Chapter 03: Evaluation of Financial Performance
44. If a firm’s price to earnings (P/E) ratio is 10, ____.
it is not possible for it to be paying dividends also
its market to book ratio has to be at least 2.0
its net profit margin is positive
its return on stockholders’ equity is negative
45. The analysis of the financial performance and condition of a firm with sizable international operations is generally
more complicated than analyzing a firm whose operations are largely domestic for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
____.
problems with the translation of foreign operating results
problems with definition of capital
fluctuating exchange rates
46. Which of the following is NOT true about generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)?
They are outlined in Statements of Financial Accounting Standards.
In the United States, they are issued by the Financial Standards Accounting Board.
They are stringent, giving firms little latitude in reporting financial situations.
Two firms that both follow GAAP can still have significant differences in how they compute their financial
outcomes.
47. The Market Value Added (MVA) is ____.
an indicator of how successful a firm has been at increasing its financing its assets
the return on total capital minus cost of capital
an indication of an increase in operating efficiency
the present value of all expected future EVA
48. Economic value added (EVA) is a measure of operating performance that indicates how successful a firm has been at
____.
increasing the growth in earnings
increasing the MVA of the enterprise in any given year
increasing the rate of return on investment
49. Firms with a positive economic value added (EVA) have a(n) ____.
increased growth in earnings
increasing rate of return on investment