Two competitors in the construction supply industry report the following selected financial data:     Company A Company B Sales $ 46,570   $ 66,176   Net income   1,853     2,650   Operating cash flows   3,954     5,095   Total assets, beginning   33,355     40,527   Total assets, ending   31,675     42,114         1. Calculate the cash return on assets, cash flow to sales ratio, and asset turnover ratio for each company. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)   Cash return on assets:  Company A:_______% Company B:_______%   Cash flow to sales:  Company A:_______% Company B:_______%   Asset turnover:  Company A:_______times Company B:_______times       2-a. Which company has the better cash flow to sales ratio? multiple choice 1 Company A Company B     2-b. Which company has the better asset turnover ratio? multiple choice 2 Company A Company B

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Two competitors in the construction supply industry report the following selected financial data:
 

  Company A Company B
Sales $ 46,570   $ 66,176  
Net income   1,853     2,650  
Operating cash flows   3,954     5,095  
Total assets, beginning   33,355     40,527  
Total assets, ending   31,675     42,114  
   

 

1. Calculate the cash return on assets, cash flow to sales ratio, and asset turnover ratio for each company. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

 

Cash return on assets: 

Company A:_______%

Company B:_______%

 

Cash flow to sales: 

Company A:_______%

Company B:_______%

 

Asset turnover: 

Company A:_______times

Company B:_______times

 

 

 

2-a. Which company has the better cash flow to sales ratio?

multiple choice 1

  • Company A
  • Company B

 

 

2-b. Which company has the better asset turnover ratio?

multiple choice 2

  • Company A
  • Company B

 

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