What type of company is it? Is the company doing well or poorly? What is its overall financial position? If multiple years are available, what is happening at the company over time based on the ratios given? How does the company compare to its industry either now or over time? What ratios need to improve and how? Which ratios are strong and why?

Although dollar amounts are not provided, it is still possible to complete a multiple-year trend analysis of ratios for two of the cases.

C= company I= Industry Ratio Analysis - Taxman CPA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Current 1.9 1 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.2 2 Quick 1 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.2 2 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.8 2 Profit Margin 1 33% 56% 37% 55% 32% 56% 35% 48% 35% 51% EPS 1 NMF 2.25 NMF 2.19 NMF 1.95 NMF 2.11 NMF 2.25 P/E NMF 1 NMF 18 NMF 17 NMF 15 NMF 12 15 Debt/Assets 1 22% 64% 21% 60% 20% 66% 20% 58% 20% 60% Inventory Turnover 1 33 times 22 times 34 times 21 times 30 times 20 times 28 times 20 times 33 times 18 times Receivables Turnover 15 times 4.5 times 15 times 2.36 times 12 times 2.2 times 15 times 3.7 times 14 times 2.8 times ROA 9% 9.40% 21% 8.60% 19% 7.10% 15% 8.40% 19% 1 12.50% NMF = not meaningful C = company I = industry C= company I= Industry Ratio Analysis - Taxman CPA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Current 1.9 1 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.2 2 Quick 1 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.2 2 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.8 2 Profit Margin 1 33% 56% 37% 55% 32% 56% 35% 48% 35% 51% EPS 1 NMF 2.25 NMF 2.19 NMF 1.95 NMF 2.11 NMF 2.25 P/E NMF 1 NMF 18 NMF 17 NMF 15 NMF 12 15 Debt/Assets 1 22% 64% 21% 60% 20% 66% 20% 58% 20% 60% Inventory Turnover 1 33 times 22 times 34 times 21 times 30 times 20 times 28 times 20 times 33 times 18 times Receivables Turnover 15 times 4.5 times 15 times 2.36 times 12 times 2.2 times 15 times 3.7 times 14 times 2.8 times ROA 9% 9.40% 21% 8.60% 19% 7.10% 15% 8.40% 19% 1 12.50% NMF = not meaningful C = company I = industry