Hold all other factors constant and indicate whether each of the following situations generally signals good or bad news about a company. Explain your answer.
a. Increase in return on sales
b. Decrease in earnings per share
c. Increase in price/earnings ratio
d. Increase in book value per share
e. Increase in current ratio
f. Decrease in inventory turnover
g. Increase in debt ratio
h. Decrease in interest-coverage ratio