ABS Tire Company Financial Ratios
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1. ABC Tire Company has grown a lot and has noticed that they are starting to take on a lot of debt in opening new retail installation locations. You are brought in as a consultant to analyze their financial situation. Look through the four types of financial ratios (liquidity, leverage, profitability, and market measure ratios). Briefly describe each type of ratio. Then figure out which type of financial ratios you would use to look at ABC Tires debt issues.
2. Selected information from the comparative financial statements of ABCTire Company for the year ended December 31, appears below:
2014
2013
Accounts receivable (net)
$ 180,000
$200,000
Inventory
140,000
160,000
Total assets
1,200,000
800,000
Current liabilities
140,000
110,000
Long-term debt
400,000
300,000
Net credit sales
1,330,000
700,000
Cost of goods sold
900,000
530,000
Interest expense
50,000
25,000
Income tax expense
60,000
29,000
Net income
150,000
85,000
There is no preferred stock and the tax rate is 30%.
Required:
Calculate each of the following for 2014:
a. Debt ratio
b. Debt-to-equity ratio
c. Times interest earned ratio
d. Gross margin percentage
e. Return on assets
f. Return on common stockholders' equity
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This solution provides a description of each type of financial ratio that has been provided. An explanation of which type of financial ratio is appropriate in a certain situation is given. Formulas and step-by-step computations have been provided.
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1) A description of each type of ratio is provided below:
Liquidity ratio—these ratios show if the company is able to fulfill its short-term debts. Hence, these ratios involve current assets and/or current liabilities.
Leverage ratios—these ratios indicate how much of the company's funds were borrowed. These ratios are used to analyze a company's ability to pay debts back in the long term. Creditors may use these ratios to determine if a company is able to satisfy its debt obligations in the long term. A high leverage ratio could indicate that the company has an increased risk ...
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