Question : 145.Will Redmon the CEO of Allistair Holdings, a company that : 1302948

 

145.Will Redmon is the CEO of Allistair Holdings, a company that manufactures and sells eye care products. Will’s annual bonus depends on meeting a profit target of $7,000,000, but late in the fourth quarter, the CFO brought Will the bad news that, based on current orders, it appeared that earnings would be closer to $6,500,000. To deal with the situation, Will and the CFO decided on the following strategy:

The company has firm orders for $2.5 million of merchandise to be delivered in January and February of next year (the company’s fiscal year ends on December 31). Will proposes that the goods be shipped in December to a warehouse where they will be held until required by customers. Customers will be billed in December and receive a special 15 percent discount for accepting ownership upon shipment to the warehouse. Allistair will pay for storage and insurance until the goods are actually delivered to customer locations.

Explain how the strategy may constitute manipulation of earnings.

 

 

 

146.Will Redmon is the CEO of Allistair, a company that manufactures and sells eye care products. Will’s annual bonus depends on meeting a profit target of $7,000,000, but late in the fourth quarter the CFO brought Will the bad news that, based on current orders, it appeared that earnings would be closer to $6,500,000. To deal with the situation, Will and the CFO decided on the following strategy:

The company has firm orders for $2.5 million of merchandise to be delivered in January and February of next year (the company’s fiscal year ends on December 31). Will proposes that the goods be shipped in December to a warehouse where they will be held until required by customers. Customers will be billed in December and receive a special 15 percent discount for accepting ownership upon shipment to the warehouse. Allistair will pay for storage and insurance until the goods are actually delivered to customer locations.

Comment on why and how a comparison of net income versus cash flow from operations may reveal that this action was undertaken.

 

 

147.The following information for Kinnis, Inc., a retail furniture and design firm, is presented at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

December 31

Assets2014              2013

Current assets:

Cash$     42,000              $     54,000

Accounts receivable480,000345,000

Inventory5,010,000              4,950,000

Prepaid expenses      84,000                    79,000

Total current assets5,616,000              5,428,000

Building and equipment 1,591,000              1,193,000

Total assets$7,207,000              $6,621,000

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $   705,000              $   628,000

Bank loan payable 679,000625,000

Other accrued payables     215,000                  315,000

Total current liabilities1,599,000              1,568,000

Long-term debt 1,729,000              1,791,000

Total liabilities 3,328,000                3,359,000

 

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock1,307,000              1,305,000

Retained earnings 2,572,000              1,957,000

Total stockholders’ equity   3,879,000              3,262,000

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity              $7,207,000              $6,621,000

 

There were 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding at the end of both years. The income tax rate is 35%. Interest expense totaled $139,000 for 2014 and $158,000 for 2013. The market price per share was $110 at the end of 2013 and $134 at the end of 2014. Net income was $615,000 for 2014 and $739,000 in 2013. Net sales totaled $4,568,000 and $3,253,000 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

a.Calculate the following for 2014 and 2013:

1.Earnings per share

2.Price–earnings ratio

3.Return on total assets

4.Return on common stockholders’ equity

b.Comment on any trends apparent in the ratios.

 

 

148.Jim Parker is interested in purchasing the stock of Hackett, a company that sells bricks to the construction industry. Before purchasing the stock, Parker would like to learn as much as possible about the company in which he is contemplating the potential investment. However, the only information that Parker has is a portion of Hackett’s annual report for the current year (Year 3), which contains no comparative data other than the summary of the ratios listed below:

 

Year 3Year 2Year 1

Current ratio2.8:12.3:12.1:1

Acid-test ratio 0.8:11.0:11.2:1

Accounts receivable turnover8.9 times10.1 times12.5 times

Inventory turnover6.1 times8.1 times8.3 times

Return on total assets15.50%12.10%10.30%

Return on common stockholders’ equity18.10%14.70%11.90%

Price-earnings ratio12.317.217.7

Earnings per share$1.53$1.52$1.55

 

Is the market price of the company’s stock increasing or decreasing? Support your answer with accounting justification citing specific information in the analysis.

 

 

 

149.Comparative financial statements for Smart Buy are shown below for the year’s ending December 31, 2014 and 2013:

December 31

Assets 20142013

Current assets:

Cash$     14,000                 $  12,458

Accounts receivable45,489              35,486

Inventory39,23932,568

Other        3,400                    2,581

Total current assets102,128               83,093

Long-term investments              128,580              104,600

Property, plant and equipment, net                  789,145              771,258

Total assets$1,019,853              $958,951

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable$     98,789              $ 85,451

Other current liabilities                     3,456                    5,157

Total current liabilities              102,245              90,608

Long-term debt   456,781                414,760

Total liabilities   559,026                505,368

 

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock375,000              375,000

Retained earnings     85,827                  78,583

Total stockholders’ equity                 460,827                453,583

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity              $1,019,853              $958,951

 

Year Ended December 31

20142013

Net sales              $2,281,789              $2,074,354

Cost of goods sold              1,505,981              1,348,330

Gross margin              775,808              726,024

Operating expenses                  458,245                 420,408

Operating income              317,563              305,616

Interest expense                    36,542                   33,181

Earnings before income taxes              281,021              272,435

Income tax expense                    98,357                   95,352

Net earnings              $    182,664              $   177,083

 

Smart Buy had 50,000 common shares outstanding throughout 2014. The December 31, 2014 market price is $43 per share. Calculate the following profitability ratios for 2014 for Smart Buy:

a.Earnings per share

b.Price-earnings ratio

c.Gross margin percentage

d.Return on total assets

e.Return on common stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

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