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Financial data for Industrial Inc follows: ($ in thousands)  Year 1Year 2Sale...

Financial data for Industrial Inc follows: ($ in thousands)

 

Year 1

Year 2

Sales

$ 271,161

$ 457,977

Cost of goods sold

249,181

341,204

Net income

(155,034)

(403,509)

Cash flow from operations

(58,405)

(20,437)

Balance Sheet 

Cash

341,180

268,872

Marketable securities

341,762

36,900

Accounts receivable

21,011

35,298

Inventories

     6,473

    72,106

     Total current assets

$ 710,427

$ 413,176

Accounts payable

$28,908

$22,758

Accrued liabilities

   44,310

    124,851

     Total current liabilities

$ 73,218

$ 147,610

a. Calculate the current and quick ratio at the end of each year.How has the company’s short-term liquidity changed over thisperiod?


b. Assuming a 365-day year for all calculations, compute the following:

i. The collection period each year based on sales.

ii. The inventory turnover, and the payables period each year based on cost of goods sold.

iii. The days’ sales in cash each year.

iv. The gross margin and profit margin each year.


c. What do these calculations suggest about the company’s performance?

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