The following selected information was taken from the financial statements of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

Rent expense, net of rental income, totaled $9.6 million in fiscal 2010, $11.8 million in fiscal 2009 and $14.8 million in fiscal 2008.
Instructions

(a) Calculate each of the following ratios for 2010 and 2009.
(1) Current ratio.
(2) Free cash flow.
(3) Debt to total assets ratio.

(b) Comment on Krispy Kreme’s liquidity and solvency.

(c) Read the company’s note on leases (Note 10). If the operating leases had instead been accounted for like a purchase, assets and liabilities would have increased by approximately $68,000,000. Recalculate the debt to total assets ratio for 2010 and discuss the implications for analysis.

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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. Balance Sheet (partial) (in thousands) Total current assets Capital assets and other long-term assets Current liabilities $ 59,223 106,053 $165,276 Jan. 31, 2010 Feb. 1, 2009 $ 75,806 $ 37,673 Long-term liabilities 64,836 Total liabilities 102,509 119,120 $194,926 $ 39,616 97,555 137,171 Shareholders' equity 62,767 57,755 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $165,276 $194,926 Other information: Interest expense Tax expense (benefit) 2010 $ 10,685 575 2009 $ 10,679 Net loss Cash provided by operations (157) 19,827 (503) (4,061) 16,593 4,694 Capital expenditures Cash dividends Note 10. Leases 7,967 -0- -0- The Company leases equipment and facilities under both capital and operating leases. The approximate future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable (operating) leases as of January 31, 2010, are set forth in the following table: Fiscal Year Ending in Amount (in thousands) 2011 $ 8,866 2012 7,972 2013 6,769 2014 5,830 2015 5,420 Thereafter 56,667 $91,524