I Am so lost and am in the middle of a pretest, please help. Thank you so much. AP12-4 Comparative Analysis: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., vs. The Buckle, Inc.

Financial information for American Eagle is presented in Appendix A, and financial information for Buckle is presented in Appendix B.

Required:

1-a. Calculate the following risk ratios for both companies for the year ended February 3, 2018. (Use 365 days a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.)

1-b. Based on these calculations, which company appears to be more risky?

Buckle

2-a. Calculate the following profitability ratios for both companies for the year ended February 3, 2018. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.)

2-b. Based on these calculations, which company appears to be more profitable?

APPENDIX A

https://eztocfmedia. mheducation. com/Media/Connect_Production/bne/ac counting/spiceland_fin5e/spiceland_ fin5e_app_a. pdf

APPENDIX B

https://eztocfmedia. mheducation. com/Media/Connect_Production/bne/ac counting/spiceland_fin5e/spiceland_ fin5e_app_b. pdf

Balance sheet the assets of dallas & associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. the firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. it has notes payable of $150,000, long-term debt of $750,000, and total common equity of $1 5 million. the firm does have accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet. the firm only finances with debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock on its balance sheet. a. what is the company's total debt? b. what is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet? c. what is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet? d. what is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet? e. what is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet? [hint: consider this as a single line item on the firm's balance sheet.] f. what is the firm's net working capital? g. what is the firm's net operating working capital? h. what is the explanation for the difference in your answers to parts f and g?

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