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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company

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Question

Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the fiscal year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 920,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.40. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $24.00. All of the company’s sales are on account.



Earnings per share? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Price-earnings ratio? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Dividend payout ratio?(Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Dividend yield ratio? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Book value per share? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Weller Corporation
Comparative Balance Sheet
(dollars in thousands) This Year Last Year   Assets   Current assets:      Cash $ 2,772 $ 2,930      Accounts receivable, net 15,600 10,350      Inventory 10,300 8,680      Prepaid expenses 1,920 2,340   Total current assets 30,592 24,300   Property and equipment:      Land 7,200 7,200      Buildings and equipment, net 20,400 20,200   Total property and equipment 27,600 27,400   Total assets $ 58,192 $ 51,700   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   Current liabilities:      Accounts payable $ 10,700 $ 8,900      Accrued liabilities 840 1,300      Notes payable, short term 420 420   Total current liabilities 11,960 10,620   Long-term liabilities:      Bonds payable 7,500 7,500   Total liabilities 19,460 18,120   Stockholders' equity:      Common stock 920 920      Additional paid-in capital 4,800 4,800        Total paid-in capital 5,720 5,720        Retained earnings 33,012 27,860   Total stockholders' equity 38,732 33,580   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 58,192 $ 51,700


Weller Corporation
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
(dollars in thousands) This Year Last Year   Sales $ 91,000 $ 86,000   Cost of goods sold 58,000 54,000   Gross margin 33,000 32,000   Selling and administrative expenses:      Selling expenses 9,700 9,200      Administrative expenses 13,200 12,200   Total selling and administrative expenses 22,900 21,400   Net operating income 10,100 10,600   Interest expense 900 900   Net income before taxes 9,200 9,700   Income taxes 3,680 3,880   Net income 5,520 5,820   Dividends to common stockholders 368 368   Net income added to retained earnings 5,152 5,452   Beginning retained earnings 27,860 22,408   Ending retained earnings $ 33,012 $ 27,860


Required: Compute the following financial data for this year:

Earnings per share? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Price-earnings ratio? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Dividend payout ratio?(Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Dividend yield ratio? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Book value per share? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

Earnings per share=Net Income/Average outstanding shares Net Income $5,520,000 Average No. of Outstanding shares        920,000 Earnings per share =$5,520,000/920,000 $          6.00 Price Earning Ratio =Market vaue per share/Earnings per share =$24.00/$6.00                     4 times Price Earning Ratio 4 Dividend payout ratio Dividend per share/Earning per share =$0.40/$6.00               0.07 7% Dividend yield ratio Dividend per share/market value per share Dividend per share $0.40 Market price per share $24 Dividend yield ratio =$0.40/$24               0.02 2% Book value per ratio Total shareholders equity/Total outstanding shares Total shareholders equity ('000) $38,732 Total outstanding shares ('000) 920 Book value per share $        42.10

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