Suppose that the financial ratios of a potential borrowing firm take the following values: X₁ = Net working capital/Total assets = 0.30, X₂= Retained earnings/Total assets = 0.40. X3 = Earnings before interest and taxes/Total assets = 0.42, X4 = Market value of equity/Book value of long-term debt = 0.80, X5 = Sales/Total assets ratio = 0.99. Calculate the Altman's Z-score for this firm. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Altman's Z-score 2.65 ✪ This firm falls in which category of bankruptcy risk based on its Z-score? High risk of bankruptcy Indeterminate risk of bankruptcy Ⓒ Low risk of bankruptcy
Suppose that the financial ratios of a potential borrowing firm take the following values: X₁ = Net working capital/Total assets = 0.30, X₂= Retained earnings/Total assets = 0.40. X3 = Earnings before interest and taxes/Total assets = 0.42, X4 = Market value of equity/Book value of long-term debt = 0.80, X5 = Sales/Total assets ratio = 0.99. Calculate the Altman's Z-score for this firm. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Altman's Z-score 2.65 ✪ This firm falls in which category of bankruptcy risk based on its Z-score? High risk of bankruptcy Indeterminate risk of bankruptcy Ⓒ Low risk of bankruptcy
Chapter3: Evaluation Of Financial Performance
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Financial Ratios
A Ratio refers to a figure calculated as a reference to the relationship of two or more numbers and can be expressed as a fraction, proportion, percentage, or the number of times. When the number is determined by taking two accounting numbers derived from the financial statements, it is termed as the accounting ratio.
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The Return on Equity (RoE) is a measure of the profitability of a business concerning the funds by its stockholders/shareholders. ROE is a metric used generally to determine how well the company utilizes its funds provided by the equity shareholders.
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