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For each individual ratio for each company, Your comments for each ratio should include more than just a definition or increase or decrease of the ratio. You should focus on interpreting each ratio numberfor the company and support your comments. Use the ratio results by category to form and support conclusion by Liquidity, Solvency and Profitability. Then use to complete the  Overall Conclusion as to the financial results of the company (ratios described in the chapters covered and summarized in Chapter 14 of your textbook). Conclude by stating whether the company is the better employment /investment opportunity and why. Stargel Inc. Comparative Balance Sheet December 31, 20Y2 and 20Y1       20Y2     20Y1 Assets   Current assets:       Cash $500,000   $400,000     Marketable securities 1,010,000   1,000,000     Accounts receivable (net) 740,000   510,000     Inventories 1,190,000   950,000     Prepaid expenses 250,000   229,000       Total current assets…

TRUE OR FALSE: Read each sentence carefully and determine whether the statement True or False. Write your answers in the space provided before the number. 1. Financial statement analysis uses computational and analytical techniques to evaluate the company's risks, performance, financial health, and future prospects with the objective of making economic decisions. 2. Return on asset is an operational efficiency ratio. 3. Profitability ratios measure the ability of the company's assets to generate sales. 4. Gross profit margin provides an indication of the company's average pricing policy 5. Given equal gross profit margin, the company with the lower operating income margin has higher operating expenses as a percentage of sales and has leaner operations. Written Works Below are the comparative Statement of Comprehensive Income & Statement of Financial Position of Ellane Company & Lanie Company: Statement of Comprehensive Income Ellane Company 2013 Melanie Company 2014 2013 2014 Net Sales…

. Explain the factors used in the formula, how the ratio assists the investor in evaluating a company’s performance, and whether it assesses liquidity, solvency, or profitability.

To evaluate a company’s performance, investors need a benchmark to which they can compare its financial ratios. What are some of the problems associated with these comparisons?

Explain why balance sheet accounts are generally “averaged” and income statement figures are just lifted from the income statement when using them as factors in a particular financial statement ratio? How do the DuPont technique helps the firm’s managers to further analyze its returns?

Describe some different types of ratios and how they are used to assess performance. Explain the components of the formula and the order of operations to calculate them. Discuss what these ratios say about the financial health of the organization. Determine why it is sometimes misleading to compare a company's financial ratios with those of other firms that operate within the same industry. Support your response with an example from your research.

Here you will find some income statements and balance sheets for Sears Holdings (SHLD) and Taget Corp (TGT). Assume that you are a financial manager at Sear and want to compare your firm’s situation with that of Target. Calculate represenatative ratios for liquidity, asset management efficiency, financial leverage (capital structure), and profitability for both Sears and Target. How would you summarize the financial performance of Sears compared to target (its benchmark firm)? Include Sears and Targets current ratio, acid-test ratio, average collection period, accounts receivable turnover, inventory turnover, debt ratio, timed interest earned, total asset turnover, fixed asset turnover, gross profit margin, operating profit margin, net profit margin, operating return on assets, and return on equity.

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We have all heard of Return on Investment or (ROI). Please research anddescribe five other business metrics that you may use in your analysis withyour business plan.Also, please describe how these ratios are calculated for example...Quick Ratio or Acid Test, Cash + Accounts Receivable ÷ Current Liabilities.

Describe some different types of ratios and how they are used to assess performance. Explain the components of the formula and the order of operations to calculate them. Discuss what these ratios say about the financial health of the organization. Determine why it is sometimes misleading to compare a company's financial ratios with those of other firms that operate within the same industry.

One of the most important applications of ratio analysis is to compare a company’s performance with that of other players in the industry or to compare its own performance over a period of time. Such analyses are referred to as a comparative analysis and trend analysis, respectively. A) A common size analysis requires the representation of financial statement data relative to a single financial statement item (or base account or value). What is the most commonly used base item for a common size balance sheet? Net income   Earnings before interest and taxes   Total assets   Net sales     Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc. over the past three years. The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the company’s relevant…

Evaluate the benefits and the limits of financial ratio analysis. What other type(s) of analysis should accompany financial ratio analysis in order to assess more accurately the performance and the strategy of a company?

One of the most important applications of ratio analysis is to compare a company's performance with that of other players in the industry or to compare its own performance over a period of time. Such analyses are referred to as a comparative analysis and trend analysis, respectively. A common size analysis requires the representation of financial statement data relative to a single financial statement item (or base account or value). What is the most commonly used base item for a common size balance sheet? O Earnings before interest and taxes ONet sales ONet income O Total assets Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Cute Camel Woodcraft Company over the past three years. The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the company's relevant financial data, made reasonable…

When converting dollar amounts on our financial statements to percentages for vertical analysis, what is it that makes this an easier way to compare companies to each other? A It provides a way for outside stakeholders to understand the numbers better in an easier format B It forces us to look closer at our financial statements to ensure we don't have missing amounts C It allows us to compare things based on growth or decline easier than comparing dollar amounts that could be vastly different values D It allows the analysis of numbers too large to comprehend by most stakeholders

Please see below. Be sure to include an explanation as well. If you were a user of financial statements, what type of ratio/analysis do you think would be most important to use to make sure the company you have invested in is doing well?  What would you look for in a company that you were considering investing in?

Analysis of Financial Statements Use the Internet or Strayer University Library databases to research instances when a company's financial ratios did not align with those of other firms that operate within the same industry. Post a Response Describe some different types of ratios and how they are used to assess performance. Explain the components of the formula and the order of operations to calculate them. Discuss what these ratios say about the financial health of the organization. Determine why it is sometimes misleading to compare a company's financial ratios with those of other firms that operate within the same industry. Support your response with an example from your research. Respond to a Peer Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts. Read a post by one of your peers and provide a substantive response, making sure to extend the conversation by asking questions, offering rich ideas, or sharing personal connections. Reply