In: Finance
Below is selected balance sheet and income statement information from Fuller Enterprises.
2017 |
2016 |
|
Current assets |
$ 26,148 |
$ 29,879 |
Current liabilities |
38,063 |
36,129 |
Total debt |
123,896 |
125,545 |
Total Liabilities |
206,493 |
209,242 |
Equity |
76,434 |
72,613 |
Earnings before interest and taxes |
27,777 |
27,476 |
Interest expense |
3,180 |
3,384 |
Net cash flow from operating activities |
18,812 |
18,620 |
a. | ||||||
Formula to calculate current ratio | ||||||
Current ratio | Current assets/Current liabilities | |||||
Current ratio 2016 | 29879/36129 | |||||
Current ratio 2016 | 0.83 | |||||
Current ratio 2017 | 26148/38063 | |||||
Current ratio 2017 | 0.69 | |||||
Current ratio indicates liquidity of business. The liquidity of company has decreased in 2017 as compared to 2016. | ||||||
Also, company does not have sufficient current assets available to pay its current liabilities. | ||||||
b. | ||||||
Formula to calculate times interest earned | ||||||
Times interest earned | EBIT/Interest expense | |||||
Times interest earned 2016 | 27476/3384 | |||||
Times interest earned 2016 | 8.12 | |||||
Times interest earned 2017 | 27777/3180 | |||||
Times interest earned 2017 | 8.73 | |||||
The times interest earned ratio indicates the profit available to pay interest expense. The times interest earned ratio in 2017 has increased from 8.12 in 2016 to 8.73 in 2017. | ||||||
Formula to calculate liabilities to equity ratio | ||||||
Liabilities to equity ratio | Total liabilities/Total equity | |||||
Liabilities to equity ratio 2016 | 209242/72613 | |||||
Liabilities to equity ratio 2016 | 2.88 | |||||
Liabilities to equity ratio 2017 | 206493/76434 | |||||
Liabilities to equity ratio 2017 | 2.70 | |||||
Liabilities to equity ratio indicates the proportion of total liabilities to equity. The liabilities to equity ratio has decreased in 2017 as compared to 2016. | ||||||
Formula to calculate cash from operations to total debt ratio | ||||||
Cash flow from operations to total debt ratio | Net cash flow from operating activities/Total debt ratio | |||||
Cash flow from operations to total debt ratio 2016 | 18620/125545 | |||||
Cash flow from operations to total debt ratio 2016 | 0.15 | |||||
Cash flow from operations to total debt ratio 2017 | 18812/123896 | |||||
Cash flow from operations to total debt ratio 2017 | 0.15 | |||||
The cash flow from operations to total debt ratio is almost same for both years. | ||||||