,159,000
Total assets			$6,710,025		$5,071,793
Liabilities
Current liabilities			$814,775		$777,043
Long-term liabilities
	Mortgage note payable, 8%, due 2021		$1,210,000		$0
	Bonds payable, 8%, due 2017		1,490,000		1,490,000
		Total long-term liabilities	$2,700,000		$1,490,000
Total liabilities			$3,514,775		$2,267,043
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred $0.7 stock, $40 par			$400,000		$400,000
Common stock, $10 par			460,000		460,000
Retained earnings			2,335,250		1,944,750
	Total stockholders' equity		$3,195,250		$2,804,750
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$6,710,025		$5,071,793

Required:

Determine the following measures for 2016, rounding to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts, which should be rounded to the nearest cent. Use the rounded answer of the requirement for subsequent requirement, if required. Assume 365 days a year.

1. Working capital	$
2. Current ratio
3. Quick ratio
4. Accounts receivable turnover
5. Number of days' sales in receivables		days
6. Inventory turnover
7. Number of days' sales in inventory		days
8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities
9. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity
10. Number of times interest charges are earned
11. Number of times preferred dividends are earned
12. Ratio of sales to assets
13. Rate earned on total assets		%
14. Rate earned on stockholders' equity		%
15. Rate earned on common stockholders' equity		%
16. Earnings per share on common stock	$
17. Price-earnings ratio
18. Dividends per share of common stock	$
19. Dividend yield		%

Answer 1

1. Working capital	Current assets - current liabililites = 2688758-814775	$	1,873,983.00
2. Current ratio	Current assets/ current liabililites = 2688758/814775		3.3
3. Quick ratio	(cash+Temporary investments+A/R)/Current liabilities = (643710+974260+540200)/814775		2.6
4. Accounts receivable turnover	Sales/((opening A/R+closing A/R)/2) = 2852430/((540200+511000)/2)		5.4
5. Number of days' sales in receivables	365/Accounts receivable turnover = 365/5.40	days	67.59
6. Inventory turnover	COGS/((opening Inventory+closing inventory)/2) = 1131500/((408800+321200)/2)		3.1
7. Number of days' sales in inventory	365/Inventory turnover = 365/3.1	days	117.74
8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities	Fixed assets/long-term liabilities = 3510000/2700000		1.3
9. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity	Total liabilities/stockholders' equity = 35147753195250		1.1
10. Number of times interest charges are earned	EBIT/Interest = 706900/216000		3.3
11. Number of times preferred dividends are earned	Net Income/Preffered dividend =432000/7000		61.7
12. Ratio of sales to assets	Sales/Total Asserts = 2852430/6710025		0.4
13. Rate earned on total assets	Net Income/average total assets =432000/((6710025+5071793)/2)	%	7.3%
14. Rate earned on stockholders' equity	Net Income/Average total stockholder's equity =432000/((3195250+2804750)/2)	%	14.4%
15. Rate earned on common stockholders' equity	Net Income/Average total common stockholder's equity =432000/((46000+2335250+460000+1944750)/2)	%	16.6%
16. Earnings per share on common stock	Net Income/Number of equity shares = 432000/(460000/10)	$	9.39
17. Price-earnings ratio	Current market price per share / EPS = 57/9.39		6.1
18. Dividends per share of common stock	Dividend per share/Number of equity shares = 34500/(460000/10)	$	0.75
19. Dividend yield	Current market price per share / Dividend per share = 57/0.75	%	1.3%

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