2016 2015 2014
Sales trend with 2014 as base year 137.0 125.0 100.0
Selling expenses to net sales 9.8% 13.7% 15.3%
Sales to plant assets 3.5 3.3 3.0
Current ratio 2.6 2.4 2.1
Acid-test ratio 0.8 1.1 1.2
Merchandise inventory turnover 7.5 times 8.7 times 9.9 times
Accounts receivable turnover 6.7 times 7.4 times 8.2 times
Total asset turnover 2.6 times 2.6 times 3.0 times
Return on total assets 8.8% 9.4% 10.1%
Return on ownerâs equity 9.75% 11.50% 12.25%
Net profit margin 3.3% 3.5% 3.7%
Is it becoming easier for the company to meet its current debts on time and to take advantage of cash discounts?
Is the company collecting its accounts receivable more or less rapidly over time?
Is the companyâs investment in accounts receivable decreasing or increasing?
Are dollars invested in inventory increasing or decreasing?
Is the companyâs investment in plant assets increasing or decreasing?
Is the ownersâ investment in the company becoming more or less profitable?
Is the company using its assets efficiently?
Did the dollar amount of selling expenses decrease during the three-year period?
2016 2015 2014
Sales trend with 2014 as base year 137.0 125.0 100.0
Selling expenses to net sales 9.8% 13.7% 15.3%
Sales to plant assets 3.5 3.3 3.0
Current ratio 2.6 2.4 2.1
Acid-test ratio 0.8 1.1 1.2
Merchandise inventory turnover 7.5 times 8.7 times 9.9 times
Accounts receivable turnover 6.7 times 7.4 times 8.2 times
Total asset turnover 2.6 times 2.6 times 3.0 times
Return on total assets 8.8% 9.4% 10.1%
Return on ownerâs equity 9.75% 11.50% 12.25%
Net profit margin 3.3% 3.5% 3.7%
Is it becoming easier for the company to meet its current debts on time and to take advantage of cash discounts?
Is the company collecting its accounts receivable more or less rapidly over time?
Is the companyâs investment in accounts receivable decreasing or increasing?
Are dollars invested in inventory increasing or decreasing?
Is the companyâs investment in plant assets increasing or decreasing?
Is the ownersâ investment in the company becoming more or less profitable?
Is the company using its assets efficiently?
Did the dollar amount of selling expenses decrease during the three-year period?
Related questions
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Sales trend with 2014 as base year | 137.0 | 125.0 | 100.0 |
| Selling expenses to net sales | 9.8% | 13.7% | 15.3% |
| Sales to plant assets | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Current ratio | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Acid-test ratio | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Merchandise inventory turnover | 7.5 times | 8.7 times | 9.9 times |
| Accounts receivable turnover | 6.7 times | 7.4 times | 8.2 times |
| Total asset turnover | 2.6 times | 2.6 times | 3.0times |
| Return on total assets | 8.8 % | 9.4 % | 10.1 % |
| Return on owner's equity | 9.75% | 11.50 % | 12.25% |
| Net profit margin | 3.3 % | 3.5 % | 3.7 % |
Is it becoming easier for the company to meet its current debts on time and to take advantage of cash discounts?
Is the company collecting its accounts receivable more or less rapidly over time?
Is the companyâs investment in accounts receivable decreasing or increasing?
Are dollars invested in inventory increasing or decreasing?
Is the companyâs investment in plant assets increasing or decreasing?
Is the ownersâ investment in the company becoming more or less profitable?
Is the company using its assets efficiently?
Did the dollar amount of selling expenses decrease during the three-year period?
