Poisson's ratio

Liquidity ratios reflect the company’s ability to pay its bills, debts and commitments. The more liquid the company is, the more cash it has to finance its operations. By analyzing the financial reports and looking at the liquidity of the company we can determine if the company can meet its short-term commitments by liquidating the short-term assets, which is really important to creditors and investors. One of the first ratios used to determine and analyze Wendy’s liquidity and compare it…

Depreciation Adjustments The Internal Revenue Service of the United States allows companies to take advantage of bonus depreciation and section 179 depreciation. Bonus depreciation accelerates depreciation on qualifying property in the first years of service to maximize savings for a business. The percentage of bonus depreciation has fluctuated over the years since its creation in 2002; however, the next four years have been determined through the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act…

Depicted in the Appendix A, both Southwest Airlines return on equity (ROE) ratios for the past three years and Delta Airlines ratio for 2014 were calculated from their balance sheet and income statement (United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 2015a; United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 2015b). Accordingly, one can determine that…

Credit scores are used by lenders and creditors to determine whether or not to extend a loan to a consumer and at what terms. The score is a three digit number that is an indication of the consumer's likelihood to pay bills on time. The credit score is maintained and administered by the three credit bureaus,Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. These bureaus use the information reported to them by creditors and lenders to calculate credit scores. When a score is calculated, several key points are…

financial ratio that most financial analysts would use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Next, this paper will speculate on UHS’ ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. Furthermore, it will determine whether the profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable accompanied with an explanation. Finally, this paper will predict whether or not UHS will be viable in five years based on its performance over the past three years. Using the Current Ratio…

Looking over Walmart’s financial ratios from 2013 to 2014 has not increased tremendously in certain areas. Walmart’s gross margin profit indicates that Walmart is receiving about 25% of every dollar earned for every goods sold. The company can increase their gross profit margin by increasing prices on products that competitors do not sell, pricing products at the right price, having less discounted items, bargain with manufacturers and vendors to lower prices, and by improving their inventory…

Form 10-K from the fiscal year ending on September 28, 2014. Several important financial ratios and percentages show trends that Whole Foods Market can use to improve future net profits for the company. Effective ratios for Whole Foods Market include liquidity ratios and profit margins used for analysis. The financial numbers are taken for the balance sheet and income statement: The first ratio is the current ratio that measures current assets against the current liabilities. This measures the…

With $.86 per $1 left over for future liabilities. The quick ratio is 1.40 so they had $1.40 for every $1 of short term liabilities. With $.40 left over after paying $1 of liabilities. This means they were producing and selling their inventory regularly. The results for 2014 above are current assets of 1.08 so they had $1.08 for every $1 of liabilities. This only leaves $.08 for future liabilities. The quick ratio is 1.05, so they had $1.05 for every $1 of liabilities. This leaves only…

current and quick ratio are used to determine a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations. Though it is not surprising that the current ratio is generally higher due to the inclusion of inventory in the calculation, the bulk of Nintendo’s current assets are in the form of cash and cash equivalents, indicating that it is highly liquid. Nintendo uses little debt leverage and accrues minimal liabilities, which explains why their current/quick assets cause the current and quick ratios to…

The current and quick ratios both increase. | | | | | Question 26 4 out of 4 points | | | If a bank loan officer were considering a company's request for a loan, which of the following statements would you consider to be CORRECT?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Other things held constant, the lower the debt ratio, the lower the interest rate the bank would charge the firm. | Correct Answer: | Other things held constant, the lower the debt ratio, the lower the…