Hasbro (HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (MAT), are the two largest toy companies in North America. Liability and stockholders’ equity data from recent balance sheets are shown for each company below (in millions):   Hasbro Mattel Current liabilities $ 1,065   $ 1,646   Long-term debt 1,952   2,274   Total liabilities $ 3,017   $ 3,920   Total stockholders' equity 1,704   2,633   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,721   $

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Hasbro (HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (MAT), are the two largest toy companies in North America. Liability and stockholders’ equity data from recent balance sheets are shown for each company below (in millions):

  Hasbro Mattel
Current liabilities $ 1,065   $ 1,646  
Long-term debt 1,952   2,274  
Total liabilities $ 3,017   $ 3,920  
Total stockholders' equity 1,704   2,633  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,721   $ 6,553  

The income from operations and interest expense from the income statement for both companies were as follows (in millions):

  Hasbro Mattel
Income from operations before tax $604   $464  
Interest expense 97   85  

a.  Determine the debt ratio for both companies. Round to one decimal place.

Hasbro ? %
Mattel, Inc. ? %

b.  Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity for both companies. Round to one decimal place.

Hasbro
Mattel, Inc. ?

c.  Determine the times interest earned for both companies. Round to one decimal place.

Hasbro ?
Mattel, Inc. ?

c.  What conclusions can be drawn from these data as to the ability of these two companies to meet their interest obligations?

(earnings appear more than enough for both companies to make their required interest payments/earnings appear to insufficient for Hsbro to make it required interest payments/earings appear to insufficient for Mattel to make its required interst payments/earning for both companies are insufficient for them to make their required interest payments)

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