The following data have been extracted from the financial statements of two competitors in the retail industry: 

Required

(a) Based on the information in these financial statements, calculate the following ratios for each entity for 2017:

1. Current cash debt coverage.

2. Cash return on sales ratio.

3. Cash debt coverage.

(b) What conclusions concerning the management of cash can be drawn from these data? 

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Company A Company B Sales revenue Net cash provided by operations Current liabilities Total liabilities Sales revenue Net cash provided by operations Current liabilities Total liabilities 2017 $'000 505754 113 393 112907 124497 2017 $'000 744 285 131615 188 896 387 638 2016 $'000 461 205 101 126 130 769 149 139 2016 $'000 693 007 71926 162 582 334 298