Using the same company and annual reports that you chose for your , Reading and Using the Annual Report Case Study,
- Calculate the debt-to-equity ratio and times interest earned ratio for the company for the latest two years. Obtain the industry averages for these ratios and any other pertinent information from , and then analyze the results.
- Discuss what each of these ratios tells you about the companys 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 you would you be willing to lend money to the company based on its use of debt.
Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and/or credible resource, in addition to the text.
Attached is Week 1 Discussion needed to answer this discussion.
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