In: Accounting
Use the following information from separate companies a through d:
Net Income (Loss) | Interest Expense | Income Taxes | |||||||
a. | $ | 102,000 | $ | 37,740 | $ | 25,500 | |||
b. | 96,600 | 34,776 | 34,776 | ||||||
c. | 86,700 | 34,680 | 36,414 | ||||||
d. | 105,100 | 7,357 | 50,448 | ||||||
1a. Compute times interest earned.
Company | numerator | / | denominator | = | ratio |
/ | = | n/a | |||
a | $ | / | $ | = | n/a |
b | $ | / | $ | = | n/a |
c | $ | / | $ | = | n/a |
d | $ | / | $ | = | n/a |
Options for the row under numerator and denominator: accounts receivable, cost of goods sold, currents assets, current liabilities, income before interest and taxes, interest expense, net income, net sales.
1b. Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?
Company A, b, c, or d?
1a) Computation of Times interest earned | ||||||
Company | Net Income(Loss) | Income tax | Interest expense |
Operating profit (EBIT) |
Times interest earned | |
a | b | c | d=a+b+c | e=d/c | ||
a | $ 102,000.00 | $ 25,500.00 | $ 37,740.00 | $ 165,240.00 | 4.38 | times |
b | $ 96,600.00 | $ 34,776.00 | $ 34,776.00 | $ 166,152.00 | 4.78 | times |
c | $ 86,700.00 | $ 36,414.00 | $ 34,680.00 | $ 157,794.00 | 4.55 | times |
d | $ 105,100.00 | $ 50,448.00 | $ 7,357.00 | $ 162,905.00 | 22.14 | times |
Note | Times interest earned= Operating income(EBIT)/interest expense | |||||
Note | Operating income(EBIT)= Net income+ Income tax+ Interest expense | |||||
1b) Company d indicates the srongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due. | ||||||