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Question 51

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Which of the following statements is correct?

A) If a firm has the highest price/earnings ratio of any firm in its industry, then, other things held constant, this suggests that the board of directors should fire the president.
B) If a firm has the highest market/book ratio of any firm in its industry, then, other things held constant, this suggests that the board of directors should fire the president.
C) Other things held constant, the higher a firm's expected future growth rate, the lower its P/E ratio is likely to be.
D) The higher the market/book ratio, then, other things held constant, the higher one would expect to find the market value added (MVA) .

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Beranek Corp.has $410,000 of assets,and it uses no debt-it is financed only with common equity.The new CFO wants to employ enough debt to bring the debt/assets ratio to 40%,using the proceeds from the borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value.How much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio?

A) $155,800
B) $164,000
C) $172,200
D) $180,810

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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LeCompte Corp.has $312,900 of assets,and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt) .Its sales for the last year were $620,000,and its net income after taxes was $24,655.Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%.What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE,holding everything else constant?

Last year Central Chemicals had sales of $205,000,assets of $127,500,a profit margin of 5.3%,and an equity multiplier of 1.2.The CFO believes that the company could reduce its assets by $21,000 without affecting either sales or costs.Had it reduced its assets in this amount,and had the debt ratio,sales,and costs remained constant,by how much would the ROE have changed?

High current and quick ratios always indicate that a firm is managing its liquidity position well.

Ziebart Corp.'s EBITDA last year was $390,000 (= EBIT + depreciation + amortization) ,its interest charges were $9,500,it had to repay $26,000 of long-term debt,and it had to make a payment of $17,400 under a long-term lease.The firm had no amortization charges.What was the EBITDA coverage ratio?

Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over.​​ $\begin{array}{l}\text { Balance Sheet (Millions of } \$ \text { ) }\\\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assets } & 2007 \\\text { Cash and securities } & \$ 1,554.0 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 9,660.0 \\\text { Inventories } & 13,440.0 \\\text { Total current assets } & \$ 24,654.0 \\\text { Net plant and equipment } & 17,346.0 \\\text { Total assets } & \$ 42,000.0 \\\text { Liabilities and Equity } & \\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 7,980.0 \\\text { Notes payable } & 5,880.0 \\\text { Accruals } & 4,620.0 \\\text { Total current liabilities } & \$ 18,480.0 \\\text { Long-term bonds } & 10,920.0 \\\text { Total debt } & \$ 29,400.0 \\\text { Common stock } & 3,360.0 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 9,240.0 \\\text { Total common equity } & \$ 12,600.0 \\\text { Total liabilities and equity } & \$ 42,000.0\end{array}\end{array}$ $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement (Millions of } \$ \text { ) } & 2007 \\\text { Net sales } & \$ 58,800.00 \\\text { Operating costs except depr'n } & \$ 54,978.0 \\\text { Depreciation } & \$ 1,029.0 \\\text { Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) } & \$ 2,793.0 \\\text { Less interest } & 1,050.0 \\\text { Earnings before taxes (EBT) } & \$ 1,743.0 \\\text { Taxes } & \$ 610.1 \\\text { Net income } & \$ 1,133.0 \\\text { Other data: } & \\\text { Shares outstanding (millions) } & 175.00 \\\text { Common dividends } & \$ 509.83 \\\text { Interest rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds } & 6.25 \% \\\text { Federal plus state income tax rate } & 35 \% \\\text { Year-end stock price } & \$ 77.69\end{array}$ -Refer to Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.What is the firm's days sales outstanding? Assume a 360-day year for this calculation.

Last year Mason Inc.had a total assets turnover of 1.33 and an equity multiplier of 1.75.Its sales were $195,000 and its net income was $10,549.The CFO believes that the company could have operated more efficiently,lowered its costs,and increased its net income by $5,250 without changing its sales,assets,or capital structure.Had it cut costs and increased its net income in this amount,by how much would the ROE have changed?

