1. compare your assigned company ('Yasco) with its peer company(Afro-Asia and Nari). For each peer firm , compare the values for the most recent financial year(2017) with those of your firms ?.

Total debt (2017): 0.683 (yasco), 0.54 (afro-Asia), Nari (0.615).

Equity multiplier : 3.156 (yasco), 2.19 (afro asia), 2.6(Nari)

Long term Solvency Ratio Formula Company Name 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Total Debt Total assets. Total equity Total assets (2847- (2805 (2473 (1394 (1373- 902)/2847857)/2805702/2473 566)/1394 505)1373 Yasco 0.683 0.694 0.716 0.594 0.632 Total Debt Total assets- Total equity Total assets (4689 (4228 (4219 (3778 (3528 21457468 1956)/4221982)421 1991)/3771825)352 9 8 9 8 8 Afr-Asia 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.47 0.48 Total Debt Total assets - Total equity Total assets Nari (6061 (5808 (5575 (5603 (6128- 2332)/606 2440)/580 2431)/557 2382)/560 2283)/612 1 Is 5 3 8 Equity multiplier Total assets/Total Equity Equity multiplier Total assets Total Equity 0.6151 0.58 0.56 0.57 0.63 2847/902 2805/857 2473/702 1394/566 1373/505 Yasco 3.156 3.271- 3.52 2.46 2.719 (4689/214|(4228/195 (3778/199 (3528/182 (4219/198 Afr-Asia (5) 6) 5) 2)=2.13 2.19 2.16 1.898 1.93) (6061/233 (5808/244|(5575/243 (5603/2386128/228 Nari 2) 0) 1) 2) 2.5991 2.38 2.29 2.35 2.68 Equity multiplier Total assetsTotal Equity 3) Financial analysis statement a) The assigned company is Yasco and its peer company are afro-Asia and Nari. For each peer firm, calculate the same ratios as above for the most recent financial year. Compare the values with those for your firm, what does it tell us about your firm