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Foundations Of Financial Management

Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen

Business Studies

16th Edition 路 768 pages

ISBN: 9781259277160

Chapter 2: 17BP_c (page 80)

Assume the following data for Cable Corporation and Multi-Media Inc.
Capable corporation
Muli-media inc
Net income
\(31,200
\)140,000
Sales
317,000
2,700,000
Total assets
402,000
965,000
Total debts
163,000
542,000
Stockholder鈥檚 equity
239,000
423,000
c. Discuss the factors from part b that added or detracted from one firm
having a higher return on stockholders鈥� equity than the other firm as
computed in part a.

Short Answer

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The return on stockholder鈥檚 equity of Multimedia Incorporation is more than that of Cable corporation because the return on the sales of Capable corporation has a higher return than Multimedia Incorporation (9.84% vs. 5.19%).

However, Multimedia Incorporation has a higher return than Capable corporation on total assets (14.51% versus 7.76%) because the total asset turnover of Multimedia Incorporation is more than that of the Cable Corporation (279.79% versus 78.86%). This factor alone leads to a higher return on total assets.

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Comparison of return on stockholder’s equity from part a

	Capable corporation	Multimedia Incorporation
Return on stockholder鈥檚 Equity	13.05%	33.10%

Return on stockholder鈥檚 equity of multimedia Incorporation is more than that of Capable corporation because the net income of multimedia incorporation is more than that of Capable corporation.

Comparison of other variables from part b

	Capable corporation	Multimedia Incorporation
Net income to sales	9.84%	5.19%
Net Income to total assets	7.76%	14.51%
Sales to total assets	78.86%	279.79%

Net income to sales of Multimedia incorporation is less than that of Capable corporation due to the increase in the sale of Multimedia incorporation.

Net income to total assets of multimedia incorporation is more than that of Capable corporation because the total assets of Multimedia incorporation are more than that of Capable corporation.

In addition, sales to total assets of Multimedia incorporation are more than that of Capable corporation because the net sales of Multimedia incorporation are more than that of Capable corporation.

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Sales	\( 2790000
Cost of goods sold	1790000
Gross profits	\) 1000000
Selling and administrative expenses	302000
Operating profits	\( 698000
Interest Expense	54800
Income before tax	\) 643200
Taxes 30%	192960
Income after tax	$ 450240

SNIDER CORPORATION
Balance sheet
December 31, 20X1
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	\(52,200
Marketable securities	24,400
Accounts receivable (net)	222,000
Inventory	238,000
Total current assets	\)536,600
Investments	65,900
Plant and equipment	\(615,000
Less: accumulated depreciation	(271,000)
Net plant and equipment	\)344,000
Total assets	\(946,500
Liabilities and stockholder鈥檚 equity
Current liabilities:
Account payables	\)93,400
Notes payable	70,600
Accrued taxes	17,000
Total current liabilities	\(181,000
Long term liabilities:
Bonds payable	\)153,200
Total liabilities	\(334,200
Stockholder鈥檚 equity
Preferred stock, \)50 per value	\(100,000
Common stock, \)1 par value	80,000
Capital paid in excess of par	190,000
Retained earnings	242,300
Total stockholder鈥檚 equity	\(612,300
Total liabilities and stockholder鈥檚 equity	\)946,500

SNIDER CORPORATION
Income statement
For the year ending December 31, 20X1
Sales (on credit)	\(2,064,000
Less: cost of goods sold	1,313,000
Gross profit	\)751,000
Less: selling and administrative expenses	496,000*
Operating profit (EBIT)	\(255,000
Less: interest expenses	26,900
Earning before tax (EBT)	\)228,100
Less: taxes	83,300
Earning after taxes (EAT)	\(144,800

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Comparison of return on stockholder’s equity from part a

Comparison of other variables from part b

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	Capable corporation	Muli-media inc
Net income	\(31,200	\)140,000
Sales	317,000	2,700,000
Total assets	402,000	965,000
Total debts	163,000	542,000
Stockholder鈥檚 equity	239,000	423,000