Hussain, Inc.'s income statement and other financial information for the current year is presented below. Hussain, Inc.Income StatementFor the year ended December 31Sales revenue$159,131  Cost of goods sold 64,360  Gross profit 94,771  Selling, general and administrative expenses 11,385  Operating income 83,386  Interest expense 2,847  Income before taxes 80,539  Income tax expense 3,414  Net income$77,125   Balance sheet information: Current assets$250,000 Noncurrent assets 500,000 Current liabilities 50,000 Long-term debt 100,000 Required:Part a. Perform vertical analysis of the income statement. (Round to the nearest whole percentage.)Part b. Calculate the debt-to-assets ratio. (Round to two decimal places.)Part c. Calculate the times interest

earned ratio. (Round to two decimal places.)Part d. Evaluate the company's solvency.

What will be an ideal response?


Part a

Hussain, Inc.
Income Statement
For the year ended December 31
AmountPercent
Sales revenue $159,131100.0
Cost of goods sold 64,360 40.0
Gross profit 94,77160.0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 11,385 7.0
Operating income 83,38652.0
Interest expense 2,847 2.0
Income before taxes 80,53951.0
Income tax expense 3,414 2.0
Net income$ 77,125 48.0

Part b

Debt to Assets = Total liabilities ÷ Total assets
= $150,000 ÷ $750,000 = 0.20

Part c
Times interest earned = (Net income + Interest expense + Income tax) ÷ Interest expense
= ($77,125 + $2,847 + $3,414) = $83,386 ÷ $2,847 = 29.29

Part d
Judging from the analysis above, Hussain, Inc. appears to be solvent. It has relatively little debt with a debt-to-assets ratio of 20%, and it is easily able to cover interest payments with a times interest earned ratio of 29.29.

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