ART 2 Financial Tools P3-21 The relationship between financial leverage and profitability Pelican Paper, Inc. and Timberland Forest, Inc., are rivals in the manufacture of craft papers. Some nancial statement values for each company follow. Use them in a ratio analysis tha compares the firms' financial leverage and profitability Timberland Forest, Inc. Item Total assets Total equity (all common) Total debt Annual interest Total sales EBIT Earnings available for Pelican Paper, Inc. $10,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 $10,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 500,000 25,000,000 6,250,000 3,450,000 100,000 25,000,000 6,250,000 3,690,000 common stockholders a. Calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. Discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other. 1. Debt ratio 2. Times interest earned ratio b. Calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies. Discuss their profitability relative to one another. 1. Operating profit margin 2. Net profit margin 3. Return on total assets 4. Return on common equity c. In what way has the larger debt of Timberland Forest made it more profitable than Pelican Paper? What are the risks that Timberland's investors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of Pelican's? 22 Ratio proficiency McDougal Printing, Inc., had sales totaling $40,000,000 in fiscal yea Some ratios for the company are listed below. Use this information to determine the dollar values of various income statement and balance sheet accounts as requested. 2015. McDougal Printi