Below are the ratio results for Abcom for the year 2022. Performance       Operating margin             -18.66% Asset turnover                  0.16 Return on Capital Employed        -7.64%                 Working capital Inventory days  88.88 days          Debtor days        46.18 days Trade creditor days          68.11 days                 Liquidity               Current ratio      0.30       Acid test               0.25               Solvency                                              Interest cover    -2.56                 Shareholder's view                          Return on equity              7.16% Required; Analyse and interpret the meaning of these results.

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Below are the ratio results for Abcom for the year 2022.

Performance      

Operating margin             -18.66%

Asset turnover                  0.16

Return on Capital Employed        -7.64%

               

Working capital

Inventory days  88.88 days         

Debtor days        46.18 days

Trade creditor days          68.11 days

               

Liquidity              

Current ratio      0.30      

Acid test               0.25

             

Solvency                                             

Interest cover    -2.56

               

Shareholder's view                         

Return on equity              7.16%

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Analyse and interpret the meaning of these results.

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