Go to the Yahoo! Finance Web site. Review the overview/main pages for the four public companies...

Free

50.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Finance

Go to the Yahoo! Finance Web site. Review the overview/mainpages for the four public companies whose names your professor willprovide to you. Boeing (BA); International Business Machines Corp.(IBM); Parker Hannifin Corp (PH); Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Researchthe four firms using either Key Statistics or Financials from theoverview/main pages for the stocks on Yahoo! Finance Web site.Compute and compare the following financial ratios for the fourfirms for their most recent fiscal years:< > Note: In KeyStatistics under the heading "Valuation Measures" there are numbersfor both Trailing P/E ratios and Forward P/E ratios. Most commonly,in calculating both ratios the corporation's current stock price isdivided by its earnings per share (EPS). The difference is thatTrailing P/E ratios use reported EPS for the past year,specifically the past/trailing 12 months (ttm), and Forward P/Eratios use estimated EPS for the upcoming 4 quarters. Also, ininterpreting some of the other statistics provided, please notethat "yoy" is an acronym for "year-on-year" and "mrq" is an acronymfor "most recent quarter."
Current Ratio (X)
Sales/Total Assets (percent) or Total asset turnover
Times interest earned (X)
Total Debt/Equity (percent)
Net Income / Net Sales (percent) or Return on Sales (ROS)
Net Income / Total Assets (percent) or Return on Assets(ROA)
Net Income / Common Equity (percent) or Return on Equity(ROE)
P/E or P/E Ratio (X)

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert

4.3 Ratings (1038 Votes)

	BA	IBM	PH	DIS
Current ratio = current assets/current liabilities	87830000/81590000	49146000/38227000	5085238/3197483	16825000/17860000
	1.08	1.29	1.59	0.94

Sales/Total Asset (percent)	101127000/117359000	79591000/123382000	14302392/15320087	59434000/98598000
	86.17%	64.51%	93.36%	60.28%

Times Interest earned = EBIT/Interest	11843000/475000	12230000/723000	1964161/213873	14837000/682000
	24.93	16.92	9.18	21.76

Total debt/equity (percent)	116949000/339000	106452000/16796000	9454594/5859866	44643000/48773000
	34498%	634%	161%	92%

Net income/net sales	10460000/101127000	8728000/79591000	1060801/14302392	12598000/59434000
	10.34%	10.97%	7.42%	21.20%

Net Income/Total assets	10460000/117359000	8728000/123382000	1060801/15320087	12598000/98598000
	8.91%	7.07%	6.92%	12.78%

Net Income/Common equity	10460000/339000	8728000/16796000	1060801/5859866	12598000/48773000
	3085.55%	51.96%	18.10%	25.83%

P/E = Stock price/TTM EPS	19.56	13.36	13.97	14.77

Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:

Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
Zin AI - 3 Million Words
10 Dall-E 3 Images
20 Plot Generations
Conversation with Dialogue Memory
No Ads, Ever!
Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!

Become a Member

Transcribed Image Text

Go to the Yahoo! Finance Web site. Review the overview/mainpages for the four public companies whose names your professor willprovide to you. Boeing (BA); International Business Machines Corp.(IBM); Parker Hannifin Corp (PH); Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Researchthe four firms using either Key Statistics or Financials from theoverview/main pages for the stocks on Yahoo! Finance Web site.Compute and compare the following financial ratios for the fourfirms for their most recent fiscal years:< > Note: In KeyStatistics under the heading "Valuation Measures" there are numbersfor both Trailing P/E ratios and Forward P/E ratios. Most commonly,in calculating both ratios the corporation's current stock price isdivided by its earnings per share (EPS). The difference is thatTrailing P/E ratios use reported EPS for the past year,specifically the past/trailing 12 months (ttm), and Forward P/Eratios use estimated EPS for the upcoming 4 quarters. Also, ininterpreting some of the other statistics provided, please notethat "yoy" is an acronym for "year-on-year" and "mrq" is an acronymfor "most recent quarter."Current Ratio (X)Sales/Total Assets (percent) or Total asset turnoverTimes interest earned (X)Total Debt/Equity (percent)Net Income / Net Sales (percent) or Return on Sales (ROS)Net Income / Total Assets (percent) or Return on Assets(ROA)Net Income / Common Equity (percent) or Return on Equity(ROE)P/E or P/E Ratio (X)