1. Calculate the debt-to-assets ratio at December 29, 2013, and December 30, 2012. Based on these calculations,...

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1. Calculate the debt-to-assets ratio at December 29, 2013, and December 30, 2012. Based on these calculations, has Rona's financing become more or less risky over these two years?
2. Calculate the asset turnover ratio for the December 2013 and 2012 year-ends. Rona's total assets at the end of fiscal 2011 were $2,770,000 (in thousands). Based on these calculations, has Rona used its assets more or less efficiently in the 2013 year-end than in the 2012 year-end?
3. Calculate the net profit margin ratio for fiscal year end 2013 and fiscal year end 2012. Based on these calculations, has Rona generated more or less profit per dollar of sales in fiscal 2013 than in fiscal 2012?
Refer to the financial statements of Rona Inc. in Appendix A at the back of this book or download the annual report from the Cases section of Connect.
Refer in Appendix A,
RONA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years ended December, and December 29, 2013
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 2013 2012 Restated (Notes 10 and 32) $4,444,175 Continuing operations Revenues (Note 4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 2013 2012 Restated (Notes 10 and 32) $ (153,014) $ 18,261 Net (los

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
RONA
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

(a) Additional detail of share capital is provided in Note 23.
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
RONA
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
RONA
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 26, 2011
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
On
behalf of the Board,
(s) Réal Brunet......................................... (s) Robert Chevrier
Réal Brunet............................................... Robert Chevrier
Chairman of the Audit Committee .................. Executive Chairman of the Board

Financial Statements
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Asset Turnover
Asset turnover is sales divided by total assets. Important for comparison over time and to other companies of the same industry. This is a standard business ratio.
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