The following data is available for Everest Company: Credit Sales $1,702
Net Income $112
Total Current Assets $366
Total Current Liabilities $226
Accounts Receivable, current year $160
Accounts Receivable, prior year $156
Total Stockholders' Equity, current year $550
Total Stockholders' Equity, prior year $500
Retained Earnings, current year $366
Retained Earnings, prior year $346
Market price per share $50
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding during year 46
Required: Compute the following ratios:
A) current ratio
B) average collection period in days
C) return on stockholders' equity
D) price-earnings ratio
E) dividend yield

a. Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities = $366 / $226 = 1.62 to 1

b. Average receivable = (Beginning receivables + Ending receivables) / 2 = ($156 + $160) / 2 = $158

Average collection period = Number of days in year / Credit sales * Average accounts receivable = 365 / $1,702 * $158 = 33.88 days

c. Average Stockholder's equity =   (Beginning equity + Ending equity) / 2 = ($500 + $550) / 2 = $525

Return on stockholder's equity =  Net income / Average stockholder's equity = $112 / $525 = 21.33%  

d. Earnings per share = Net income / Common shares outstanding = $112 / 46 = $2.43 per share

Price earnings ratio = Market price per share / Earnings per share = $50 / $2.43 = 20.58 times

e. Dividends per share = Dividends / Common shares outstanding = $92 / 46 = $2.00 per share

Dividend yield ratio = Dividend per share / Market price per share = $2.00 / $50 = 4.00%

Workings

Beginning retained earnings$346

Add: Net income                            $112

Less: Ending retained earnings   -$366

Dividends                                        $92

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