Please review the following 6 ratios for Simpson Company and ABC Inc. for the year ended 2014, and address the 2 questions below.
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Ratio Name
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Simpson Company
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ABC Inc.
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(a) Days' sales outstanding
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36
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30
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(b) Inventory turnover
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5.6
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4.9
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(c) Asset turnover
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2.02
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3.03
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(d) Earnings per share
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$1.50
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$1.25
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(e) Times-interest-earned
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6.1
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5.2
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(f) Return on common stockholders' equity
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15.6%
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12.2%
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Instructions: This is a 2-part question.
(1) Explain the meaning of each of the Simpson Company ratios above.
(2) State which company performed better for each ratio.