Walp Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below:

Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $20 thousand. Dividends on preferred stock totaled $10 thousand. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $7.75 per share.
Required:
Compute the following for Year 2:
a. Gross margin percentage.
b. Earnings per share (of common stock).
c. Price-earnings ratio.
d. Dividend payout ratio.
e. Dividend yield ratio.
f. Return on total assets.
g. Return on common stockholders' equity.
h. Book value per share.

Question

Walp Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below:  
  
Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $20 thousand. Dividends on preferred stock totaled $10 thousand. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $7.75 per share.
Required:
Compute the following for Year 2:
a. Gross margin percentage.
b. Earnings per share (of common stock).
c. Price-earnings ratio.
d. Dividend payout ratio.
e. Dividend yield ratio.
f. Return on total assets.
g. Return on common stockholders' equity.
h. Book value per share.

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The Answer of Walp Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below:  
  
Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $20 thousand. Dividends on preferred stock totaled $10 thousand. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $7.75 per share.
Required:
Compute the following for Year 2:
a. Gross margin percentage.
b. Earnings per share (of common stock).
c. Price-earnings ratio.
d. Dividend payout ratio.
e. Dividend yield ratio.
f. Return on total assets.
g. Return on common stockholders' equity.
h. Book value per share.

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