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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter5: The Income Statement And The Statement Of Cash Flows

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Problem 14E: Rate of Change nalyses eiher Company presents the following condcnsed comparative income statements...

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You have been hired as a financial analyst of a firm and your team is working on an independent assessment of XYZ Inc. Your assistant has provided you with the following data for XYZ Inc. and their industry. Ratio Inventory Turnover Receivables in days Debt to Equity 2020 2019 2018 2020- Industry Average R r 62.65 42.42 32.25 94 63 50 115 d 53.25 0.75 0.85 0.90 0.88 Quick Ratio Curr:ent Ratio 1.028 1.03 1.029 1.33 1.21 1.15 1.25 1.031 Required: a) In annual report of firm CEO wrote, we had higher liquidity largely due to an increase in highly liquid current assets (cash, account receivables and short- term marketable securities).” Is the CEO correct? b) What can you say about the firm's collection period and inventory turnover?

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