Chapter 3 "Recharge" Flashcards
Current assets on the common-size balance sheet over the past three years have increased from 32 to 35 percent, while current liabilities have decreased from 29 to 25 percent. This indicates that the firm has increased its:
A) Liquidity
B) Size
C) Earnings Outlook
D) Production Efficiency
Liquidity
In a common-size income statement, each item is expressed as a percentage of total ____
Sales (or revenue)
A problem with the TIE ratio is that it is based on EBIT, which is not a measure of ____ available to pay interest.
Cash
Why is TIE not really a measure of cash available to pay interest?
It can’t measure the cash available because depreciation, a noncash expense, has been deducted out.
Which of the following does not affect ROE according to the DuPont identity?
A) Asset use efficiency.
B) Investor sentiment.
C) Operating efficiency.
D) Financial leverage.
Investor sentiment.
What are the three aspects/components that affect ROE according to the DuPont identity?
Operating efficiency, asset use efficiency, and financial leverage.
Select all that apply. Which of the following items are used to compute the current ratio?
A) Accounts payable
B) Equipment
C) Cash
D) Earnings
Accounts Payable and Cash
What is the equation for the current ratio?
Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Why is equipment not included in the current assets of the current ratio calculation?
This is not included because it is a fixed, not current, asset.
Why are earnings not included in the current ratio calcualtion?
This is not included because it appears on the income statement, not the balance sheet.
True or False: There is a solid and prescriptive method to select which ratios to use in financial statement analysis.
False
A firm may use a price-sales ratio when it has had ____ earnings over the past year.
Negative
True or False: Market-to-Book Ratio equals book value per share divided by market value per share.
False.
What is the equation for the Market-to-Book Ratio?
Market Value per Share/Book Value per Share.
Over the past year, the current assets account on the common-size balance sheet of a firm has decreased, while the current liabilities account on the common-size balance sheet of the same firm has increased. The firm has ____ its liquidity over the past year.
Decreased