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Investing Lesson 3
Quiz: How to Analyze a Balance Sheet

For $1,000,000...

Ruby's Coffee Roasters
Consolidated Balance Sheet - December 31, 2001

Assets    
Current Assets

March 3, 2001

February 26, 2000

   Cash and Cash Equivalents $39,183,329 $21,309,139
   Short Term Investments $389,109,377 $193,311,150
   Net Receivables $110,500,00 $96,500,00
   Inventory $41,099,283 $25,100,590
   Other Current Assets $7,109,000 $4,500,100
Total Current Assets $476,500,989 $244,220,979
Long Term Assets    
   Long Term Investments $10,450,000 $8,200,000
   Property Plant and Equipment $74,500,000 $72,000,000
   Goodwill N/A N/A
   Intangible Assets $1,500,000 $1,500,000
   Accumulated Amortization N/A N/A
   Other Assets $4,029,500 $2,502,000
   Deferred Long Term Asset Charges N/A N/A
Total Assets $566,980,489 $328,422,979
     
Current Liabilities    
   Accounts Payable $144,110,000 $136,787,000
   Short Term and Long Term Debt N/A $39,179,000
   Other Current Liabilities N/A N/A
Total Current Liabilities $144,110,000 $175,966,000
   Long Term Debt $11,402,000 $8,750,000
   Other Liabilities $9,490,000 $9,430,000
   Deferred Long Term Liability Charges N/A N/A
   Minority Interest N/A N/A
   Negative Goodwill N/A N/A
Total Liabilities $165,002,000 $194,146,000
     
Stockholders' Equity    
   Misc Stock Option Warrants N/A N/A
   Redeemable Preferred Stock N/A N/A
   Preferred Stock N/A N/A
   Common Stock $14,200,000 $14,200,000
   Retained Earnings $125,817,154 $108,390,481
   Treasury Stock ($37,633,000) ($32,115,926)
   Capital Surplus $24,500,000 $19,200,000
   Other Stockholders' Equity $100,000 $100,000
Total Stockholders' Equity $401,978,489 $134,276,979
Net Tangible Assets $400,478,489 $132,776,979

An acquisition company bought the above business for $3,498,029,210 in stock and cash.  It amortized the goodwill charges over the maximum allowable time period.  The acquisition company had 147,209,398 shares outstanding and earnings of $240,300,918.29 the following year.  After goodwill charges, how much will the company's earnings per share be?
a) $0.9720 per share b) $1.11 per share
c) $1.1509 per share d) $1.5023 per share


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