Required information [The folbwing information apples to the questions diplayed belpw? Wou have just been hired as a fanneial andyst for lydes Company. a manufacturer of safefy heimets. Your boss has asked you io perfarm a comprehertive anaysis of the compary's financial stakements, heluding comparing Lyckes's performance to its mays competitors. The compory's fonencial statements for the iast two years are as follows: To begin your assignment you gather the foliowing financial data and ratios that ace typical of companies in tydex Company's industry: Mequlred: 1. You debide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitabity. Compute the following for both this year and last year tround your "Percentege" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. C. The gross maigin petcentage. d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,020,000) e. The return on equity (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last yeac totaled $7,836,300. There has been no change in common stock over the isst two years? C is the companys tinancial leverage positive or negative? Requlred: 1. Vou decite fist to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and peoftability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal piaces.) a. The times interest earnod ratio. b. The debtco-equify rabo. c. The gross margin gercentage. d. The return on total assets. (fotal assets at the beginning of last year were $13.020,000) 8. The return on equity. (Stockholders' eguity at the beginning of last your tocaled 57.836.300. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years) i is the compary's financial leverage pasitive of negative