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Sam Forbes and Jenny Hewes are senior vice-presidents of the First Creek Investment Council . They...

Sam Forbes and Jenny Hewes are senior vice-presidents of the First Creek Investment Council . They are co-directors of the company's pension fund management division, with Sam having responsibility for fixed income securities (primarily bonds) and Jneey being responsible for equity investments. A major new client has requested that council present an investment seminar to Executive Committee, and Forbes and Hewes, who will make the actual presentation, have asked you, a recent UCW graduate to help them.                                                                                                       

to illustrate the common stock valuation process, Sam and Jenny have asked you to analyze the Temp Force Company, an employment agency that supplies word processor operators and computer programmers to businesses with temporarily heavy workloads. You are to answer the following questions.                                                                                                          

a. Describe briefly the legal rights and privileges of common stockholders.                                                                                                                                                                           

b. Assume that Temp Force is a constant growth company whose last dividend (Do, which was paid yesterday) was $2.00, and whose dividend is expected to grow indefinitely at a 5 percent rate.                                                                                   

   (1.) What is the firm’s expected dividend stream over the next 3 years?                                                                                                                  

   (2.) What is the firm’s current stock price?                                                                                                            

   (3.) What is the stock's expected value 1 year from now?                                                                                                              

   (4.) What are the expected dividend yield, the capital gains yield, and the total return during the first year?                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                  

c. Now assume that the stock is currently selling at $43.75. What is the expected rate of return on the stock? (                                                                                        

                                                                       

f. What would the stock price be if its dividends were expected to have zero growth?                                                                                                        

g. Now assume that Temp Force is expected to experience supernormal growth of 30 percent for the next 3 years, then to return to its long-run constant growth rate of 5 percent. What is the stock's value under these conditions? What is its expected dividend yield and capital gains yield in Year 1? In Year 4? (                                                                                                           

                                                                       

h. Is the stock price based more on long-term or short-term expectations? Answer this by finding the percentage of Temp Force current stock price based on dividends expected more than 3 years in the future.                                                                                          

                                                                                     

                                                                                                                  

i. Suppose Temp Force is expected to experience zero growth during the first 3 years and then to resume its steady-state growth of 5% in the fourth year. What is the stock's value now? What is its expected dividend yield and its capital gains yield in Year 1? In Year 4?                                              

                                                                                                                                               

j. Finally, assume that Temp Force’s earnings and dividends are expected to decline by a constant 6 percent per year, that is, g = -5%. Why would anyone be willing to buy such a stock and at what price should it sell? What would be the dividend yield and capital gains yield in each year?                                

l. Temp Force recently issued preferred stock. It pays an annual dividend of $1.60, and the issue price was $25 per share. What is the expected return to an investor on this preferred stock?                                                                                           

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Current Designs faces a number of important decisions that require incremental analysis. Current Designs is always...

Current Designs faces a number of important decisions that require incremental analysis.

Current Designs is always working to identify ways to increase efficiency while becoming more environmentally conscious. During a recent brainstorming session, one employee suggested to Diane Buswell, controller, that the company should consider replacing the current rotomould oven as a way to realize savings from reduced energy consumption. The oven operates on natural gas, using 20,100 therms of natural gas for an entire year. A new, energy-efficient rotomould oven would operate on 17,700 therms of natural gas for an entire year. After seeking out price quotes from a few suppliers, Diane determined that it would cost approximately $295,000 to purchase a new, energy-efficient rotomould oven. She determines that the expected useful life of the new oven would be 10 years, and it would have no salvage value at the end of its useful life. Current Designs would be able to sell the current oven for $11,800.

Prepare an incremental analysis to determine if Current Designs should purchase the new rotomould oven, assuming that the average price for natural gas over the next 10 years will be $0.55 per therm. (If an amount reduces the net income then enter with a negative sign preceding the number or parenthesis, e.g. -15,000, (15,000). Enter all other amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)
Retain Replace Net Increase
(Decrease)
Regular operations $ $ $
Cost of the new oven
Salvage of old oven
$ $ $
Current Designs

should/ should not

purchase the new rotomould oven.
Diane is concerned that natural gas prices might increase at a faster rate over the next 10 years. If the company projects that the average natural gas price of the next 10 years could be as high as $0.90 per therm, determine how that might change your conclusion in part (a). (If an amount reduces the net income then enter with a negative sign preceding the number or parenthesis, e.g. -15,000, (15,000). Enter all other amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)
Retain Replace Net Increase
(Decrease)
Regular operations $ $ $
Cost of the new oven
Salvage of old oven
$ $ $
Current Designs

should/should not

purchase the new rotomould oven.

