Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Cute Camel Woodcraft Company over the past three years.

The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the companys relevant financial data, made reasonable assumptions based on the information available, and calculated the following ratios.

	Ratios Calculated
	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Price-to-cash-flow	6.60	4.62	3.70
Inventory turnover	13.20	10.56	8.45
Debt-to-equity	0.50	0.40	0.32

Based on the preceding information, your calculations, and your assumptions, which of the following statements can be included in your analysis report? Check all that apply.

A plausible reason why Cute Camel Woodcraft Companys price-to-cash-flow ratio has decreased is that investors expect lower cash flow per share in the future.

A decline in the inventory turnover ratio could likely be explained by operational difficulties that the company faced, which led to duplicate orders placed to vendors.

A decline in the debt-to-equity ratio implies a decline in the creditworthiness of the firm.

A decline in the inventory turnover ratio can be explained by the new inventory management system that the company recently adopted, which led to more efficient inventory management.