Question: What is the debt ratio in the below problem? 4.0 Liquidity, acid test and debt ratios The person in charge of the finances of the

What is the debt ratio in the below problem?

4.0 Liquidity, acid test and debt ratios

The person in charge of the finances of the company MGT, S.A. wants to know the company's situation concerning the industrial sector to which it belongs. For this, it has the following information regarding the industry:

  1. General liquidity ratio is 1.55; the acid test is 1.20, and the ratio between the available and the current liabilities is 0.95.
  2. The debt ratio stands at 1.25. The margin on sales is 21%. The investment rotation is 1.45 times.
  3. Economic profitability is around 23%, and financial profitability is 29%

The data referred to the company (in thousands of ) are the following:

Assets

Liability and Net Equity

Non-current asset (net)

170

Equity

125

Stocks of finished products

45

Reservations

25

Clients

65

External Resources

105

Banks

70

Loans

65

Supplier

30

Total Assets

350

Total Net Equity

350

In addition, it is known that:

  • Sales are 250,000 and its direct cost of 105,000.
  • Amortization of 70,000.
  • Long-term debt generates interest at 5%, short-term bank loans at 7%, and the departure of suppliers does not accrue any interest.
  • The Corporation Tax is 25%.

Calculate the liquidity, acid test and debt ratios, and compare them with the sector data. It also calculates the economic and financial returns, and the margin on sales and investment rotation, even making a comparison between the company and sector. #2 page 13 debt ratio pages 14, liquidity also in #2

4.1 Liquidity Current assets/current liabilities

Sector

Company

General liquidity ratio

1.55

1.89

Acid test ratio

1.20

1.42

Cash to liquidity ratio

0.93

0.74

Debt ratio

1.25

1.75

Margin on Sales

21.00%

58.00%

Investment rotation

1.45

0.85

Economic Profitability

23.00%

16.68%

Financial Profitability

29.00%

19.56%

The general liquidity ratio (current assets / current liabilities) of the company works out 1.89 times when compared to 1.55 times recorded by overall Industry (sector). The general liquidity ratio suggested that the company can pay off the current obligations on demand by liquidating its current assets better than the same approach by the Industry.

4.2 Acid Test Current assets-inventories/current liabilities

The Acid test ratio ((Current assets-Inventory)/current liabilities) suggests that company can pay off the current obligations much more faster than the sane approach by the Industry

The cash to liability ratio recorded by the Industry is better than the company because the company holds less cash balance when compared to the Industry recordings

4.3 Debt Ratio Debt ratio= Total Debt/Total Equity_missing Total liabilities/total assets

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