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Use the following information to prepare a trial balance and figure out the missing numbers. Cash...

Use the following information to prepare a trial balance and figure out the missing numbers.
Cash 720,000

Interest revenue 215,000
Bonds payable 485,000

   Sales discounts 70,000
Sales returns and allowances 80,000

Equipment 1,470,000
Land 480,000

Accounts payable 490,000
Buildings 1,640,000   

Notes payable (to banks) 300,000
Unsecured notes payable (long-term) 1,600,000

Notes receivable 445,700
Administrative and general expenses 220,000

Payroll taxes payable 177,591
Interest expense 175,750

Accumulated depreciation—equipment 292,000
Loss from impairment of plant assets 85,000

Rent payable (short-term) 45,000
Income taxes receivable 97,630

Long-term rental obligations 531,700
Accumulated depreciation- Buildings 270,200

Share capital—ordinary, €1 par value 200,000
Income taxes payable 98,362

Trading securities 70,000
Share capital—preference, €10 par value 150,000

Goodwill 192,420
Prepaid expenses 20,200

Selling expenses 100,000
Retained earnings ?

Purchases and sales transactions during the year were as follows, the company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it applies the FIFO cost flow
assumption to account for its inventory:
date purchases date sales
units Unit price units Unit price
1/1/18 30000 30.00 4/1/18 30000 35.00
3/4/18 15000 30.08 9/4/18 15000 36.00
6/5/18 7000 30.40 23/5/2018 3000 37.00
7/6/18 3500 30.50 4/6/18 1400 39.00
21/8/18 8000 30.80 23/11/18 10600 40.00
19/11/18 5000 30.90

all seal and purchase were in cash

if the account receivable in the beginning of the year had a balance 950000 allowance doubtful account had a credit balance 15000, management estimate that 9% of receivable will be uncollectable during the year. management wrote of 75000

Prepare the trial balance of the provided company after figuring out the missing number

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You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety...

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company’s financial statements, including comparing Lydex’s performance to its major competitors. The company’s financial statements for the last two years are as follows:

Lydex Company
Comparative Balance Sheet
This Year Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash $ 880,000 $ 1,120,000
Marketable securities 0 300,000
Accounts receivable, net 2,380,000 1,480,000
Inventory 3,520,000 2,200,000
Prepaid expenses 240,000 180,000
Total current assets 7,020,000 5,280,000
Plant and equipment, net 9,360,000 8,970,000
Total assets $ 16,380,000 $ 14,250,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities $ 3,930,000 $ 2,820,000
Note payable, 10% 3,620,000 3,020,000
Total liabilities 7,550,000 5,840,000
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $75 par value 7,500,000 7,500,000
Retained earnings 1,330,000 910,000
Total stockholders' equity 8,830,000 8,410,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 16,380,000 $ 14,250,000
Lydex Company
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
This Year Last Year
Sales (all on account) $ 15,780,000 $ 12,780,000
Cost of goods sold 12,624,000 9,585,000
Gross margin 3,156,000 3,195,000
Selling and administrative expenses 1,794,000 1,572,000
Net operating income 1,362,000 1,623,000
Interest expense 362,000 302,000
Net income before taxes 1,000,000 1,321,000
Income taxes (30%) 300,000 396,300
Net income 700,000 924,700
Common dividends 280,000 462,350
Net income retained 420,000 462,350
Beginning retained earnings 910,000 447,650
Ending retained earnings $ 1,330,000 $ 910,000

To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company’s industry:

Current ratio 2.3
Acid-test ratio 1.0
Average collection period 30 days
Average sale period 60 days
Return on assets 8.4 %
Debt-to-equity ratio 0.7
Times interest earned ratio 5.7
Price-earnings ratio 10

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Problem 14-15 Part 1

Required:

1. You decide first to assess the company’s performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.)

a. The times interest earned ratio.

b. The debt-to-equity ratio.

c. The gross margin percentage.

d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $12,990,000.)

e. The return on equity. (Stockholders’ equity at the beginning of last year totaled $7,947,650. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.)

f. Is the company’s financial leverage positive or negative?

2. You decide next to assess the company’s stock market performance. Assume that Lydex’s stock price at the end of this year is $78 per share and that at the end of last year it was $46. For both this year and last year, compute: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

a. The earnings per share.

b. The dividend yield ratio.

c. The dividend payout ratio.

d. The price-earnings ratio.

e. The book value per share of common stock.

