The current year financial statements for Blue Water Company and Prime Fish Company are presented...

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The current year financial statements for Blue Water Company and Prime Fish Company are presented below.

Blue Water Prime Fish
Balance sheet:
Cash $ 41,500 $ 20,500
Accounts receivable (net) 40,500 32,500
Inventory 96,500 43,000
Property & equipment (net) 147,500 407,000
Other assets 84,500 310,000
Total assets $ 410,500 $ 813,000
Current liabilities $ 96,500 $ 56,500
Long-term debt (interest rate: 15%) 68,500 61,000
Capital stock ($10 par value) 151,500 517,000
Additional paid-in capital 29,500 106,500
Retained earnings 64,500 72,000
Total liabilities and stockholders equity $ 410,500 $ 813,000
Income statement:
Sales revenue (1/2 on credit) $ 439,500 $ 797,000
Cost of goods sold (238,500 ) (400,500 )
Operating expenses (162,000 ) (311,500 )
Net income $ 39,000 $ 85,000
Other data:
Per share stock price at end of current year $ 22.5 $ 20
Average income tax rate 45 % 45 %
Dividends declared and paid in current year $ 33,500 $ 150,500

Both companies are in the fish catching and manufacturing business. Both have been in business approximately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blue Water is more conservative, and as its president has said, We avoid what we consider to be undue risk. Neither company is publicly held.

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1. Complete a schedule that reflects a ratio analysis of each company. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Enter percentage answers rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

Please show your workings. Thanks

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