Calculate the debt-to-equity ratio and times interest earned ratio for the company for the latest two years. Use another outside resource of your choice, and then analyze the results. Be sure to show your calculations.
 

• Discuss what each of these ratios tell about the company's use of debt and how it compares to the industry average.
• Identify the major causes of any changes in these ratios and discuss your assessment of the company based on these changes.
• If you were a lender, discuss whether a person would be willing to lend money to the company based on its use of debt.

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To calculate the debttoequity ratio you divide total debt by total equity The formula is DebttoEquit... View the full answer