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Selected year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales w

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Selected year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31, 2012, were inventory, $48,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $90,000; and retained earnings, $22,748.)

  

  

  

Compute the following: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) days' sales uncollected, (4) inventory turnover, (5) days' sales in inventory, (6) debt-to-equity ratio, (7) times interest earned, (8) profit margin ratio, (9) total asset turnover, (10) return on total assets, and (11) return on common stockholders' equity.(Use 365 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Selected year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31, 2012, were inventory, $48,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $90,000; and retained earnings, $22,748.)

Explanation / Answer

1. Current Ratio

= Current Assets/Current Liabilities

= (Cash + Short Term Investments + Accounts receivable + Notes receivable + Merchandise Inventory + Prepaid Expenses) / (Accounts Payable + Accrued Wages Payable + Income Tax Payable)

= 86,900 / 24,000
= 3.62

2. Acid Test Ratio

= Quick Assets / Current Liabilities
Quick Assets = Current Assets excluding Prepaid Expenses and Inventory

= 52,100 / 24,000
= 2.1708

3. Days' Sales Uncollected (Not sure about this one but worked out as per the source)

= 365 / Receivables Turnover

where Receivables Turnover = Net Credit Sales / Average Net Receivables
hence Receivables Turnover = 448,600 / 29,200 = 15.363

= 365 / 15.363
= 23.758 days
or 24 days

4. Inventory Turnover Ratio

= Cost of Goods Sold / Average Inventory

where Average Inventory = (Opening Inventory + Closing Inventory) / 2
= (48,900 +32,150) / 2
= 40,525

= 297,250 / 40,525
= 7.335 times

5. Days' Sales in Inventory

= No. of days in a year / Inventory Turnover Ratio
= 365 / 7.335
= 49.76 days
or 50 days

6. Debt to Equity Ratio

= Total Debt (Long Term + Short Term) / Equity (Stock + Retained Earnings)
= Long Term Notes Payable / Common Stock + Retained Earnings
= 63,400 / (62,800 + 90,000)
= 63,400 / 152,800
= 0.41 times

7. Times Interest Earned

= Earnings before Interest and Taxes / Interest Charges
= (151,350 - 98,600) / 4,100
= 12.865 times

8. Profit Margin Ratio

A) Gross Profit Margin Ratio
= Gross Profit / Sales
= 151,350 / 448,600
= 0.337

B) Net Profit Margin Ratio
= Net Profit / Sales
= 29,052 / 448,600
= 0.0647

9. Total Asset Turnover

= Net Sales / Total Assets
= 448,600 / 240,200
= 1.8676 times

10. Return on Total Assets

= Net Profit after Taxes / Total Assets
= 29,052 / 240,200
= 0.1209
i.e 12.09%

11. Return on Common Shareholders equity

= Net Profit after interest, tax and preference dividend / Common Stock + Retained Earnings
= 29,052 / (90,000 + 62,800)
= 0.1901
i.e. 19.01%

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