Exercise $14-5($Algo$)$ Financial Ratios for Assessing Profitability $[$LO$14-5]$

Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December $31$ appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of $990,000$ shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was $12\%,$ the income tax rate was $40\%,$ and the dividend per share of common stock was $$0\mathrm{.}75$ last year and $$0\mathrm{.}40$ this year. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of this year was $$28.$ All of the company's sales are on account.

$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Weller Corporation$],[$Comparative Balance Sheet$],[($dollars in thousands$)]],$This Year$],[$Assets$,,$Last Year$],[$Current assets:,,$],[$Cash$,$$$5,834,$$$6,650$