Find the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. What are the Basic Earnings per share in 2021? Not to be confused with the Diluted Earnings per Share. A. $15.59 in Earnings per Share. B. $11.98 in Earnings per Share C. $15.53 in Earnings per Share. D. None of these are True. Please look at the other attached file, "Financial Analysis Ratios from Chapter \#17." Notice on the left side column of the Ratios page, the Ratios are separated by different Categories of Analysis. There are four (4) different Categories that I have underlined in Ecc Colon The four categories of financial analysis are: Liquidity and Efficiency, Solvency, Profitability and Market Prospects. Notice that the middle column of the Ratios page shows each Formula (or Ratio) and the Right hand column describes what each ratio/formula actually measures. Remember, your clients are interested in the Market Prospects of Home Depot stock as an investment. Therefore, which Ratios from the Financial Analysis Ratios from Chapter \#17 (attached) can we calculate to determine the Market Prospects of our Home Depot Stock? A. The Current Ratio \& The Debt Ratio. B. Times Interest Eamed \& The Equity Ratio. C. The Price-Earnings Ratio \& the Dividend Yield Ratio. D. None of These. Now let's look at the Gross Margin Ratio, and see if it improved or worsened from 2020 to 2021. You will first have to find the Gross Margin Ratio formula. Then you have to find in the 10K the Net sales and COGS. Once you find all that: What is the Gross Margin Ratio for 2021? Did it improve or worsened from the previous year? 33.63%, Improved 33.95%, Improved 33.95% Worsened D. None of These. Now let's look at their Debt Ratio year over year. From what we learned about Liabilities to Assets, and how we should have more assets than liabilities, are you concerned about 2022 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet? A hint might be to look at net sales, and look at inventory. Does the increase in Liabilities make sense? What is the Debt Ratio for 2022? What is the Debt Ratio for 2021 ? .95 for 2022 and 1.02 for 2021 1.02 for 2022 and .95 for 2021 .98 for 2022 and 1.05 for 2021 D. None of These. Please look at the attached file, Financial Ratios from Chapter \#17, and consider the analysis category at the top left of the page. "Liquidity and Efficiency." Specifically. we want to examine the Current Ratio for The Home Depot, where this ratio is: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities. What does the current ratio measure ? A. The Current Ratio measures the amount of current assets minus current liabilities. B. The Current Ratio measures Debt versus Equity financing. C. The Current Ratio measures the short-term debt paying ability of a company. D. None of These. If the Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities, What does a High Current Ratio suggest about the company? A. A high Current Ratio suggests the company is unable to meet or pay its current liabilities. B. A high Current Ratio suggests a strong ability for the company to its current obligations. C. A high Current Ratio suggest a high liquidity of receivables. D. None of These. What is an ideal Current Ratio for a given company like the Home Depot? Why is the Current Ratio under the analysis Category of Liquidity and Efficiency? Many financial analysts use a guideline of 2:1 for the Current Ratio. A Current Ratio of 2:1 means for every $2 of Current Assets, the company has $1 of Current Liabilities. Thus, a company with a Current Ratio of 2:1 easily has enough current assets to pay off its current liabilities; In other words, the company has sufficient "Liquidity" against what it owes in current liabilities. What if a company has an excessively high Current Ratio? What does this mean for the company in terms of its Liquidity and Efficiency? A. An excessively high current ratio means that the company has invested too much in current assets compared to current obligations. B. An Excessive investment in current assets is NOT an efficient use of funds because current assets (like Cash) normally earn a low return on investment. C. It sugrests a high profitability of assets. D. Both A&B are Correct. Please look at the Consolidated Balance Sheets on page 37. What is the Current Ratio for FY 2022 at 01/30/22 and also for FY2021 at 01/31/21 ? Please round to two decimal places. 2022=.99and2021=.812022=1.01and2021=1.232022=2.21.2021=2.36. D. None of These. Find the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. What are the Basic Earnings per share in 2021? Not to be confused with the Diluted Earnings per Share. A. $15.59 in Earnings per Share. B. $11.98 in Earnings per Share C. $15.53 in Earnings per Share. D. None of these are True. Please look at the other attached file, "Financial Analysis Ratios from Chapter \#17." Notice on the left side column of the Ratios page, the Ratios are separated by different Categories of Analysis. There are four (4) different Categories that I have underlined in Ecc Colon The four categories of financial analysis are: Liquidity and Efficiency, Solvency, Profitability and Market Prospects. Notice that the middle column of the Ratios page shows each Formula (or Ratio) and the Right hand column describes what each ratio/formula actually measures. Remember, your clients are interested in the Market Prospects of Home Depot stock as an investment. Therefore, which Ratios from the Financial Analysis Ratios from Chapter \#17 (attached) can we calculate to determine the Market Prospects of our Home Depot Stock? A. The Current Ratio \& The Debt Ratio. B. Times Interest Eamed \& The Equity Ratio. C. The Price-Earnings Ratio \& the Dividend Yield Ratio. D. None of These. Now let's look at the Gross Margin Ratio, and see if it improved or worsened from 2020 to 2021. You will first have to find the Gross Margin Ratio formula. Then you have to find in the 10K the Net sales and COGS. Once you find all that: What is the Gross Margin Ratio for 2021? Did it improve or worsened from the previous year? 33.63%, Improved 33.95%, Improved 33.95% Worsened D. None of These. Now let's look at their Debt Ratio year over year. From what we learned about Liabilities to Assets, and how we should have more assets than liabilities, are you concerned about 2022 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet? A hint might be to look at net sales, and look at inventory. Does the increase in Liabilities make sense? What is the Debt Ratio for 2022? What is the Debt Ratio for 2021 ? .95 for 2022 and 1.02 for 2021 1.02 for 2022 and .95 for 2021 .98 for 2022 and 1.05 for 2021 D. None of These. Please look at the attached file, Financial Ratios from Chapter \#17, and consider the analysis category at the top left of the page. "Liquidity and Efficiency." Specifically. we want to examine the Current Ratio for The Home Depot, where this ratio is: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities. What does the current ratio measure ? A. The Current Ratio measures the amount of current assets minus current liabilities. B. The Current Ratio measures Debt versus Equity financing. C. The Current Ratio measures the short-term debt paying ability of a company. D. None of These. If the Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities, What does a High Current Ratio suggest about the company? A. A high Current Ratio suggests the company is unable to meet or pay its current liabilities. B. A high Current Ratio suggests a strong ability for the company to its current obligations. C. A high Current Ratio suggest a high liquidity of receivables. D. None of These. What is an ideal Current Ratio for a given company like the Home Depot? Why is the Current Ratio under the analysis Category of Liquidity and Efficiency? Many financial analysts use a guideline of 2:1 for the Current Ratio. A Current Ratio of 2:1 means for every $2 of Current Assets, the company has $1 of Current Liabilities. Thus, a company with a Current Ratio of 2:1 easily has enough current assets to pay off its current liabilities; In other words, the company has sufficient "Liquidity" against what it owes in current liabilities. What if a company has an excessively high Current Ratio? What does this mean for the company in terms of its Liquidity and Efficiency? A. An excessively high current ratio means that the company has invested too much in current assets compared to current obligations. B. An Excessive investment in current assets is NOT an efficient use of funds because current assets (like Cash) normally earn a low return on investment. C. It sugrests a high profitability of assets. D. Both A&B are Correct. Please look at the Consolidated Balance Sheets on page 37. What is the Current Ratio for FY 2022 at 01/30/22 and also for FY2021 at 01/31/21 ? Please round to two decimal places. 2022=.99and2021=.812022=1.01and2021=1.232022=2.21.2021=2.36. D. None of These