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vertical analsis Martin Manufacturing Company Historical Ratios RATIOS ACTUAL 2001 ACTUAL 2002 ACTUAL 2003 INCREASE (DECREASE) INDUSTRY AVERAGE Current ratio 1.7
Purchase the company Raise the price by 15% Try the best to keep Zurawski as the full time driver Try to get a $4,000 short term bank loan to finance
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Martin Manufacturing Company
Historical Ratios
RATIOS ACTUAL 2001 ACTUAL 2002 ACTUAL 2003 INCREASE
(DECREASE) INDUSTRY
AVERAGE
Current ratio 1.7 1.8 2.5 0.7 1.5
Quick Ratio 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.4 1.2
Inventory turnover (times) 5.2 5.0 5.3 0.3 10.2
Average collection period (days) 50.0 55.0 58.0 3.0 46.0
Total asset turnover (times) 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.1 2.0
Debt Ratio (%) 45.8 54.3 57.0 2.7 24.5
Times interest earned ratio 2.2 1.9 1.6 (0.3) 2.5
Gross profit margin (%) 27.5 28.0 27.0 (1.0) 26.0
Net profit margin (%) 1.1 1.0 0.7 (0.4) 1.2
Return on total assets (ROA %) 1.7 1.5 1.1 (0.4) 2.4
Return on common equity (ROE %) 3.1 3.3 2.5 (0.8) 3.2
Price / earning (P/E) ratio 33.5 38.7 34.5 (4.2) 43.4
Market/ book (M/B) ratio 1.0 1.1 0.9 (0.2) 1.2
Analysis
Liquidity:
The current ratio and quick ratios for the year 2003 are at 2.5 and 1.3, which are both higher than the industry average. The company has enough to cover short term bills and expenses. Both the current and quick ratios are showing an upward trend compared to 2001 and 2002. The current assets decreased by $ 20,264 to $ 1,531,181 and the current liabilities also decreased considerably by $255,402 to $616,000, a 29.3% decline, thus making the current ratio jump to a 2.5. The biggest decline was seen is accounts payable which decreased by $170,500 to $230,000, a decline of 42.6 %.
Activity:
The inventory turnover is almost half compared to the industry average, although it managed to increase by 0.3 compared to 2002. The company needs to maintain a constant cost of goods sold and at the same time manage inventory more efficiently to maintain market competitiveness. The average collection period also increased slightly to 58 days, three days increase compared to 2002. The company needs to negotiate or persuade on efficient...
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