Exercise 14-6 Financial Ratios for Assessing Market Performance [LO14-6]

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 840,000 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 $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the companys common stock at the end of the year was $20.00. All of the companys sales are on account.

Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)
	This Year			Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	6,344		$	6,400
Accounts receivable, net		12,700			9,300
Inventory		9,900			8,360
Prepaid expenses		1,840			2,180
Total current assets		30,784			26,240
Property and equipment:
Land		6,400			6,400
Buildings and equipment, net		19,600			19,400
Total property and equipment		26,000			25,800
Total assets	$	56,784		$	52,040
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	9,900		$	8,500
Accrued liabilities		680			900
Notes payable, short term		340			340
Total current liabilities		10,920			9,740
Long-term liabilities:
Bonds payable		10,000			10,000
Total liabilities		20,920			19,740
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		840			840
Additional paid-in capital		4,400			4,400
Total paid-in capital		5,240			5,240
Retained earnings		30,624			27,060
Total stockholders' equity		35,864			32,300
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	56,784		$	52,040

Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)
	This Year			Last Year
Sales	$	83,000		$	78,000
Cost of goods sold		54,000			50,000
Gross margin		29,000			28,000
Selling and administrative expenses:
Selling expenses		8,900			8,400
Administrative expenses		12,400			11,400
Total selling and administrative expenses		21,300			19,800
Net operating income		7,700			8,200
Interest expense		1,200			1,200
Net income before taxes		6,500			7,000
Income taxes		2,600			2,800
Net income		3,900			4,200
Dividends to common stockholders		336			672
Net income added to retained earnings		3,564			3,528
Beginning retained earnings		27,060			23,532
Ending retained earnings	$	30,624		$	27,060

Required:

Compute the following financial data for this year:

1. Earnings per share. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. Price-earnings ratio. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

3. Dividend payout ratio. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

4. Dividend yield ratio. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

5. Book value per share.