Butler Lumber Case
Butler Lumber Case
Butler Lumber Case
1989
1990
1st Qtr
1991
$1,697
$2,013
$2,694
$718
$183
$1,278
$1,461
Ending inventory
$239
Total cost of goods sold
$1,222
Gross Profit
$475
Operating expenses
$425
Interest expense
$13
Net income before income taxes
$37
Provision for income taxes
$6
Net income
$31
$239
$1,524
$1,763
$326
$1,437
$576
$515
$20
$41
$7
$34
$326
$2,042
$2,368
$418
$1,950
$744
$658
$33
$53
$9
$44
$418
$660
$1,078
$556
$522
$196
$175
$10
$11
$2
$9
a. In the first quarter of 1990 sales were $698,000 and net income was $7,000.
b. Operating expenses include a cash salary for Mr. Butler of $75,000 in 1988, $85,000
in 1989, $95,000 in 1990, and $22,000 in the first quarter of 1991. Mr. Butler also
received some of the perquisites commonly taken by owners of privately held
businesses.
Memo items
Purchases to sales
Cogs to sales
Operating expenses/sales
75.3%
72.0%
25.0%
75.7%
71.4%
25.6%
75.8%
72.4%
24.4%
$58
$171
$239
$468
$126
$594
$49
$222
$325
$596
$140
$736
$41
$317
$418
$776
$157
$933
$31
$345
$556
$932
$162
$1,094
$0
$105
$0
$124
$24
$7
$260
$64
$324
$270
$594
$146
$0
$0
$192
$30
$7
$375
$57
$432
$304
$736
$233
$0
$0
$256
$39
$7
$535
$50
$585
$348
$933
$247
$0
$157
$243
$36
$7
$690
$47
$737
$357
$1,094
Working capital
Nonfinancial working capital
$208
$262
$221
$325
$241
$440
$242
$465
Cash/sales
AR/sales
Net property/sales
Accrued exp/sales
3.4%
10.1%
7.4%
1.4%
2.4%
11.0%
7.0%
1.5%
1.5%
11.8%
5.8%
1.4%
Memo items
1988
1989
1990
Average
Percent of sales
Purchases
Cost of goods sold
Operating expenses
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Fixed assets (net)
Total assets
75.3%
72.0%
25.0%
3.4%
10.1%
14.1%
7.4%
35.0%
75.7%
71.4%
25.6%
2.4%
11.0%
16.1%
7.0%
36.6%
75.8%
72.4%
24.4%
1.5%
11.8%
15.5%
5.8%
34.6%
75.6%
71.9%
25.0%
2.5%
11.0%
15.2%
6.7%
35.4%
43.8%
10.8%
45.5%
51.0%
7.7%
41.3%
57.3%
5.4%
37.3%
50.7%
8.0%
41.4%
Current ratio
Return on sales (margin)
Return on assets
Return on equity
1.80
1.8%
5.2%
11.5%
1.59
1.7%
4.6%
11.2%
1.45
1.6%
4.7%
12.6%
1.61
1.7%
4.9%
11.8%
1.83%
2.86
1.69%
2.74
2.73
1.00
12.59%
18.62%
23.91%
1.63%
2.89
3.07
1.00
14.47%
33.83%
26.77%
Sustainable Growth:
Margin
Asset Turnover
Leverage (using bop equity)
Retention ratio
G-star
Actual Growth (Sales)
Actual Growth (Assets)
$51
$86
$14
$105
$7
$263
$95
$93
$17
$0
$7
$212
1988 to 1990
$78
$17
$132
$15
$233
$475
16.4%
3.6%
27.8%
3.2%
49.1%
100.0%
$146
$179
$31
$105
$14
$475
30.7%
37.7%
6.5%
22.1%
2.9%
100.0%
($29)
$146
$117
($71)
$87
$16
($100)
$233
$133
$105
$14
$7
$126
($9)
$0
$17
$7
$24
($8)
$105
$31
$14
$150
($17)
($9)
($8)
3,600
$418
$2,736
$3,154
$562
$2,592
$1,008
$900
$108
$42
$53
$97
$21
$76
Ending inventory
Total cost of goods sold
Gross Profit
Operating expenses
Operating Profit
Purchase Discounts*
Interest expense**
Net income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Value
$ 3,600
76%
72%
25%
2%
10.50%
34%
$75
$54
7
$661
$797
$43
$840
$424
$1,264
$661
1.50%
12%
6%
10
1.50%
$
7
ROA
ROE
ROBE
5.99%
17.87%
21.76%