Hasbro, Inc. and Mattel, Inc, are the two largest toy companies in North America

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Hasbro, Inc. and Mattel, Inc, are the two largest toy companies in North America. Condensed labilities and stockholders equity from a recent balance sheet are shown for each company as follows (in thousands) Hasbro Liabilities Current liabilities Long-term debt Deferred liabiities $960,435 1,396,421 461.152 $2,818,008 3 1,716.012 1.100,000 643,729 $ 3,459,741 Total liabilities Shareholders' equity: Common stock S 104,847 655,943 3,354,545 (72,307) (2,535,649) S 1,507,379 S 4,325,387 $ 441,369 1,727,682 3,515,181 (464,486) (2.152,702) 5 3,067,044 s 6,526,785 Additional paid in capital Retained earnings Accumulaled other comprehensive loss and other equity items Treasury stock, at cost Total stockholders equity Total liabilites and stockholders' equity The income from operations and interest expense from the income statement for each company were as follows (in thousands) Hasbro $453,402 117,403 Mattel Income from operations (before income tax) Interest expense $945,045 88,835 A. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity for both companies (Round to one decimal place) B. Determine the times interest earned ratio for both companies. (Round to one decimal place ) C. Interpret the ratio differences between the two companies + Upload File search

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C. Hasbro has higher financial leverage as compared to Mattel, as indicated by the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity, which means that a larger proportion of the total assets of Hasbro is financed by debt rather than equity. A higher financial leverage translates into higher risk. Hasbro is the riskier of the two companies.

A lower leverage on the books of Mattel indicates a lower interest expense. A lower interest expense, coupled with a much healthier operating income gives Mattel a much more comfortable times interest earned earned.

Overall, it can be said that Mattel has a far greater financial flexibility in raising funds for future expansion activities when compared to Hasbro, based on the data provided.

Ratio Computation Hasbro Mattel A. Liabilities to Stockholders' Equity Total Liabilities / Total Stockholders' Equity 1.9 1.1 B. Times Interest Earned Income from Operations / Interest Expense 3.9 10.6

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