The 2017 financial statements for Armstrong and Blair companies are summarized below Armstrong Blair Company Company Statement of Financial Position Cash $ 34,200 62,000 230,000 195,000 92,000 $ 20,000 41,000 46,000 490,000 350,000 Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Property, plant, and equipment (net) Other non-current assets $ 613,200 $947,000 Total assets $ 148,000 71,500 292,500 40,000 61,200 Current liabilities Long-term debt (10%) Share capital Contributed surplus Retained earnings $ 45,000 70,000 610,000 145,500 76,500 $ 613,200 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $947,000 Statement of Earnings Sales revenue (1/3 on credit) Cost of sales $640,000 (320,000) (230,400) $950,000 (427,500) (380,000) Expenses (including interest and income tax) $ 89,600 $ 142,500 Net earnings Selected data from the 2016 statements follows: $ 53,000 35,000 70,000 $35,000 73,000 71,500 Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Long-term debt Other data: Share price at end of 2017 Income tax rate $ 18 15 30% $40,000 15,000 30% $280,000 50,000 Dividends declared and paid in 2017 Number of common shares during 2017 The companies are in the same line of business and are direct competitors in a large metropolitan area. Both have been in business approximately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blair Company is more conservative, and as its president said, "We avoid what we consider to be undue risk." Neither company is publicly held. Armstrong Company has an annual audit by an independent auditor, but Blair Company does not. Required: 1. Complete a schedule that reflects a ratio analysis of each company. Use ending balances if average balances are not available. (Round intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Armstrong Company Blair Company Ratio Tests of profitability: Return on equity % % Return on assets Financial leverage percentage Earnings per share per share per share Profit margin Fixed asset turnover times times Tests of liquidity: Cash ratio Current ratio Quick ratio Receivables turnover times times Inventory turnover times times Tests of solvency: Times-interest-earned ratio times times Debt-to-equity ratio Market tests: Price/earnings ratio Dividend yield ratic