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You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company's financial statements, including comparing Lydex's performance to its major compeltors. The company's financlal statements for the last two years are as follows:
Lydex Company
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You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.)
a. The times interest earned ratio.
b. The debt-to-equity ratio.
c. The gross margin percentage.
d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,130,000.)
e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year totaled $8,257,550. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.)
f. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative?
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