Measures of liquidity, solvency, and profitability The comparative financial statements of Marshall Inc. are as follows. The market price of Marshall common stock was 82.60 on December 31, 20Y2. Instructions Determine the following measures for 20Y2 (round to one decimal place, including percentages, except for per-share amounts): 1. Working capital 2. Current ratio 3. Quick ratio 4. Accounts receivable turnover 5. Number of days sales in receivables 6. Inventory turnover 7. Number of days sales in inventory 8. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities 9. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders equity 10. Times interest earned 11. Asset turnover 12. Return on total assets 13. Return on stockholders equity 14. Return on common stockholders equity 15. Earnings per share on common stock 16. Price-earnings ratio 17. Dividends per share of common stock 18. Dividend yield

Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Latchkey Company follows: a. Determine the ratio of sales to assets for 2016 and 2015. b. Does the change in the ratio of sales to assets from 2015 to 2016 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?

Compute the following profitability measures for Esplanade Enterprises for 20-2: (a) Profit margin ratio (b) Return on assets (ROA) (c) Return on common stockholders equity (ROE) (d) Earnings per share of common stock (EPS)

Ratio Analysis Consider the following information taken from the stockholders equity section: How do you interpret the companys payout and profitability performance? Required: 1. Calculate the following for 2020. (Note. Round answers to two decimal places.) 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Assume 2019 ratios were: and the current year industry averages are: How do you interpret the companys payout and profitability performance?

discuss the result of the company's key financial ratios from 2014 to 2018

Using the fiscal year end 2019 annual report for General Mills, Inc. and the figures from the 2017 annual report as noted below, calculate the financial ratios for 2019 and 2018 indicated using the EXCEL template provided:   Gross profit percentage Return on sales Asset turnover Return on assets Return on common stockholders’ equity Current ratio Quick ratio Operating-cash-flow-to-current-liabilities ratio 9. Accounts receivable turnover Total assets 2017 = $21,812.6 Total stockholders’ equity 2017 = $4,327.9 Total current liabilities 2017 = $5,330.8 Accounts receivable 2017 = $1,430.1 Inventory 2017 = $1,483.6 Year-end closing stock price May 2019 = $50.93 Year-end closing stock price May 2018 = $39.37

QUESTION THREE Your company is making a review of the financial performance for the past three years and you have been called upon to interpret the ratios indicated in the table below. Comment of the profitability and asset management performance of the company for each of the three years using these ratios.                                                                           Company Ratio 2016 2017 2018 Current Ratio 1.4 0.8 0.4 Stock Turnover 9.2 times 11.4 times 10.5 times Debtor Days 34 days 20 days 36 days Creditor Days 40 days 40 days 50 days Gross Profit margin 20% 30% 28% Asset Turnover K1.30 K1.10 K0.56                                                                                                             b) A colleague of yours recently retired and would like to start a business but is unsure of how to manage certain aspects of the business. You have been approached to advise your close…

Computing and Interpreting Financial Statement Ratios Following are selected ratios of Norfolk Southern for 2018 and 2017. Return on Assets (ROA) Component 2018 2017 Profitability (Net income/Sales) 25.3% 53.2% Productivity (Sales/Average assets) 0.338 0.319   a. Was the company profitable in 2018?Answer b. Was the company more profitable in 2018 or 2017?Answer c. Is the change in productivity a positive or negative development?Answer d. Compute the company’s ROA for 2018 and for 2017. Note: Round answers to one decimal places (example: 10.4%).    ROA 2018 Answer 2017 Answer   e. From the information provided, which of the following best explains the change in ROA during 2018? Answer

Computing and Interpreting Financial Statement Ratios Following are selected ratios of Norfolk Southern for 2018 and 2017. Return on Assets (ROA) Component 2018 2017 Profitability (Net income/Sales) 24.3% 52.2% Productivity (Sales/Average assets) 0.328 0.309   a. Was the company profitable in 2018?AnswerYesNo     b. Was the company more profitable in 2018 or 2017?Answer20172018     c. Is the change in productivity a positive or negative development?AnswerPositiveNegative     d. Compute the company’s ROA for 2018 and for 2017.Note: Round answers to one decimal places (example: 10.4%).    ROA 2018 Answer   2017 Answer