Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th
Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305878839
Author: Carl Warren, Jonathan Duchac, James M. Reeve
Publisher: Cengage Learning
bartleby

Videos

Textbook Question
Book Icon
Chapter 11, Problem 11.2ADM

Arch Coal:Times interest earned

Arch Coal, Inc. is a major coal mining company in the United States. Condensed income statement information for three recent years follows (in millions):

Year 3 Year 2 Year 1
Revenues $2,937 $ 3,014 $ 3,768
Costs and expenses 3,087 3,677 4,52$
Loss from operations $ (150) $ (663) $ (757)
Interest expense (net) 383 375 312
Loss before income taxes $ (533) $(1,038) $(1,069)

A. Compute the times interest earned ratio for the three years. (Round to one decimal place.)

B. How would you interpret a negative ratio?

C. Is the trend improving or deteriorating?

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
General Accounting
Diusitech Inc. Income Statement For the Year Ending on December 31 (Millions of dollars) Year 2 Year 1 Net Sales 2,540 2,000 Operating costs except depreciation and amortization 1,610 1,495 Depreciation and amortization 127 80 Total Operating Costs 1,737 1,575 Operating Income (or EBIT) 803 425 Less: Interest 108 34 Earnings before taxes (EBT) 695 391 Less: Taxes (25 %) 174 98 Net Income 521 293 Calculate the profitability ratios of Diusitech Inc. in the following table. Convert all calculations to a percentage rounded to two decimal places. Ratio Value Year 2 Year 1
Q Rogue Industries reported the following items for the current year: Sales = $3,000,000; Cost of Goods Sold = $1,500,000; Depreciation Expense = $170,000; Administrative Expenses = $150,000; Interest Expense = $30,000; Marketing Expenses $80,000; and Taxes = $300,000. Rogue's operating income is equal to (use an integer number without $ sign, such as $1,234,567⇒ 1234567) Question 25 Tiada

Chapter 11 Solutions

Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Text book image
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Accounting
ISBN:9781305961883
Author:Carl Warren
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Financial ratio analysis; Author: The Finance Storyteller;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTq7HuvoGck;License: Standard Youtube License