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Analyzing Financial Statements Using Horizontal AnalysesThe comparative financial statemen...

Analyzing Financial Statements Using Horizontal Analyses

The comparative financial statements prepared at December 31, 2010, for Pinnacle Plus showed the following summarized data:

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) 2010 over 2009

2010

2009

Amount

Percentage

Income Statement

 

 

 

 

Sales Revenue

$110,000

$ 99,000

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

52,000

48,000

 

 

Gross Profit

58,000

51,000

 

 

Operating Expenses

36,000

33,000

 

 

Interest Expense

4,000

4,000

 

 

Income before Income Tax Expense

18,000

14,000

 

 

Income Tax Expense (30%)

5,400

4,200

 

 

Net Income

$ 12,600

$ 9,800

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

Cash

$ 49,500

$ 1 8,000

 

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

37,000

32,000

 

 

Inventory

25,000

38,000

 

 

Property and Equipment, Net

95,000

105,000

 

 

Total Assets

$206,500

$193,000

 

 

Accounts Payable

$ 42,000

$ 35,000

 

 

Income Tax Payable

1,000

500

 

 

Note Payable, Long-Term

40,000

40,000

 

 

Total Liabilities

83,000

75,500

 

 

Common Stock (par $10)

90,000

90,000

 

 

Retained Earnings1"

33,500

27,500

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$206,500

$193,000

 

 

* One-half of all sales are on credit.

† During 2010, cash dividends amounting to $6,600 were declared and paid.

Required:

1.Complete the two final columns shown beside each item in Pinnacle Plus’s comparative financial statements. Round the percentages to one decimal place.


2.Does anything significant jump out at you from the horizontal analyses?

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