Question

80 2 A Further Look at Financial Statements (a) Comment on the relative profitability of the companies by computing the net income (b) Comment on the relative liquidity of the companies by computing working capital and (c) Comment on the relative solvency of the companies by computing the debt to assets and earnings per share for each company for 2017 the current ratio for each c ratio and the free cash flow for each company for 2017. company for 2017 Comypure and imerpret idiry. P2-5A The following are financial statements of Ohara Company solvency, and profmblity ratios LO 21, P OHARA COMPANY Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Net sales Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Net income $2,218,500 1,012,400 906,000 78,000 69,000 153,100 OHARA COMPANY Balance Sheet December 31, 2017 Assets Current assets 60, 100 84,000 169,800 145,000 458,900 575,300 $1,034.200 Debt investments Accounts receivable (net) Total current assets Plant assets (net) Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders Current liabilities Accounts payable Income taxes payable 160,000 35,500 195,500 200,000 395.500 Total cuurent liabilities Bonds payable Total liabilitics Stockholders equity Retained earnings Common stock 350,000 288,700 638,700 1,034,200 Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders equity Additional information: The net cash provided by operating activities for 2017 was $190,800. The cash used for capital expenditures was $92,000. The cash used for dividends was 31,000. The weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the year was 50,000 (a) Compute the following values and ratios for 2017. (We provide the results from 2016 for comparative purposes.) () Working capital. (2016: $160,500) ii) Current ratio. (2016: 1.65:1) ) Free cash flow. (2016: $48,700) (iv) Debt to assets ratio. (2016: 31%) (v) Earnings per share. (2016 $3.15) (b) Using your calculations from part (a), discuss changes from 2016 in liquidity, solvency and profitability.

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Answer 1

a)	Value/Ratio	This year	Last year
	Working capital	$                  2,63,400	$            1,60,500
	Current ratio	2.35:1	1.65:1
	Free cash flow	$                     67,800	$             48,700
	Debt to assets ratio	38%	31%
	Earnings per share	$                         3.06	$                  3.15
b)	Liquidity:
	The liquidity position has improved during the year. The NWC has
	increased during the year by more than $100000 and the current ratio is
	well beyond the standard ratio of 2:1. In contrast the current ratio is
	lower than the standard ratio during last year.
	Solvency:
	Debt proportion has increased during the year from 31% to 38%
	indicating higher financial leverage.
	Profitability:
	EPS has decreased indicating lower NI avaiable to common stock
	shareholders' per share.