3. You decide, finally, to assess the company’s liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute:

a. Working capital.

b. The current ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. The acid-test ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,590,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $1,950,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

f. The operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.)

g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $12,990,000.) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

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On January 1, Year 1, Camdenton Corporation issues $100,000 of 5% bonds maturing in 10 years...

On January 1, Year 1, Camdenton Corporation issues $100,000 of 5% bonds maturing in 10 years when the market rate of interest is 4%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. When using the PV function in Excel to compute the issue price of the bonds, the applicable interest payment (“PMT”) is:

a. 2500

b. 4000

c. 5000

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Questions 1. What are the 3 problems that might arise from the application of ABC costing?...

Questions
1. What are the 3 problems that might arise from the application of ABC costing?
2. Describe and explain the evolution of a management control system, including how
budgets became a major feature of that system.
3. What is an accounting tool and why is budgeting described as an accounting tool?

4. Define kaizen budgeting and its importance for cost management. How would you
incorporate kaizen budgeting in your organization? Give example.

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Examine the statement of cash flows for Amazon. Where is Amazon generating its cash? What investments...

Examine the statement of cash flows for Amazon. Where is Amazon generating its cash? What investments did Amazon make over the past fiscal year? Did Amazon have financing activities? How would you describe the overall cash position of your company? Again, use the notes to the financial statements (not ratio analysis) to support your findings.

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What is included in the equity portion of the debt to equity ratio? Is anything eliminated?

What is included in the equity portion of the debt to equity ratio? Is anything eliminated?

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Decision Making 7-1 (Part 2) (Part Level Submission) Current Designs faces a number of important decisions...

Decision Making 7-1 (Part 2) (Part Level Submission)

Current Designs faces a number of important decisions that require incremental analysis.

Current Designs is always working to identify ways to increase efficiency while becoming more environmentally conscious. During a recent brainstorming session, one employee suggested to Diane Buswell, controller, that the company should consider replacing the current rotomould oven as a way to realize savings from reduced energy consumption. The oven operates on natural gas, using 21,100 therms of natural gas for an entire year. A new, energy-efficient rotomould oven would operate on 18,600 therms of natural gas for an entire year. After seeking out price quotes from a few suppliers, Diane determined that it would cost approximately $310,000 to purchase a new, energy-efficient rotomould oven. She determines that the expected useful life of the new oven would be 10 years, and it would have no salvage value at the end of its useful life. Current Designs would be able to sell the current oven for $12,400.

(a)

Prepare an incremental analysis to determine if Current Designs should purchase the new rotomould oven, assuming that the average price for natural gas over the next 10 years will be $0.55 per therm. (If an amount reduces the net income then enter with a negative sign preceding the number or parenthesis, e.g. -15,000, (15,000). Enter all other amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)
Retain Replace Net Increase
(Decrease)
Regular operations $ $ $
Cost of the new oven
Salvage of old oven
$ $ $
Current Designs

should not/ should

purchase the new rotomould oven.

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In an effort to increase the number of shoppers coming into its stores and the length...

In an effort to increase the number of shoppers coming into its stores and the length of time those shoppers stay, Kohl’s (KSS (Links to an external site.)) is adding a small café (Kohl’s Café) to each of two of its department stores in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Each café will sell Caribou Coffee items including lattes, cappuccinos, and other coffee items. Granola bars, chips, cookies, and other grab-and-go snacks will also be available. These cafés are experimental at this point; Kohl’s has no plans to add the cafés to other stores.

Questions

  1. What type of responsibility center would the Kohl’s Café within a given store be (cost center, revenue center, profit center, or investment center)?
  2. What costs do you think could be traced directly to a café in a given store?
  3. Assume that Kohl’s wants to evaluate the profitability (performance) of a café within a given store. What, if any, costs should be allocated to the café? Explain your answer.

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Using the following information prepare all appropriate journal entries for years 1 and 2. You are...

Using the following information prepare all appropriate journal entries for years 1 and 2.

You are only required to create entries within the subaccount of “Education and training” you do not have to make any entries for corresponding accounts in other funds.

County regulations require all appropriations lapse at year end.

Year 1:

  1. County appropriated 12K for training.
  2. Consulting contracts worth 10K were signed
  3. Consultants completed all work and billed 10K, which was paid.
  4. Training materials of 1.8K were ordered but not received b year end.

Year 2:

  1. County appropriated 13.5K for training
  2. Training materials ordered in year 1 were received, the actual cost was 1.7K
  3. Authorized contracts for 10.5K of training
  4. After training was received, invoices for 10.8K were presented and paid in full.

Please do not “combine” ANY entries unless absolutely required.

( this will require 16 entries if done correctly.)

