Principles of Financial Accounting.
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ISBN: 9781260158601
Author: Wild
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Chapter 14, Problem 3AA
1.
To determine
Compute Company S’s debt-to-equity ratio for the current year and the prior year.
2.
To determine
Identify whether the financing structure of Company S is more risky or less risky in the current year versus the prior year.
3.(a)
To determine
Identify whether the financing structure of Company S in the current year is more risky or less risky than Incorporation A.
3. (b)
To determine
Identify whether the financing structure of Company S in the current year is more risky or less risky than Incorporation G.
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Ratio and Ratio Formula
(in thousands)
2015
2014
2013
Current Industry Average
Liquidity
Current Ratio =Current Asset / Current Liability
9,900/6,300
1.57
1.61
1.62
1.63
Acid Test Ratio or Quick Ratio = (Cash + Marketable securities + Accounts receivable)/Current liabilities
(400+300+3,200)/6,300
0.62
0.64
0.63
0.68
Solvency
Times Interest Earned =Earnings before interest & taxes/interest expense, gross
(7,060+900)/900
8.84
8.55
8.5
8.45
Profitability
Profit margin on sales = net income/sales
7,060/30,500
14%
13.20%
12.10%
13.00%
Productivity
Asset turnover = sales/avg total assets
30,500/6,000+5,400)/2)
1.85
1.84
1.83
1.84
Inventory turnover = COGS/avg inv
17,600/ (6,000+5,400)/2)
3.09
3.17
3.21
3.18
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