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EX 17-20 Six measures of solvency or profitability the rice-earningsThe balance

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Question

EX 17-20 Six measures of solvency or profitability the rice-earningsThe balance sheet for Kronos Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated 4.4 following: Bonds payable, 10% (issued in 2002, due in 2022) Preferred $4 stock, $40 par Common stock, $10 par $3,750,000 2,000,000 3,600,000 were $400,000, for the current of times rice-earnings ratio, (e) dividends per share of common stock, and (D dividend yield. Round to one Income before income tax was $2,400,000, and income taxes year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $720,000 common stock was selling for $72 per share at the end of the year. Determine the following: (a) number of times bond interest charges are earned, (b) number of preferred dividends are earned, (c) earnings per share on common stock, (d) p decimal place except earnings per share, which should be rounded to two decimal places

Explanation / Answer

a) No of times bond interest charges are earned

Bond Interest payable (10% on $3,750,000) $375,000

Income before interest and Tax $ (2,400,000+375,000) $ 2,775,000

No of times bond interest charges are earned 2,775,000/375,000

= 7.4 times

b) No of times preferred dividends are earned

Par value of Preference shares $2,000,000   

Par value per share $40

No of Preference shares $2,000,000/40

= 50000

Preferred dividend per share $4

Total preferred dividends 50000*4

= $200,000

Income after interest and Tax $ 2,400,000

  No of times preferred dividends are earned =$2,400,000/200,000

= 10 times

c) Earning per share on common stock

Income after tax and preferred dividends $(2,400,000-400,000-200,000) = 1,800,000

Total par value of common stock $3,600,000

Par value per share $10

No of shares 3,600,000/10

=360,000

Earning Per share of Common stock = 1,800,000/360,000

= $ 5.00

d) Price- earnings ratio

Price earnings ratio = Price per share/earning per share

Price per share = $72

Earning per share = 5.00

Price earnings ratio =72/5

= 14.4

e) Dividend per share of common stock

Cash dividends paid on common stock = $720,000

No of shares on common stock = 360,000   

Dividend per share = $720,000/360,000

= $2

f) Dividend yield

Dividend yield = Dividend per share/ market value per share

= $2/$72*100

= 2.78%