Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.67BP
LO 2, 4, 5
(Learning Objectives 2, 4, 5: Analyze trends; calculate and interpret ratios; evaluate earnings quality)
Selected data from Switzer Furniture, Inc., follows.
Industry averages have been gathered for several ratios.
| Furniture industry averages | |
| 2.4 | |
| Quick ratio................................ | 1.0 |
| Days′ inventory outstanding...... | 80.0 |
| Days′ sales outstanding.............. | 60.0 |
| Days′ payable outstanding......... | 32.0 |
| Debt ratio.................................. | 61% |
| Times-interest-earned ratio........ | 13.0 |
| Gross margin percentage........... | 52% |
| Operating income percentage.... | 12% |
Requirements
- 1. Perform a trend analysis on Switzer’s sales revenue, inventory, and receivables over the past three years, using 2015 as the base. Is the trend in each of these areas favorable or unfavorable for the company?
- 2. Using the industry averages as benchmarks, analyze Switzer’s performance over the past three years in the following areas:
- a. Liquidity
- b. Turnover
- c. Overall debt payment ability
- d. Profitability
- 3. Evaluate Switzer’s quality of earnings. Are there any red flags in your analysis? Explain.
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