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Tamarisk Gas Inc., an oil and gas company had the following information on its financial statements...

Tamarisk Gas Inc., an oil and gas company had the following information on its financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31. All figures are in millions of dollars.

2021 2020 2019 2018
Total assets $9,510 $6,380 $2,997 $2,763
Total liabilities 5,842 2,697 2,169 1,684
Profit 1,390 461 35 285
Interest expense 109 74 58 50
Income tax expense (recovery) 603 222 (25) 178

A)

Calculate Tamarisk’s (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 52.7 or 52.7%.)

(1) Debt to total assets ratio for 2018 through 2021
(2) Interest coverage ratio for 2018 through 2021
2021 2020 2019 2018
(1) Debt to total assets ratio % % % %
(2) Interest coverage ratio times times times times

B)

Determine from the results obtained in part (a) if Tamarisk’s

(1) Debt to total assets improved or deteriorated from 2020 to 2021                                                                       Deteriorated or Improved
(2) Debt to total assets improved or deteriorated from 2018 to 2019                                                                       Improved or Deteriorated
(3) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2020 to 2021                                                                       Deteriorated or Improved
(4) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2019 to 2020                                                                       Improved or Deteriorated
(5) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2018 to 2019                                                                       Deteriorated or Improved

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Expert Solution

A.)
(1) Debt to Total assets Ratio =(Total Liabilities / Total Assets )
Year 2021 2020 2019 2018
Debt to Total assets Ratio 61.4% 42.3% 72.4% 60.9%
Working =5842/9510 =2697/6380 =2169/2997 =1684/2763
(2) Interest Coverage ratio = EBIT / Interest
Year 2021 2020 2019 2018
Interest Coverage ratio                      19.3              10.2                1.2              10.3
Working:
2021 2020 2019 2018
Profit                    1,390               461                  35               285
Add: Income Tax Expense (recovery)                       603               222                -25               178
Add: Interest Expense                       109                  74                  58                  50
EBIT $                    2,102               757                  68               513
B.)
(1 ) Debt to total assets improved or deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 Deteriorated
(2 ) Debt to total assets improved or deteriorated from 2018 to 2019 Deteriorated
(3 ) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 Improved
(4 ) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 Improved
(5 ) Interest coverage ratio improved or deteriorated from 2018 to 2019 Deteriorated

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