
(a)
To identify:
Company which is most profitable according to its return on assets.
Return on Total Assets Ratio:
Measurement of a company’s earnings against its net assets is known as return on total assets ratio.
Debt and Equity Ratio:
Debt equity ratio is incorporated with debt and equity or shareholder’s equity used in the company. This financial ratio represents share of ‘debt’ which includes short term debt as well as long term debt and ‘equity’.
(b)
To identify:
Most risky company according to the debt ratio.
Explanation:
- Debt ratio of S, A and G Company is 26.1%, 58.9% and 18.4% respectively.
- Higher the ratio more risky will be the company.
- Here A Company has the highest ratio which shows high risk.
Thus, A Company is the most risky company according to debt ratio.
(c)
To identify:
Company deserves increased investment based on a joint analysis of return on assets and debt ratio.
Explanation:
- A Company is a more risky company since it has the highest debt equity ratio as compared with S Company and G Company.
- Whereas G Company has the lowest debt equity ratio as compared with A Company and S Company.
- These two ratios are entirely different on the basis of which comparison is quite incomplete.
Hence, these ratios do not tell about the investment related aspects.
(c)
To identify:
Company deserves increased investment based on a joint analysis of return on assets and debt ratio.

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