Accounting, financial statement analysis
CASE 3–4 Leasing in the Airline Industry
a. Compute key liquidity, solvency, and return on investment ratios for 1998 (current ratio, total debt to equity, long-term debt to equity, times interest earned, return on assets, return on equity). Comment on the financial performance, financial position, and risk of these three companies—both as a group and individually.
b. To understand the effect of high operating leverage on the volatility of airlines’ earnings, prepare the following sensitivity analysis: Assume that 25% of airline costs are variable—that is, for a 1% increase (decrease) in operating revenues operating costs increase (decrease) by only 0.25%. Recast the income statement assuming operating revenues decrease by two alternative amounts: 5% and 10%. What happens to earnings at these reduced revenue levels? Also, compute key ratios at these hypothetical revenue levels. Comment on the risk of these companies’ operations.
c. Why do you think the airline industry relies so heavily on leasing as a form of financing? What other financing options could airlines consider? Discuss their advantages and disadvantages versus leasing.
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I included all of the information the book provided. I found the
textbook solution but I need help determining which numbers get
plugged in to populate the answer. If I can understand how the
return on equity, return on assets, ect is computed on one I can
solve the remaining years/companies. I keep getting answers one
over.
Question a- Compete key liquidity, solvency, and return on
investment ratios for 1998 (current ratio, total debt to equity,
long-term debt to equity,...
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