Chapter3: Evaluation Of Financial Performance
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Total assets
Total equity (all common)
Total debt
Annual interest
Total sales
EBIT
Earnings available for
common stockholders
Pelican Paper, Inc.
$10,800,000
9,600,000
1,200,000
120,000
25,000,000
6,250,000
3,690,000
Timberland Forest, Inc.
$10,800,000
6,100,000
4,700,000
470,000
25,000,000
6,250,000
3,450,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F553f4f5a-ebc3-465d-ae10-30fadeaa7064%2Fe407f65b-53de-47d5-bd96-ea27decffe4d%2F4fin1t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Item
Total assets
Total equity (all common)
Total debt
Annual interest
Total sales
EBIT
Earnings available for
common stockholders
Pelican Paper, Inc.
$10,800,000
9,600,000
1,200,000
120,000
25,000,000
6,250,000
3,690,000
Timberland Forest, Inc.
$10,800,000
6,100,000
4,700,000
470,000
25,000,000
6,250,000
3,450,000
![The relationship between financial leverage and profitability Pelican Paper, Inc., and Timberland Forest, Inc., are rivals in the manufacture of craft papers. Some financial statement values for each company follow. Use them in a ratio analysis that compares the firms'
financial leverage and profitability.
a. Calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. Discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other.
(1) Debt ratio
(2) Times interest earned ratio
b. Calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies. Discuss their profitability relative to each other.
(1) Operating profit margin
(2) Net profit margin
(3) Return on total assets
(4) Return on common equity
c. In what way has the larger debt of Timberland Forest made it more profitable than Pelican Paper? What are the risks that Timberland's investors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of Pelican's?
a. The debt ratio for Pelican is %. (Round to one decimal place.)
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Transcribed Image Text:The relationship between financial leverage and profitability Pelican Paper, Inc., and Timberland Forest, Inc., are rivals in the manufacture of craft papers. Some financial statement values for each company follow. Use them in a ratio analysis that compares the firms'
financial leverage and profitability.
a. Calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. Discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other.
(1) Debt ratio
(2) Times interest earned ratio
b. Calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies. Discuss their profitability relative to each other.
(1) Operating profit margin
(2) Net profit margin
(3) Return on total assets
(4) Return on common equity
c. In what way has the larger debt of Timberland Forest made it more profitable than Pelican Paper? What are the risks that Timberland's investors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of Pelican's?
a. The debt ratio for Pelican is %. (Round to one decimal place.)
C
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