Five Measures of Solvency or Profitability The balance sheet for Bearing Industries Inc. at the end...

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Five Measures of Solvency or Profitability The balance sheet for Bearing Industries Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following: Bonds payable, 6% Preferred $10 stock, $50 par Common stock, $8 par $1,200,000 50,500 258,560 Income before income tax was $201,600, and income taxes were $29,900, for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $62,378. The common stock was selling for $55 per share at the end of the year. Determine each of the following. Round answers to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts which should be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Use the rounded answers for subsequent requirements, if required. a. Times interest earned ratio b. Earnings per share on common stock c. Price-earnings ratio d. Dividends per share of common stock e. Dividend yield times 96 Five Measures of Solvency or Profitability The balance sheet for Bearing Industries Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following: Bonds payable, 6% Preferred $10 stock, $50 par Common stock, $8 par $1,200,000 50,500 258,560 Income before income tax was $201,600, and income taxes were $29,900, for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $62,378. The common stock was selling for $55 per share at the end of the year. Determine each of the following. Round answers to one decimal place, except for dollar amounts which should be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Use the rounded answers for subsequent requirements, if required. a. Times interest earned ratio b. Earnings per share on common stock c. Price-earnings ratio d. Dividends per share of common stock e. Dividend yield times 96

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