Brooks Plumbing Products Inc. (BPP) manufactures plumbing fixtures and other home improvement products that are sold in

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Brooks Plumbing Products Inc. (BPP) manufactures plumbing fixtures and other home improvement products that are sold in Home Depot and Walmart as well as hardware stores. BPP has a solid reputation for providing value products, good quality, and a good price. The company has been approached by an investment banking firm representing a third company, Garden Specialties Inc. (GSI), that is interested in acquiring BPP. The acquiring firm (GSI) is a retailer of garden supplies; it sees the potential synergies of the combined firm and is willing to pay BPP shareholders $38 cash per share for their stock, which is greater than the current stock price; the stock has traded at about $35 in recent months. Summary financial information about BPP follows.


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Evaluate BPP as a company using financial ratio analysis. Because the calculation of some ratios requires the averaging of balances, you may assume for simplicity that the balances in 2017 are the same as those in 2018.

BROOKS PLUMBING PRODUCTS INC. Selected Financial Information For the Years Ended December 31 2019 Industry Average 2019

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