Critelli Company has provided the following comparative information: Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Net income $1,087,000 $937,100 $787,500 $673,100 $570,400 Interest expense 369,600 337,400 291,400 222,100 176,800 Income tax expense 347,840 262,388 220,500 175,006 136,896 Average total assets 8,936,196 7,916,149 6,785,535 5,812,987 4,981,333 Average stockholders' equity 2,969,945 2,692,816 2,386,364 2,143,631 1,901,333 You have been asked to evaluate the historical performance of the company over the last five years. Selected industry ratios have remained relatively steady at the following levels for the last five years: Industry Ratios Return on total assets 16 % Return on stockholders' equity 33.4 % Times interest earned 4.6 Instructions: Calculate three ratios for Year 1 through Year 5. Round to one decimal place.

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Critelli Company has provided the following comparative information:
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Net income
$1,087,000
$937,100
$787,500
$673,100
$570,400
Interest expense
369,600
337,400
291,400
222,100
176,800
Income tax expense
347,840
262,388
220,500
175,006
136,896
Average total assets
8,936,196
7,916,149
6,785,535
5,812,987
4,981,333
Average stockholders' equity
2,969,945
2,692,816
2,386,364
2,143,631
1,901,333
You have been asked to evaluate the historical performance of the company over the last five years.
Selected industry ratios have remained relatively steady at the following levels for the last five years:
Industry Ratios
Return on total assets
16 %
Return on stockholders' equity
33.4 %
Times interest earned
4.6
Instructions:
Calculate three ratios for Year 1 through Year 5. Round to one decimal place.
a. Return on total assets:
Year 5
Year 4
%
Year 3
%
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Transcribed Image Text:eBook E Print Item Trend Analysis Critelli Company has provided the following comparative information: Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Net income $1,087,000 $937,100 $787,500 $673,100 $570,400 Interest expense 369,600 337,400 291,400 222,100 176,800 Income tax expense 347,840 262,388 220,500 175,006 136,896 Average total assets 8,936,196 7,916,149 6,785,535 5,812,987 4,981,333 Average stockholders' equity 2,969,945 2,692,816 2,386,364 2,143,631 1,901,333 You have been asked to evaluate the historical performance of the company over the last five years. Selected industry ratios have remained relatively steady at the following levels for the last five years: Industry Ratios Return on total assets 16 % Return on stockholders' equity 33.4 % Times interest earned 4.6 Instructions: Calculate three ratios for Year 1 through Year 5. Round to one decimal place. a. Return on total assets: Year 5 Year 4 % Year 3 % Check My Work All work saved.
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Critelli Company has provided the following comparative information:

      Year 5     Year 4     Year 3     Year 2     Year 1
Net income $940,300   $810,600   $681,200   $582,200   $493,400  
Interest expense 319,700   291,800   252,000   192,100   153,000  
Income tax expense 300,896   226,968   190,736   151,372   118,416  
Average total assets 5,779,817   5,103,704   4,360,748   3,704,785   3,153,171  
Average stockholders' equity 1,975,420   1,769,869   1,548,182   1,373,113   1,203,415  

 

You have been asked to evaluate the historical performance of the company over the last five years.

Selected industry ratios have remained relatively steady at the following levels for the last five years:

    Industry Ratios
Return on total assets 21.5 %  
Return on stockholders’ equity 44.4 %  
Times interest earned 4.6  

 

Instructions:

Calculate three ratios for Year 1 through Year 5. Round to one decimal place.

a.  Return on total assets:

Year 5 fill in the blank 1 %
Year 4 fill in the blank 2 %
Year 3 fill in the blank 3 %
Year 2 fill in the blank 4 %
Year 1 fill in the blank 5 %

b.  Return on stockholders’ equity:

Year 5 fill in the blank 6 %
Year 4 fill in the blank 7 %
Year 3 fill in the blank 8 %
Year 2 fill in the blank 9 %
Year 1 fill in the blank 10 %

c.  Times interest earned:

Year 5 fill in the blank 11
Year 4 fill in the blank 12
Year 3 fill in the blank 13
Year 2 fill in the blank 14
Year 1

fill in the blank 15

 

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