Question: Presented here are summarized data from the balance sheets and income statements of Wiper Inc.: WIPER INC. Condensed Balance Sheets December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018
Presented here are summarized data from the balance sheets and income statements of Wiper Inc.:
| WIPER INC. | |||||||||
| Condensed Balance Sheets | |||||||||
| December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 | |||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Current assets | $ | 722 | $ | 949 | $ | 803 | |||
| Other assets | 2,420 | 1,927 | 1,726 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,142 | $ | 2,876 | $ | 2,529 | |||
| Current liabilities | $ | 584 | $ | 837 | $ | 730 | |||
| Long-term liabilities | 1,544 | 1,006 | 874 | ||||||
| Stockholders equity | 1,014 | 1,033 | 925 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 3,142 | $ | 2,876 | $ | 2,529 | |||
| WIPER INC. | ||||||
| Selected Income Statement and Other Data | ||||||
| For the year Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 | ||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| Income statement data: | ||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,057 | $ | 2,920 | ||
| Operating income | 303 | 317 | ||||
| Interest expense | 91 | 72 | ||||
| Net income | 212 | 207 | ||||
| Other data: | ||||||
| Average number of common shares outstanding | 42.0 | 47.4 | ||||
| Total dividends paid | $ | 57.0 | $ | 53.0 | ||
Required:
- Calculate return on investment, based on net income and average total assets, for 2020 and 2019.
- Calculate return on equity for 2020 and 2019.
- Calculate working capital and the current ratio for each of the past three years.
- Calculate earnings per share for 2020 and 2019.
- If Wiper's stock had a price/earnings ratio of 12 at the end of 2020, what was the market price of the stock?
- Calculate the cash dividend per share for 2020 and the dividend yield based on the market price calculated in part e.
- Calculate the dividend payout ratio for 2020.
- Assume that accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, totaled $316 million. Calculate the number of days' sales in receivables at that date.
- Calculate Wiper's debt ratio and debt/equity ratio at December 31, 2020 and 2019.
- Calculate the times interest earned ratio for 2020 and 2019.
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