Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation for the fiscal year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common or preferred stock during the year. A total of 800,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.25. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of the year was $18. All of the company's sales are on account.
Required:
Compute the following financial ratios for common stockholders for this year:
Gross margin percentage.
Earnings per share of common stock.
Price-earnings ratio.
Dividend payout ratio.
Dividend yield ratio.
Return on total assets.
Return on common stockholders' equity.
Book value pershare.