MANCOSA POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PRORCT MANAGEMENT QUESTION REQUIRED Use the information provided below to calculate the following ratios. Where applicable, und e answers to two decimal places 111 Gross profe margin 312 Operating profit margin 31.3 invertory turnover period 31.4 Trade recelvatles peried 31.5 Trade payables period 31 316 Current ratio 3.1.7 Acid test ratio 3.18 Return on capital employed 32 Comment on the control ef debtors by Saturn imited Sugpest TWO 2) ways in which Saturn Limited can improve its operating profit margin. 33 INFORMATION Excerpts of financial data of Satum Limited for 2019 are as follows: STATEMENT OF COMPREHINSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 2600 00 Cost of sales Gros proft Operating profit 1400 000 600 000 40 000 S60 00 Interest expense Proft before tas Tan N STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER: 2019 2008 ASSETS Non-current assets Inventories Accounts recelvable 780000 500 000 240 000 120 000 45L000 1250 p0 EQUITY AND…

Assess the company’s level of liquidity and comment on its ability to meet its short-termfinancial obligations using the following ratios :a. Current Ratiob. Acid-Test or Quick Ratioc. Average collection periodd. Accounts Receivable Turnover ratioe. Inventory Turnover Ratio

Required: (a) You are required to calculate the following ratios:(i) Gross profit margin(ii) Operating profit margin(iii) Expenses to sales(iv) Return on Capital Employed(v) Asset turnover(vi) Non-current asset turnover(vii) Current Ratio(viii) Quick Ratio(ix) Inventory days(x) Receivables days(xi) Payable days(xii) Interest cover  (b) In light of your calculations comment on the performance of the company over thelast two years.

EXHIBIT 2 Selected Financial Data for Tesla, Inc., Years Ended December 31, 2015-2019 (in millions, except per share data) Income Statement Data: Revenues: Automotive sales Automotive leasing Total automotive revenues Energy generation and storage. Services and other Total revenues Cost of revenues: Automotive sales Automotive leasing Total automotive cost of revenues Energy generation and storage Services and other Total cost of revenues. Gross profit (loss) Operating expenses: Research and development Selling, general and administrative Restructuring and other Total operating expenses. Loss from operations Interest income Interest expense Other income (expense), net Loss before income taxes Provision for income taxes 2015 2 $3.432 309 3,741 14 291 4,046 Net loss Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and subsidiaries 2,640 183 2,823 12 287 3,123 924 7.189 922 1,640 (717) 2 (119) (42) (876) 13 $ (889) Years Ended December 31 2016 $5,589 $ 8,535 762 1.107 9,642 1.116 6,351…

Hello! look at the attached images and answer: (a) Calculate ratios for the year ended 31 December 2021 (showing your workings) for Primrose Plc, equivalent to those provided above.  i. Return on year-end capital employed ii. Net asset turnover iii. Gross profit margin iv. Net profit margin v. Current ratio vi. Closing inventory holding period vii. Trade receivables’ collection period viii. Trade payables’ payment period ix. Dividend yield x. Dividend cover (b) Analyse the financial performance and position of Primrose Plc for the year ended 31 December 2021 compared to 31 December 2020.  (c) Explain the uses and the general limitations of ratio analysis.    Thanks a lot!

Match each definition that follows with the term (a–h) it defines.   Question 7 options:   a company's ability to make interest payments and repay debt at maturity   focuses on a company’s ability to generate net income   useful for comparing one company to another or to industry averages   use debt to increase the return on an investment   measures the risk that interest payments will not be made if earnings decrease   the percentage analysis of the relationship of each component in a financial statement to a total within the statement   a percentage analysis of increases and decreases in related items on comparative financial statements   an analysis of a company’s ability to pay its current liabilities   1. solvency 2. leverage 3. times interest earned 4. horizontal analysis 5. vertical analysis 6. common-sized financial statements 7. current position analysis 8.…

Comparative Analysis: Under Armour, Inc., versus Columbia Sportswear Refer to the 10-K reports of Under Armour, Inc., and Columbia Sportswear that are available for download from the companion website at CengageBrain.com. Required: Compare the values and trends of these ratios when evaluating Under Armours and Columbias short-term liquidity.

What information can best be elicited from a receivable ratio? A. company performance with current debt collection B. credit extension effect on cash sales C. likelihood of future customer bankruptcy filings D. an increase in future credit sales to current customers

Refer to the financial state-ment data for Abercrombie Fitch in Problem 4.25 in Chapter 4. Exhibit 5.16 presents risk ratios for Abercrombie Fitch for fiscal Year 3 and Year 4. Exhibit 5.16 REQUIRED a. Compute the amounts of these ratios for fiscal Year 5. b. Assess the changes in the short-term liquidity risk of Abercrombie Fitch between fiscal Year 3 and fiscal Year 5 and the level of that risk at the end of fiscal Year 5. c. Assess the changes in the long-term solvency risk of Abercrombie Fitch between fiscal Year 3 and fiscal Year 5 and the level of that risk at the end of fiscal Year 5.