Financial And Managerial Accounting
Financial And Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337902663
Author: WARREN, Carl S.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Analyze and compare Hilton and Marriott

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT) and Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) are two of the largest hotel operators in the world. Selected financial information from recent income statements for both companies follows (in millions):

Chapter 11, Problem 4MAD, Analyze and compare Hilton and Marriott Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT) and Marriott

  1. a. Compute the times interest earned ratio for each company. Round to one decimal place.
  2. b. Which company appears to better protect creditor interest? Why?
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