the book states.. Interpret the ratios... If the company ratio is better than the industry enter "B". If it is worse, enter "W".
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DEBT RATIO: =
COMPANY 54%
INDUSTRY 45%
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TIMES INTEREST EARNED: =
COMPANY 9.4 TIMES
INDUSTRY 3.6 TIMES
Debt Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets
It measures how much the total asset is finaced by debt ie; company's leverage. High debt ratio means the company depends more in debt financing (less in equity financing) which is more risky. In this case the industry debt ratio is only 45% whereas for company is 54%, which is worst case, put W
Times Interest Earned (TIE) = EBIT/Total Interest
It measures the company's ability to meet its debt obligation. Hence larger larger ratio is favorable. Here company has high TIE than industry hence better, type B
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