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Problem 9-42A Wood Inc. manufactures wood poles. Wood has two responsibility centres, harvesting and sawing, which...

Problem 9-42A

Wood Inc. manufactures wood poles. Wood has two responsibility centres, harvesting and sawing, which are both evaluated as profit centres. The harvesting division does all the harvesting operations and transfers logs to the sawing division, which converts the wood into poles for external clients. When operating at full capacity, the sawing division can convert 15,000 poles. Management is considering replacing this type of wood pole with another type of wood pole that can be sold at a lower price and could allow the firm to operate at full capacity all the time.

The director of the sawing division suggested that the maximum price the division can pay for each log from harvesting is $30.40. Following is the information that supports this suggestion:
Price per pole that the client would pay $92
Direct labour costs $35.00
Variable overhead costs 4.00
Fixed overhead costs 8.20
Raw material costs (other than logs) 2.40
49.60
Profit margin 12.00
Total costs and profit margin 61.60
Maximum price for a log $30.40


The director of the harvesting division disagrees with selling the logs at a price of $30.40. The division is operating at full capacity and sells logs to external clients for $45.00. Moreover, the director says, “My direct labour costs are $23.30, my variable overhead costs are $4.30, and my fixed overhead costs are $9.10. I can’t cut trees for $36.70 and sell them for $30.40.”
Assuming production is at full capacity, determine whether Wood Inc., as a whole, would make a higher profit if logs were transferred to the sawing division for $30.40 per log.
Contribution margin from selling logs $
Contribution margin from selling poles $
It would be

beneficialnot beneficial

for Wood Inc, to transfer the logs at $30.40.
Calculate the minimum and maximum transfer prices that could be used, and recommend an appropriate transfer price. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

Minimum transfer price $
Maximum transfer price $
Appropriate transfer price $

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Compute, Disaggregate, and Interpret ROE and RNOA Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Husky Energy Inc. is a...

Compute, Disaggregate, and Interpret ROE and RNOA
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Husky Energy Inc. is a publicly traded, integrated energy company. Selected fiscal year balance sheet and income statement information for Husky Energy follow (Canadian $ millions).

C$ millions 2018 2017
Revenues, net $40,054
Net income attributable to Husky 2,623
Pretax NNE 425
Operating assets 58,016 $54,400
Operating liabilities 17,755 17,136
Equity attributable to Husky shareholders 35,284 32,321
Tax rate 20.00%


a. Compute the 2018 return on equity (ROE) and the 2018 return on net operating assets (RNOA).
Note: Round percentages to two decimal places (for example, enter 6.66% for 6.6555%).

2018 Return on equity: Answer%
2018 Return on net operating assets: Answer%

b. Disaggregate RNOA into net operating profit margin (NOPM) and net operating asset turnover (NOAT).
Note: For NOPM and RNOA, round percentages to two decimal places (for example, enter 6.66% for 6.6555%).
Note: For NOAT, round amount to three decimal places (for example, enter 6.776 for 6.77555).

NOPM x NOAT = RNOA
Answer x Answer = Answer


c. Compute the percentage of RNOA to ROE, and compute Husky’s nonoperating return for 2018.
Note: Round percentages to two decimal places (for example, enter 6.66% for 6.6555%).
Percentage of RNOA to ROE: Answer%
Nonoperating return: Answer%

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Eye Trendy Corporation is a distributor of frames for sunglasses. The company’s controller is currently preparing...

Eye Trendy Corporation is a distributor of frames for sunglasses. The company’s controller is currently preparing a budget for the third quarter of the year. The following information is from company’s financial records: Projected Sales July 3,120 units August 2,000 units September 2,640 units October 3,000 units • Selling price is RM25 per unit • Collections from customers are normally 70 per cent in the month of sale, 20 per cent in the month following sale, and 9 per cent in the second month following the sale. The balance is expected to be uncollectible. Projected Purchases • Purchase price is RM18 per unit. • All frames purchases are on account. 70 per cent of the frames purchased are paid for in the month of purchase; the remaining 30 per cent are paid for in the month after acquisition. • Inventory of frames on 1st July is 1,200 units. The frames inventory at the end of each month equals 20 per cent of sales anticipated for the following month. • The company purchases the frames as needed in multiple quantities of 1,000 units per shipment. Operating Expenses • General and administrative expenses are projected to be RM33,000 for the quarter. The breakdown of these expenses is presented in the following schedule. All cash expenditures will be paid uniformly throughout the quarter: Promotion RM9,000 Insurance RM12,000 Utilities RM7,500 Depreciation RM4,500 Total RM33,000 Other information • Cash proceeds from sale of old equipment amounted to RM5,000 in the month of August. • Purchase of new equipment amounted to RM50,000 is to be made in the month of September. • Eye Trendy is expected to maintain a minimum cash balance of RM20,000 at all times. If the cash balance is less than RM20,000 at the end of each month, the company borrows amounts necessary to maintain this balance. All amounts are repaid out of the subsequent positive cash flow. • The company’s cash balance on 1st July is RM22,000. Required: a. Prepare the following schedules: (i) Expected cash collections for the sales of frames during the third quarter. Show computations by month and in total for the quarter. (ii) Expected Cash disbursements for the purchases of frames during the third quarter. Show computations by month and in total for the quarter. (iii) Expected Cash balance on 30th September. Show computations by month and in total for the quarter. b. Refer to your answer in requirement (a). Prepare a schedule that shows whether or not the company meets the minimum cash requirement and compute the amount of borrowing required, if any, to maintain the firm’s minimum cash balance. c. How can a company’s board of directors use the different types of budget to influence the future direction of the firm? You only answer point a.Please answer point b and c.

