Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Cold Goose Metal Works Inc. over the past three years. The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the company's relevant financial data, made reasonable assumptions based on the information available, and calculated the following ratios. Price-to-cash-flow Inventory turnover Debt-to-equity Ratios Calculated Year 1 Year 2 1.40 0.98 2.80 2.24 0.40 0.32 Year 3 0.78 1.79 0.26 Based on the preceding information, your calculations, and your assumptions, which of the following statements can be included in your analysis report? Check all that apply. A decline in the inventory turnover ratio could likely be explained by operational difficulties that the company faced, which led to duplicate orders placed to vendors. A decline in the inventory turnover ratio can be explained by the new inventory management system that the company recently adopted, which led to more efficient inventory management. Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.'s ability to meet its debt obligations has improved since its debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 0.40 to 0:26. A decline in the debt-to-equity ratio implies a decline in the creditworthiness of the firm.
Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Cold Goose Metal Works Inc. over the past three years. The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the company's relevant financial data, made reasonable assumptions based on the information available, and calculated the following ratios. Price-to-cash-flow Inventory turnover Debt-to-equity Ratios Calculated Year 1 Year 2 1.40 0.98 2.80 2.24 0.40 0.32 Year 3 0.78 1.79 0.26 Based on the preceding information, your calculations, and your assumptions, which of the following statements can be included in your analysis report? Check all that apply. A decline in the inventory turnover ratio could likely be explained by operational difficulties that the company faced, which led to duplicate orders placed to vendors. A decline in the inventory turnover ratio can be explained by the new inventory management system that the company recently adopted, which led to more efficient inventory management. Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.'s ability to meet its debt obligations has improved since its debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 0.40 to 0:26. A decline in the debt-to-equity ratio implies a decline in the creditworthiness of the firm.
Chapter3: Evaluation Of Financial Performance
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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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