1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Aneli [31]
3 years ago
13

The relationship between financial leverage and profitability Pelican Paper, Inc., and Timberland Forest, Inc., are rivals in th

e manufacture of craft papers. Some financial statement values for each company follow. Use them in a ratio analysis that compares the firms' financial leverage and profitability.
Items Pelican Paper, INC Timberland Forest, INC
Total assets $10,000,000 $10,000,000
Total equity 9,000,000 5,000,000
Total Debt 1,000,000 5,000,000
Annual Interest 100,000 500,000
Total Sales 25,000,000 25,000,000
EBIT 6,250,000 6,250,000
Earnings available for
common stockholders
3,690,000 3,450,000
A) Calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. Discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other.
1. debt ratio
2. times interest earned ratio
B) Calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies. Disuss their profitability relative to one another.
1. Operating profit margin
2. Net profit margin
3. Return on total assets
4. Return on common equity
C) In what way has the larger debt of Timberland Forest made it more profitable than Pelican Paper? What are the risks that Timberland's inestors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of Pelicans?
Business
1 answer:
OLEGan [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Pelican Paper, Inc., and Timberland Forest, Inc.

Financial leverage and profitability Ratio Analysis

A. Computation of debt and coverage ratios:

1. debt ratio  = Total debt to Total assets x 100

Pelican = $1,000,000/$10,000,000 x 100

= 10%

Timberland =v$5,000,000/$10,000,000 x 100

= 50%

2. times interest earned ratio = EBIT/Interests

Pelican = $6,250,000/$100,000

= 62.5 times

Timberland = $6,250,000/$500,000

= 12.5 times

A discussion of their financial risk and ability to cover the costs:

Pelican Paper's financial leverage is 10% compared to Timberland's 50%, showing that debt creditors finance and lay claim to half of the company's assets.  This is very high and not attractive to potential investors and creditors.  Timberland has already hampered its ability to borrow more as it is highly leveraged.  Whereas Pelican Paper can meet its debt obligations and pay its interest expenses 62.5 times from current earnings, these pale in comparison with Timberland's 12.5 times, further jeopardizing its opportunities for more debt financing.

B. Calculation of the profitability ratios:

1. Operating profit margin  = EBIT/Sales x 100

Pelican Paper = $6,250,000/$25,000,000 x 100 = 25%

Timberland = $6,250,000/$25,000,000 x 100 = 25%

2. Net profit margin  = (EBIT less Interest)/Sales x 100

Pelican Paper = ($6,250,000 - $100,000)/$25,000,000 x 100

= $6,150,000/$25,000,000 x 100 = 24.6%

Timberland = ($6,250,000 - $500,000)/$25,000,000 x 100

= $5,750,000/$25,000,000 x 100 = 23%

3. Return on total assets  = EBIT/Total Assets x 100

Pelican Paper = $6,250,000/$10,000,000 x 100

= 62.5%

Timberland = $6,250,000/$10,000,000 x 100

= 62.5%

4. Return on common equity = Earnings available to Common Stockholders/Equity x 100

Pelican = $3,690,000/$9,000,000 x 100

= 41%

Timberland = $3,450,000/$5,000,000 x 100

= 69%

A discussion of their profitability relative to one another:

The two companies make the same level of operating profit margin at 25%, but Pelican's net profit margin of 24.6% is better than Timberland's 23%.  They show that Pelican's management has better ability to control expenses than Timberland's.

The returns on assets are similar for both companies, but Timberland performed better than Pelican Paper in terms of the return on equity.  This shows that Timberland with ROE of 69% is making larger returns for its common stockholders than Pelican because it is leveraging debts, whose interests are tax-deductible, and also using less equity in generating the returns.

C. The larger debt of Timberland has made it more profitable than Pelican Paper because the debt interests are deductible from EBIT before tax expense is computed and it reduces the tax burden for the company, thus making it to pay less tax and saving more profits for distribution to its stockholders.

However, this higher return to the investors in Timberland also comes with higher risks, as the investors are exposed to debt risks, higher pressure to satisfy debt creditors, heightened interference and oversight from creditors since they own half of the assets of the company, and an increased threat of business takeover in case of debt default.

