Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780078025914
Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.5PB

Interpreting Profitability, Liquidity, Solvency, and P/E Ratios

Mattel and Hasbro are the two biggest makers of games and toys in the world. Mattel sells over $6 billion of products each year while annual sales of Hasbro products exceed $4 billion. Compare the two companies as a potential investment based on the following ratios:

Ratio Mattel Hasbro
Gross profit percentage 53.7% 58.1%
Net profit margin 13.9% 10.0%
Return on equity 28.4% 18.0%
EPS $2.59 $2.16
Receivables turnover ratio 5.2 3.8
Inventory turnover ratio 5.8 5.0
Current ratio 3.22 1.82
Debt-to-assets 0.25 0.32
P/E ratio 15.4 25.6

Required:

  1. 1. Which company appears more profitable? Describe the ratio(s) that you used to reach this decision.
  2. 2. Which company appears more liquid? Describe the ratio(s) that you used to reach this decision.
  3. 3. Which company appears more solvent? Describe the ratio(s) that you used to reach this decision.
  4. 4. Are the conclusions from your analyses in requirements 1–3 consistent with the value of the two companies, as suggested by their P/E ratios? If not, offer one explanation for any apparent inconsistency.
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