Below you will find the financial statements of Mattel, INC. from 2012 to 2016. On the basis of these statements, answer the following questions and please clearly indicate which answers relate to which question. Please type down your step by step calculation to get partial credits. If you use formulas or excel functions, please indicate which formulas or functions you are using and what are your inputs.

How would you describe the company's overall growth trend?

Choose two ratios of your choice for 2016 to assess Mattel's liquidity. Notice that one of your ratios needs to capture the quantity of liquidity and the other one of your choice needs to capture the quality of liquidity. Discuss their implication for the company's liquidity situation.

Choose two ratios of your choice for 2016 to assess Mattel's solvency. Calculate these twd ratios of your choice and discuss their implication for the company's solvency situation.

Do an Dupont decomposition analysis of ROA for 2016.

Calculate the ROC of 2016.

MATIEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share amounts) MATTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Stockholders' Equity \begin{tabular}{lrrrrrr} Common stock $1.00 par & 441,369 & 441,369 & 441,369 & 441,369 & 441,369 \\ Additional paid-in capital & 1,790,832 & 1,789,870 & 1,767,096 & 1,784,445 & 1,727,682 \\ Treasury stock at cost & (2,426,749) & (2,494,901) & (2,533,566) & (2,448,701) & (2,152,702) \\ Retained earnings & 3,545,359 & 3,745,815 & 3,896,261 & 3,918,122 & 3,515,181 \\ Accum other comprehensive & (943,029) & (848,899) & (622,089) & (443,676) & (464,486) \\ \cline { 2 - 7 } & Total stockholders' & 2,407,782 & 2,633,254 & 2,949,071 & 3,251,559 & 3,067,044 \\ I Liabilities and St. Equity & 6,493,794 & 6,535,143 & 6,722,046 & 6,439,626 & 6,526,785 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}