The Following Data Are Taken from the Financial Statements of Doyle

question 65

Essay

The following data are taken from the financial statements of Doyle Company:
Instructions
(a) Compute the receivables turnover and the average collection period for both years.
(b) What conclusion can an analyst draw about the management of the accounts receivable?

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security representing an ownership share in a company.

Paid in Excess

Funds that are received by a company over and above the par value of its stock; typically recorded as part of the additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company keeps or retains rather than distributing to shareholders as dividends, often used for reinvestment.

Stock Split

A corporate action in which a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares to boost the liquidity of the shares, although the market capitalization remains the same.