Using the attached image of ratios,
Please pick out four ratios that would best analyze a small soda company and briefly tell why the ratios you picked are the best calculations for analyzing the financial health of this company.
Liquidity Measures Method of Computation Use Working Capital Current Assets - Current Liabilities Measures the company's ability to pay Current Assets Current Ratio current liabilities. Current Liabilities Quick Assets Measures the company's instant Quick Ratio Current Liabilities debt-paying ability. Accounts Receivable Sale Turnover Average Accounts Receivable Measures the company's efficiency in collecting receivables and in the Numbers of Days' Sales in Average Accounts Receivable management of credit . Receivables Average Daily Sales Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Turnover Average Inventory Measures the company's efficiency in Number of Days' Sales in Average Inventory managing inventory. Inventory Average Daily Cost of Goods Sold Solvency Measures Ratio of Fixed Assets to Fixed Assets (net) Measures the margin of safety available to Long-Term Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities long-term creditors. Ratio of Liabilities to Total Liabilities Measures how much of the company is Stockholders' Equity Total Stockholders' Equity financed by debt and equity. Income Before Income Tax + Interest Expense Measures the risk that interest payments Times Interest Earned will not be made if earnings decrease. Interest Expense Profitability Measures Sales Asset Turnover Measures how effectively a company uses Average Total Assets its assets. (excluding long-term investments) Net Income + Interest Expense Measures the profitability of a company's Return on Total Assets Average Total Assets assets Return on Net Income Measures the profitability of the investment Stockholders' Equity Average Total Stockholders' Equity by stockholders. Return on Common Net Income - Preferred Dividends Stockholders' Equity Average Common Stockholders' Equity Measures the profitability of the investment Earnings per Share (EPS) Net Income - Preferred Dividends by common stockholders. on Common Stock Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Market Price per Share of Common Stock Measures future earnings prospects, based Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio on the relationship between market value Earnings per Share on Common Stock of common stock and earnings. Dividends on Common Stock Measures the extent to which earnings are Dividends per Share Shares of Common Stock Outstanding being distributed to common stockholders. Dividends per Share of Common Stock Dividend Yield Measures the rate of return to common Market Price per Share of Common Stock stockholders in terms of dividends