Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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Author: PHILLIPS
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Chapter 11, Problem 5PA
1.
To determine
Compute the return on equity (ROE) for Company B and Company F for the year 2018 and identify the company that appears to generate more return on
2.
To determine
Compute the price earnings ratio for Company B and Company F for the year 2018 and describe whether the investors appear to value one company’s earnings more than the other.
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(a) Calculate ratios for the year ended 31 December 2021 (showing your workings) for Primrose Plc, equivalent to those provided above.
i. Return on year-end capital employed
ii. Net asset turnover
iii. Gross profit margin
iv. Net profit margin
v. Current ratio
vi. Closing inventory holding period
vii. Trade receivables’ collection period
viii. Trade payables’ payment period
ix. Dividend yield
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(b) Analyse the financial performance and position of Primrose Plc for the year ended 31 December 2021 compared to 31 December 2020.
(c) Explain the uses and the general limitations of ratio analysis.
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Requirement
1. Compute the following ratios for both companies for the current year, and decide which company’s stock better fits your investment strategy.
a. Acid-test ratio
b. Inventory turnover
c. Days’ sales in receivables
d. Debt ratio
e. Earnings per share of common stock
f. Price/earnings ratio
g. Dividend payout
Match the following ratio functions with the ratio (place the number of your chosen answer into the box with the border beside the term you think it goes with :
Dividend Yield
Debt ratio
Current Ratio
Price/Earnings Ratio
Acid-test ratio
Earnings per share
1. The amount of net income earned for each share of the company's common stock
2. The percentage of a stock's market value returned to stockholders as dividends each period
3. The ability to pay current liabilities with current assets.
4. The percentage of assets financed with debt.
5. The ability to pay all current liabilities if they come due immediately.
6. The market price of $1 of earnings.
Chapter 11 Solutions
Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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