Times interest earned Loomis, Inc. reported the following on the company’s income statement in two recent years: Current Year Prior Year Interest expense $231,000 $277,200 Income before income tax expense 2,887,500 3,381,840 a. Determine the times interest earned ratio for the current year and the prior year. Round to one decimal place. Current year Prior year b. Is the number of times interest charges are earned improving or declining? Improving
Solution:
Times Interest Earned Ration = Earnings Before Interest and Taxes / Interest Expenses
Current Year |
Prior Year |
|
Earnings before interest and taxes (A) |
$2,887,500 |
$3,381,840 |
Interest Expense (B) |
$231,000 |
$277,200 |
Times Interest Earned Ratio (A/B) |
12.50 |
12.20 |
Number of times interest charges are earned IMPROVING.
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