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!

Using ratios to evaluate a stock investment Comparative financial statement data of Garfield Inc. follow: Market price of Garfield’s common stock:$69.36 at December 31 2018 and $38.04 at December 31, 2017. Common shares outstanding 14, 000 on December 31, 2018 and 12,000 on December 31 2017 and 2016.  All sales are on credit. Requirements Compute the following ratios tor 2018 and 2017: a. current ratio b. Cash ratio c. Times-interest-earned ratio d. Inventory turnover e. Gross profit percentage f. Debt to equity ratio g. Rate of return on common stockholder’s equity h. Earnings per share of common stock i. Price/earnings ratio 2. Decide (a) whether Garfield’s ability to pat debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during 2018 and (b) whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased.

Using the financial statements in the image, calculate the following ratios for both the FY 2017 and FY 2018: Current Ratio Quick Ratio Total Asset Turnover  Average Collection  Total Debt to Total Assets Times Interest Earned Net Profit Margin Return on Assets Return on Equity Modified Du Point Equation for FY 2018 PE Ratio Market to Book Ratio

Long-term solvency refers to a company’s ability to pay its long-term obligations. Financing ratios provideinvestors and creditors with an indication of this element of risk.Required:1. Calculate the debt to equity ratio for AGF for 2018. The average ratio for the stocks listed on the New YorkStock Exchange in a comparable time period was 1.0. What information does your calculation provide aninvestor?2. Is AGF experiencing favorable or unfavorable financial leverage?3. Calculate AGF’s times interest earned ratio for 2018. The coverage for the stocks listed on the New YorkStock Exchange in a comparable time period was 5.1. What does your calculation indicate about AGF’s risk?

Financial Statement Analysis Compute for Leverage Ratio for year 2018 - 2020: a. Debt Ratio b. Debt to Equity Ratio c. Time Interest Earned Ratio

Refer to the information in Exercises 1–3 and 1–5 about Mixon Company. Compare the long-term risk and capital structure positions of the company at the end of 2006 and 2005 by computing the following ratios: (a) total debt ratio and (b) times interest earned. Comment on these ratio results.

Ratio Analysis Consider the following information taken from the stockholders equity section: How do you interpret the companys payout and profitability performance? Required: 1. Calculate the following for 2020. (Note. Round answers to two decimal places.) 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Assume 2019 ratios were: and the current year industry averages are: How do you interpret the companys payout and profitability performance?

Debt Management and Short-Term Liquidity Ratios The following items appear on the balance sheet of Figgins Company at the end of 2018 and 2019: Required: Between 2018 and 2019, indicate whether Figgins debt to equity ratio increased or decreased. Also, indicate whether Figgins current ratio increased or decreased. Interpret these ratios.

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.