What do these ratios say about a company it an automobile industry?

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What do these ratios say about a company it an automobile industry?

MEASURES

RATIOS

2017

2016

2015

ACTIVITY RATIOS

INVENTORY TURNOVER

4.4037

3.2289

2.7986

 

TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

0.4103

0.3089

0.5015

 

RECEIVABLES TURNOVER

23.191

20.9551

20.4567

COVERAGE RATIOS

CASH COVERAGE RATIO

0.2016

2.17

-1.865

 

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO

-3.4649

-3.3567

-6.0296

LIQUIDITY RATIOS

CURRENT RATIO

0.8561

1.0743

0.9897

 

QUICK RATIO

0.561

0.719

0.535

SOLVENCY RATIOS

DEBT RATIO

0.8034

0.7391

0.8598

 

TOTAL DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

5.4335

3.5242

6.4011

CASH PERFORMANCE RATIOS

CASH RETURN TO REVENUE

0.2874

0.3279

0.3834

 

CASH RETURN TO ASSETS

-0.002

-0.0055

-0.065

 

CASH RETURN TO EQUITY

-0.0141

-0.0261

-0.484

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

0.1889

0.2285

0.2282

 

RETURN ON ASSET

-0.0872

-0.0503

-0.1279

 

RETURN ON EQUITY

-0.5286

-0.1626

-0.82

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

-0.1905

-0.1104

-0.2196

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