The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates over 2,200 home improvement retail stores and is a competitor of Lowe's (LOW). The following data (in millions) were adapted from recent financial statements of The Home Depot. Year 2 Year 1 Total assets $39,946 $40,518 Total liabilities 30,624 27,996 Total stockholders’ equity 9,322 12,522 Earnings per share $4.74 $3.78 1. Compute the debt ratio for Years 1 and 2. Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Debt ratio _______% _______% 2. Given your answer to part (1), what is the ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets? Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets _______% _______% 3. Compute the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity. Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity _______% _______%
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates over 2,200 home improvement retail stores and is a competitor of Lowe's (LOW). The following data (in millions) were adapted from recent financial statements of The Home Depot. Year 2 Year 1 Total assets $39,946 $40,518 Total liabilities 30,624 27,996 Total stockholders’ equity 9,322 12,522 Earnings per share $4.74 $3.78 1. Compute the debt ratio for Years 1 and 2. Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Debt ratio _______% _______% 2. Given your answer to part (1), what is the ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets? Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets _______% _______% 3. Compute the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity. Round to one decimal place. Year 2 Year 1 Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity _______% _______%
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Debt and price-earnings ratios
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates over 2,200 home improvement retail stores and is a competitor of Lowe's (LOW). The following data (in millions) were adapted from recent financial statements of The Home Depot.
Year 2 | Year 1 | ||||
Total assets | $39,946 | $40,518 | |||
Total liabilities | 30,624 | 27,996 | |||
Total |
9,322 | 12,522 | |||
Earnings per share | $4.74 | $3.78 |
1. Compute the debt ratio for Years 1 and 2. Round to one decimal place.
Year 2 | Year 1 | |
Debt ratio | _______% | _______% |
2. Given your answer to part (1), what is the ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets? Round to one decimal place.
Year 2 | Year 1 | |
Ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets | _______% | _______% |
3. Compute the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity. Round to one decimal place.
Year 2 | Year 1 | |
Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity | _______% | _______% |

Transcribed Image Text:Debt and price-earnings ratios
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates over 2,200 home improvement retail stores and is a competitor of Lowe's (LOW). The following data (in
millions) were adapted from recent financial statements of The Home Depot.
Year 2
Year 1
Total assetS
$39,946 $40,518
Total liabilities
30,624
27,996
Total stockholders' equity
9,322
12,522
Earnings per share
$4.74
$3.78
1. Compute the debt ratio for Years 1 and 2. Round to one decimal place.
Year 2
Year 1
Debt ratio
0.8 x %
0.7
X %
2. Given your answer to part (1), what is the ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets? Round to one decimal place.
Year 2
Year 1
Ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets
0.2 X %
0.3| х %
3. Compute the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity. Round to one decimal place.
Year 2
Year 1
Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity
3.3
X %
2.2 X %
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