The relationship between financial leverage and profitability Pelican Paper, Inc., and Timberland Forest, Inc., are rivals in the manufacture of craft papers. Some financial statement values for each company follow Use them in a ratio analysis that compares the firms' financial leverage and profitability a. Calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. Discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other (1) Debt ratio (2) Times interest eamed ratio b. Calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies, Discuss their profitability relative to each other. (1) Operating profit margin (2) Net profit margin. (3) Return on total assets (4) Retum on common equity c. In what way has the larger debt of Timberland Forest made it more profitable than Pelican Paper? What are the naks that Timberland's investors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of Pelican's? a. The debt ratio for Pelican is % (Round to one decimal place) (Click the icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet.) Item Total assets Total equity (all common) Total debt Annual interest Total sales EBIT Earnings available for common stockholders Pelican Paper, Inc. $10,800,000 10,100,000 700,000 Timberland Forest, Inc. $10,800,000 5,500,000 5,300,000 70,000 530,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 6,500,000 6,500,000 3,837,600 3,588,000 Print Done