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imageimage Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] You have just 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 company's financial statements, including comparing Lydex's performance to its major competitors. The company's financial statements for the last two years are as follows: To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry: 2. You decide next to assess the company's stock market performance. Assume that Lydex's stock price at the end of this year is $84 per share and that at the end of last year it was $52. For both this year and last year, compute: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The earnings per share. b. The dividend yield ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock

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