Comment: Need Help in Answering Required 1 and 2. You have j ust been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the companys financial statements, including comparing Lydexs performance to its major competitors. The companys financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

Lydex Company Comparative Balance Sheet
	This Year		Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	960,000	$	1,260,000
Marketable securities		0		300,000
Accounts receivable, net		2,700,000		1,800,000
Inventory		3,900,000		2,400,000
Prepaid expenses		240,000		180,000
Total current assets		7,800,000		5,940,000
Plant and equipment, net		9,300,000		8,940,000
Total assets	$	17,100,000	$	14,880,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	3,900,000	$	2,760,000
Note payable, 10%		3,600,000		3,000,000
Total liabilities		7,500,000		5,760,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $78 par value		7,800,000		7,800,000
Retained earnings		1,800,000		1,320,000
Total stockholders' equity		9,600,000		9,120,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	17,100,000	$	14,880,000

Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
	This Year		Last Year
Sales (all on account)	$	15,750,000	$	12,480,000
Cost of goods sold		12,600,000		9,900,000
Gross margin		3,150,000		2,580,000
Selling and administrative expenses		1,590,000		1,560,000
Net operating income		1,560,000		1,020,000
Interest expense		360,000		300,000
Net income before taxes		1,200,000		720,000
Income taxes (30%)		360,000		216,000
Net income		840,000		504,000
Common dividends		360,000		252,000
Net income retained		480,000		252,000
Beginning retained earnings		1,320,000		1,068,000
Ending retained earnings	$	1,800,000	$	1,320,000

To begin your assigment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Companys industry:

Current ratio	2.3
Acid-test ratio	1.2
Average collection period	30	days
Average sale period	60	days
Return on assets	9.5	%
Debt-to-equity ratio	0.65
Times interest earned ratio	5.7
Price-earnings ratio	10

Required:

1.

Present the balance sheet in common-size format. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3.) Due to rounding, figures may not fully reconcile down a column.) Answer is not complete Lydex Company Common-Size Balance Sheets This Year Last Year Assets Current assets: Cash 5.6 % 8.5 % Marketable securities 0.0 2.0 Accounts receivable, net 15.8 12.1 Inventory 22.8 16.1 Prepaid expenses 1.4 1.2 Total current assets 45.6 39.9 Plant and equipment, net 54.4 60.1 Total assets 100.0 % 100.0 % Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Current liabilities 22.8 % % Note payable, 10% 21.1 20.2 Total liabilities 43.9 20.2 Stockholders equity: Common stock, $78 par value 45.6 52.4 Retained earnings 10.5 8.9 Total stockholders equity 56.1 61.3 Total liabilities and equity 100.0 % 81.5 % 2. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place i.e., 0.123 is considered as 12.3. Due to rounding, figures may not fully reconcile down a column.) Answer is not complete Lydex Company Common-Size Income Statements This Year Last Year Sales 100.0 % 100.0 % Cost of goods sold 80.0 Gross margin 20.0 Selling and administrative expenses Net operating income Interest expense Net income before taxes Income taxes (30%) Net income % %