Question: Financial Statement Ratio Analysis The current year financial statements for two competitors are presented below. Please analyze their financials. Note: if a ratio cannot be
Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
The current year financial statements for two competitors are presented below. Please analyze their financials.
Note: if a ratio cannot be solved given the data provided, please leave it blank. There are a few ratios that cannot be solved given the information provided.
| Blue Water | Prime Fish | ||||||
| Balance sheet: | |||||||
| Cash | $ | 41,400 | $ | 20,600 | |||
| Accounts receivable (net) | 40,000 | 32,200 | |||||
| Inventory | 97,000 | 42,400 | |||||
| Property & equipment (net) | 146,000 | 405,800 | |||||
| Other assets | 84,400 | 309,000 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 408,800 | $ | 810,000 | |||
| Current liabilities | $ | 97,000 | $ | 55,000 | |||
| Long-term debt (interest rate: 10%) | 67,800 | 60,800 | |||||
| Capital stock ($10 par value) | 150,800 | 516,000 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 29,400 | 106,400 | |||||
| Retained earnings | 63,800 | 71,800 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ | 408,800 | $ | 810,000 | |||
| Income statement: | |||||||
| Sales revenue (1/3 on credit) | $ | 441,000 | $ | 798,000 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | (239,000 | ) | (400,400 | ) | |||
| Operating expenses | (161,800 | ) | (311,400 | ) | |||
| Net income | $ | 40,200 | $ | 86,200 | |||
| Other data: | |||||||
| Per share stock price at end of current year | $ | 22.4 | $ | 19 | |||
| Average income tax rate | 30 | % | 30 | % | |||
| Dividends declared and paid in current year | $ | 33,400 | $ | 150,000 | |||
Both companies are in the fish catching and manufacturing business. Both have been in business approximately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blue Water is more conservative, and as its president has said, We avoid what we consider to be undue risk. Neither company is publicly held.
Required:
1. Complete a schedule that reflects a ratio analysis of each company. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Enter percentage answers rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

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