ATC 8-3 Real-World Case Identifying Companies Based on Financial Statement Information

The following ratios are for four companies in different industries. Some of these ratios have been discussed in the textbook, others have not, but their names explain how the ratio was computed. These data are for the companies’ 2016 fiscal years. The four sets of ratios, presented randomly are:

Ratio	Company 1	Company 2	Company 3	Company 4
Current assets ÷ Total assets	7%	18%	31%	19%
Average days to sell inventory	72 days	12 days	163 days	108 days
Average days to collect receivables	60 days	3 days	47 days	9 days
Return-on-assets	7%	8%	3%	5%
Gross margin	39%	22%	22%	50%
Sales ÷ Property, plant, and equipment	1.1 times	3.4 times	4.5 times	23.5 times
Sales ÷ Number of full-time employees	$279,980	$46,350	$397,743	$64,717

The four companies to which these ratios relate, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Molson Coors Brewing Company is a company that produces beer and related products.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates approximately 2,150 restaurants under 10 different names, including Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, and LongHorn Steakhouse.
Deere & Company is a company that manufactures heavy construction equipment.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. is a company that provides weight loss services and products. Its fiscal year-end was December 31, 2016, during which 81 percent of its revenues came from services and 19 percent from product sales.

Required

Determine which company should be matched with each set of ratios. Write a memorandum explaining the rationale for your decisions.

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ATC 8-3 Real-World Case Identifying Companies Based on Financial Statement Information

ATC 8-3 Real-World Case Identifying Companies Based on Financial Statement Information

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