Listed below is information relating to four companies:

• Ted Baker is a global lifestyle brand that operates through three main distribution channels: retail, which includes e-commerce, wholesale and licensing, which includes territorial and product licences. The company offers a wide range of fashion and lifestyle collections.

• Nichols is a producer of still and carbonated soft drinks.

• The Weir Group is an engineering company which focuses mainly on the production and maintenance of pumps and valves for use in the mining, oil and gas industries.

• National Express is a leading public transport operator with bus, coach and rail services in the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, North America and the Middle East.

Using the above financial information, calculate for all four companies:

• Current ratio

• Quick ratio

• Inventory days

• Receivables days

• Payables days

• The cash conversion cycle

• Gearing percentage

• Debt ratio
• Interest cover

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Year ended Income statement (= statement of profit or loss) Revenue Cost of sales Operating profit Finance expense Year end date Statement of financial position Total assets Total liabilities Current assets Inventory Trade receivables Other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Current assets (total) Ted Baker 27/01/2018 £m 591.7 230.9 70.7 3.3 Ted Baker 27/01/2018 £m 449.2 225.1 187.2 42.7 22.8 16.7 269.4 Nichols Weir Group 31/12/2017 £m 132.8 72.2 28.7 127.4 28.1 Nichols Weir Group 31/12/2017 £m 4.8 31.3 3.4 36.1 31/12/2017 £m 75.6 2,355.9 1,619.2 223.1 38.2 31/12/2017 £m 3,593.5 2,122.4 586.8 492.9 179.2 284.6 1,543.5 National Express 31/12/2017 £m 2,321.2 1,405.1 197.9 44.6 National Express 31/12/2017 £m 3,451.5 2,285.1 24.9 238.8 134.4 314.3 712.4