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Introduction:
Return on assets: The return on assets is the ratio which indicates the income produced by investment in assets during the financial period. The business entity uses this ratio to calculate the assets that are producing the most return.
Debt ratio: The debt ratio is the financial ratio of a company’s loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary share (equity). In this ratio, a lower ratio is more favorable than a higher ratio.
To calculate: To calculate the return on assets, debt ratio and current ratio.

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