The answer for A is too long to be update here.You can check in search.

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Below is the assignment that I need to do and having a hard time finding the...

Below is the assignment that I need to do and having a hard time finding the correct ratios like Gross Margin, EBITD, Price to cash flow etc.. from SEC EDGAR. I am comparing CVS Health and Walgreens 2018. Below is the question similar to mine that I found on the website. I am trying to figure out where can I find those ratios?

MBA 520 Module Two Activity Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For this task, you will analyze the financial health of two competitors in the same industry based on their ratios, using the provided Excel spreadsheet template. Then, you will complete your analysis by writing a short synopsis of your findings in the space below the analysis.
Prompt: Follow the steps below to analyze the financial health of two competitors. Use the Module Two Activity Template to complete this task.
Select two companies operating in the same industry (for example, Macy’s and Dillard’s). The companies have to be in the same business for the ratios to be valuable to your analysis. Then, complete the template, providing the following:
? Ratio Research: Use the template to analyze the selected ratios (profitability, financial strength, valuation, management effectiveness, dividends, and efficiency) for both of the competitors. To complete this part, you can reference the Morningstar website in the Module Two resources to obtain the ratios. You can also use the SEC EDGAR Company Filings resource from Module One to obtain the ratio from annual reports. Please note: The ratios have to be from the same time period (the same year for both competitors). For training on how to use Excel, visit the Hoonuit training site or search YouTube to find appropriate Excel training videos.
? Industry Ratios: To analyze ratios for the companies, you also need to obtain the ratios for the industry that the competitors operate in. Industry values for the ratios can be found in the index column. If no index value is available, put the five-year averages for both companies in the industry column and use these figures for the industry comparison of your ratio analysis.
? Ratio Analysis: Compare the two companies based on their ratios. Use the last column in the template to write in detail how each company is doing based on the ratios. Compare the company ratios to the industry and each other.
? Summary: This short write-up should be done directly in your Excel spreadsheet.
o What is a ratio analysis? Briefly explain in about one paragraph. Please quote your resource.
o Referring to the ratio analysis, in which company would you be willing to invest and why?
Note: This is a theoretical exercise. You should not be investing according to this analysis.

RATIOS RETAIL WALMART TARGET ANALYSIS
Profitability Ratios (%)
Gross Margin 25.37 25.82
EBITD Margin 9.31 8.19
Operating Margin 3.28 5.16
Pretax Margin 2.18 5.07
Effective Tax Rate 20.28 22.65
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio 0.2 0.3
Current Ratio 0.76 0.95
LT Debt to Equity 0.46 96.65
Total Debt to Equity 0.58 98.96
Interest Coverage 12.35
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio 26.94 14.71
Price to Sales (P/S) 0.52 0.6
Price to Book (P/B) 3.25 3.89
Price to Tangible Book 4.19 3.89
Price to Cash Flow 11.32
Price to Free Cash Flow 9.26 7.07
Management Effectiveness (%) 4.82 7.62
Return On Assets 8.41 11.81
Return On Investment 12.66 26.35
Return On Equity
Dividends
Dividend Yield 2.5 3.09
Payout Ratio 46.62
Efficiency
Revenue/Employee 227,429 208,345
Net Income/Employee 4,783 8,487
Receivable Turnover 90.45 85.67
Inventory Turnover 8.26 5.71
Asset Turnover 2.46 1.88

Summary

Referring to your ratio analysis above, in which company would you be willing to invest, and why?

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