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Computing and Interpreting Financial Statement Ratios
Following are selected ratios of Norfolk Southern for 2018 and 2017.
Return on Assets (ROA) Component
2018
2017
Profitability (Net income/Sales)
24.3%
52.2%
Productivity (Sales/Average assets)
0.328
0.309
a. Was the company profitable in 2018?AnswerYesNo
b. Was the company more profitable in 2018 or 2017?Answer20172018
c. Is the change in productivity a positive or negative development?AnswerPositiveNegative
d. Compute the company’s ROA for 2018 and for 2017.Note: Round answers to one decimal places (example: 10.4%).
ROA
2018
Answer
2017
Answer
Question 2. Below are the operating income on sales ratios for three international companies:
Year
Company A
Company B
Company C
2014
4
4
4
2015
5
6
7
2016
8
7
7
2017
5
8
8
2018
4
8
9
Required:
Which company is more profitably over the years?
Measure the stability of this ratio?
Advise the investor on which company he should invest in?
Analyze the financial statements of the company to you in terms of:1. Solvency Ratio: *Equity Ratio
2. Asset Management Ratio: *Invetory Turnover Ratio *Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio *Total Asset Turnover Ratio
3. Debt Management Ratio: *Time Interest Earned Ratio
4. Profitability Ratio: *Operating Margin *Return on Total Assets *Return on Common Equity.…
Chapter 13 Solutions
FINANCIAL ACCT-CONNECT
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