Muscarella Inc.has the following balance sheet and income statement data:The new CFO thinks that inventories are excessive and could be lowered sufficiently to cause the current ratio to equal the industry average,2.70,without affecting either sales or net income.Assuming that inventories are sold off and not replaced to get the current ratio to the target level,and that the funds generated are used to buy back common stock at book value,by how much would the ROE change? $\begin{array}{|l|r|l|l|r|}\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 14,000 & &\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 42,000 \\\hline \text { Receivables } & 70,000 & &\text { Other current liabilities } & 28,000 \\\hline \text { Inventories } & 210,000 & &\text { Total CL } & \$ 0,000 \\\hline \text { Total CA } & \$ 294,000 && \text { Long-term debt } & 70,000 \\\hline \text { Net fixed assets } & 126,000 && \text { Common equity } & 280,000 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 420,000 & &\text { Total liab. and equity } & \$ 420,000 \\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 280,000 & & \\\hline \text { Net income } & \$ 21,000 & &\\\hline\end{array}$

Which statement about inventories is correct?

​Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over.​​ $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement (Millions of } \$ \text { ) } & 2007 \\\text { Net sales } & \$ 58,800.00 \\\text { Operating costs except depr'n } & \$ 54,978.0 \\\text { Depreciation } & \$ 1,029.0 \\\text { Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) } & \$ 2,793.0 \\\text { Less interest } & 1,050.0 \\\text { Earnings before taxes (EBT) } & \$ 1,743.0 \\\text { Taxes } & \$ 610.1 \\\text { Net income } & \$ 1,133.0 \\\text { Other data: } & \\\text { Shares outstanding (millions) } & 175.00 \\\text { Common dividends } & \$ 509.83 \\\text { Interest rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds } & 6.25 \% \\\text { Federal plus state income tax rate } & 35 \% \\\text { Year-end stock price } & \$ 77.69\end{array}$ -Refer to Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.What is the firm's P/E ratio?

​Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over.​​ $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement (Millions of } \$ \text { ) } & 2007 \\\text { Net sales } & \$ 58,800.00 \\\text { Operating costs except depr'n } & \$ 54,978.0 \\\text { Depreciation } & \$ 1,029.0 \\\text { Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) } & \$ 2,793.0 \\\text { Less interest } & 1,050.0 \\\text { Earnings before taxes (EBT) } & \$ 1,743.0 \\\text { Taxes } & \$ 610.1 \\\text { Net income } & \$ 1,133.0 \\\text { Other data: } & \\\text { Shares outstanding (millions) } & 175.00 \\\text { Common dividends } & \$ 509.83 \\\text { Interest rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds } & 6.25 \% \\\text { Federal plus state income tax rate } & 35 \% \\\text { Year-end stock price } & \$ 77.69\end{array}$ -Refer to Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.What is the firm's BEP?

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,if our current ratio is greater than 1.5,then borrowing on a short-term basis and using the funds to build up our cash account would cause the current ratio to increase.

Canada Corp's market price is currently $35 per share.If the firm reported net earnings of $5,000,000 on total outstanding common shares of 1.8 million,what is the firm's P/E ratio?

Considered alone,which of the following would increase a company's current ratio?

Other things held constant,a decline in sales and a simultaneous increase in financial leverage must result in a lower profit margin.

"Mark to market" is the process of adjusting the valuation of assets from their recorded accounting value to a valuation based on market prices.

Pace Corp.'s assets are $625,000,and its total debt outstanding is $185,000.The new CFO wants to employ a debt ratio of 55%.How much debt must the company add or subtract to achieve the target debt ratio?

​Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over.​​ $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement (Millions of } \$ \text { ) } & 2007 \\\text { Net sales } & \$ 58,800.00 \\\text { Operating costs except depr'n } & \$ 54,978.0 \\\text { Depreciation } & \$ 1,029.0 \\\text { Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) } & \$ 2,793.0 \\\text { Less interest } & 1,050.0 \\\text { Earnings before taxes (EBT) } & \$ 1,743.0 \\\text { Taxes } & \$ 610.1 \\\text { Net income } & \$ 1,133.0 \\\text { Other data: } & \\\text { Shares outstanding (millions) } & 175.00 \\\text { Common dividends } & \$ 509.83 \\\text { Interest rate on notes payable \& L-T bonds } & 6.25 \% \\\text { Federal plus state income tax rate } & 35 \% \\\text { Year-end stock price } & \$ 77.69\end{array}$ -Refer to Scenario: Pettijohn Inc.What is the firm's dividends per share?

Profitability ratios show the combined effects of liquidity,asset management,and debt management on operating results.