Question

Exercise 12-82
Stockholder Ratios

Financial statements for Steele Inc. follow.

Steele Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements
(in thousands except per share amounts)
		2019		2018		2017
Net sales		$7,245,088		$6,944,296		$6,149,218
Cost of goods sold		(5,286,253)		(4,953,556)		(4,355,675)
Gross margin		$1,958,835		$1,990,740		$1,793,543
General and administrative expenses		(1,259,896)		(1,202,042)		(1,080,843)
Special and nonrecurring items		2,617		0		0
Operating income		$701,556		$788,698		$712,700
Interest expense		(63,685)		(62,398)		(63,927)
Other income		7,308		10,080		11,529
Gain on sale of investments		0		9,117		0
Income before income taxes		$645,179		$745,497		$660,302
Provision for income taxes		(254,000)		(290,000)		(257,000)
Net income		$391,179		$455,497		$403,302

Steele Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
ASSETS		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents		$320,558		$41,235
Accounts receivable		1,056,911		837,377
Inventories		733,700		803,707
Other		109,456		101,811
Total current assets		$2,220,625		$1,784,130
Property and equipment, net		1,666,588		1,813,948
Other assets		247,892		248,372
Total assets		$4,135,105		$3,846,450
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$250,363		$309,092
Accrued expenses		347,892		274,220
Other current liabilities		15,700		0
Income taxes		93,489		137,466
Total current liabilities		$707,444		$720,778
Long-term debt		650,000		541,639
Deferred income taxes		275,101		274,844
Other long-term liabilities		61,267		41,572
Total liabilities		1,693,812		1,578,833
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock		$100,000		$100,000
Common stock		89,727		89,727
Additional paid-in capital—common stock		128,906		127,776
Retained earnings		2,397,112		2,136,794
		$2,715,745		$2,454,297
Less: Treasury stock, at cost		(274,452)		(186,680)
Total stockholders’ equity		$2,441,293		$2,267,617
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$4,135,105		$3,846,450

Use the information provided above and below to respond to the following requirements.

	Year ended December 31,
Item	2019	2018
Average number of common shares outstanding (thousands)	362,202	364,398
Preferred dividends (thousands)	$24,000	$24,000
Dividends per common share	0.36	1.54
Common dividends (thousands)	130,861.00	561,172.30
Common stock repurchases	0	0
Market price per share:
High	83.25	79.10
Low	63.25	59.00
Close	78.42	66.36

At January 1, 2018, total stockholders' equity was $2,083,122 and there was no preferred stock.

Required:

1. Compute the earnings per share, return on common equity, dividend yield ratio, and dividend payout ratio (in percentage terms, rounded to two decimal places except for EPS, which should be rounded to nearest cent) for 2018 and 2019.

	2019		2018
Earnings per share	$fill in the blank 1		$fill in the blank 2
Return on common equity				%

Answer 1

	2019	2018
Earnings Per Share
Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders before Common Dividend (Refer Note 1)	$367,179	$431,497
Divide by: Average number of Common Shares Outstanding	362202	364398
Earnings Per Share	$1.01	$1.18
Note 1 -	2019	2018
Net Income	$391,179	$455,497
Less: Preferred Dividend	$24,000	$24,000
Net Income attributable to common stockholders	$367,179	$431,497
Return on Common Equity
Net Income attributable to common stockholders (Refer Note 1)	$367,179	$431,497
Divide by: Average Common Stockholders' Equity Fund (Refer Note 1)	$2,254,455	$2,125,370
Return on Common Equity	16.3%	20.3%
Note 2 --	2019	2018
Ending Common Equity (Total Stockholdes Equity - Preffered Stock)	$2,341,293	$2,167,617
Beginning Common Equity (Total Stockholdes Equity - Preffered Stock)	$2,167,617	$2,083,122
Average Common Equity (Ending+Beg)/2	$2,254,455	$2,125,370
Dividend Yield Ratio
Dividend Per Common Share	$0.36	$1.54
Market Price Per Share	$78.42	$66.36
Dividend Yield Ratio (Dividend Per Share / Market Price Per Share x 100)	0.46%	2.32%
Dividend Payout Ratio
Dividend Per Share	$0.36	$1.54
Earnings Per Share	$1.01	$1.18
Dividend Payout Ratio (DPS / EPS x 100)	35.51%	130.05%