Magna International Inc. reported a debt to total assets ratio of 22.4% and times interest earned ratio

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Magna International Inc. reported a debt to total assets ratio of 22.4% and times interest earned ratio of 56.6 times at the end of its fiscal 2015 year. The industry averages at the time were 35.1% and 5.9 times, respectively. Is Magna's solvency better or worse than that of the industry? Why?
Solvency
Solvency means the ability of a business to fulfill its non-current financial liabilities. Often you have heard that the company X went insolvent, this means that the company X is no longer able to settle its noncurrent financial...
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1119368458

7th Canadian edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine

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