Explanation:

a) Data:

Items                        Pelican Paper, INC    Timberland Forest, INC

Total assets              $10,000,000               $10,000,000

Total equity                  9,000,000                   5,000,000

Total Debt                     1,000,000                   5,000,000

Annual Interest                100,000                      500,000

Total Sales                 25,000,000                25,000,000

EBIT                              6,250,000                  6,250,000

Earnings available for  common

stockholders               3,690,000                   3,450,000

b) Ratio computation and analysis help companies to compare their performances and positions with competitors.  They can spot risks facing a company and even point out ways to address such business risks.

You might be interested in
Meiji Isetan Corp. of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisio
abruzzese [7]

Answer:

Please check the info below

Explanation:

1. For Osaka

Margin =  Net Operating Income / Sales *100

= $ 792000 / $9900000 *100

= 8.00%

Turnover = Sales / Average Operating Assets * 100

= $ 9900000 / $ 2475000 * 100

= 4.00%

ROI =  Margin * Turnover

= 8% *4 %

= 32.00%

Hence the correct answer is 32.00%

For Yokohama :

Margin =  Net Operating Income / Sales *100

= $ 2900000 / $ 29000000*100

= 10.00%

Turnover = Sales / Average Operating Assets * 100

= $ 29000000 / $ 14500000* 100

= 2.00%

ROI =  Margin * Turnover

= 10% *2 %

= 20.00%

Hence the correct answer is 20.00%

2. The correct answer is  

Osaka = $ 371,250

Yokohama = $ 435,000

3. The correct answer is No

This is because since Osaka has a higher ROI, Yokohama’s greater amount of residual income is not an indication that it is better managed

4 0
3 years ago
A company determined that the budgeted cost of producing a product is $30 per unit. On June 1, there were 80,000 units on hand,
Alla [95]

Answer:

$10,200,000.

Explanation:

End inventory + Sales - Begin inventory = # of units that need to be produced

# of units that need to be produced @  $30 per = Your answer

4 0
3 years ago
An investor who owns a bond with a 9% coupon that pays interest semi-annually and matures in three years is considering its sale
tino4ka555 [31]

Answer:

0

Explanation:

7 0
3 years ago
Which of the following factors does not affect the initial market price of a stock?
MissTica

Answer:

The correct answer is (C)

Explanation:

Generally the common stocks worth per share is normally a limited quantity, for example, $0.05 or $0.01 and it has no association with the market estimation of the price of stock. The standard worth is once in a while referred to as the regular stocks.  The par value has no connection with the price of the stock.

7 0
3 years ago
Tyson (48 years old) owns a traditional IRA with a current balance of $50,000. The balance consists of $30,000 of deductible con
kvasek [131]

Answer:

$12,500 income tax; $1,250 penalty

Explanation:

The distribution from the traditional IRA is fully taxable since he Tyson receives a distribution of the entire $50,000 balance of his traditional IRA

($50,000 x 25%) = $12,500.

Therefore Tyson must pay a 10% penalty on the portion of the distribution that he did not contribute to a Roth IRA despite Tyson receives a distribution of the entire $50,000 balance of his traditional IRA in which he retains $12,500 to pay tax on the distribution

($12,500 x 10%) =$1,250

Therefore $12,500 will be his income tax amount and $1,250 will be his penalty amount

8 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • A firm has current liabilities of $500, a current ratio of 1.5, and a quick ratio of 1.1. calculate the level of inventory for t
    9·1 answer
  • A gym buys uniforms for its employees. all of the uniforms are in a men's large, and the gym hires only people who will comforta
    14·1 answer
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics and Amway (multi-layer marketing companies) sell their products through home and office sales parties, online
    5·1 answer
  • When a shotgun fires, a sequence of events takes place. After the hunter pulls the trigger, what is the next event in the sequen
    14·2 answers
  • Money for a personal loan is usually issued to the borrower
    7·2 answers
  • Which of the following is an application of​ conservatism? A. reporting inventory at the lower of cost or market B. using the sa
    13·1 answer
  • A U.S. Treasury bond will pay a lump sum of $1,000 exactly 3 years from today. The nominal interest rate is 6%, semiannual compo
    14·1 answer
  • Bedford had this info at the end of 2015, its first year of operations: No other permanent or temporary differences exist. The l
    15·1 answer
  • The _________________ assesses how likely a customer is to not purchase from one of the companies in the market but instead use
    5·1 answer
  • Knowledge Check 01 On January 1, Year 1, Abbott Company granted 92,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exer
    6·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!