Question

1. Five Measures of Solvency or Profitability

   The balance sheet for Garcon Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following:

   Bonds payable, 9%	$1,800,000
   Preferred $5 stock, $100 par	$378,000
   Common stock, $7 par	$992,250.00

   Income before income tax was $356,400, and income taxes were $54,000 for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $29,768. The common stock was selling for $14 per share at the end of the year.

   Determine each of the following. Round answers to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts which should be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Use the rounded answers for subsequent requirements, if required.

   a. Times interest earned ratio		times
   b. Earnings per share on common stock	$
   c. Price-earnings ratio
   d. Dividends per share of common stock	$
   e. Dividend yield

Answer 1

Determine each of the following. Round answers to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts which should be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Use the rounded answers for subsequent requirements, if required.

a. Times interest earned ratio	(356400-54000)/162000 = 1.9	times
b. Earnings per share on common stock	(356400-54000-18900)/141750 = 2
c. Price-earnings ratio	14/2 = 7
d. Dividends per share of common stock	$29768/141750 = 0.21
e. Dividend yield	0.21/14 = 1.5%