Suppose you are conducting an analysis of the financial performance of Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. over the past three years. The company did not issue new shares during these three years and has faced some operational difficulties. The company has thus pilot tested some new forecasting strategies for better operations management. You have collected the company's relevant financial data, made reasonable assumptions based on the information available, and calculated the following ratios.
Ratios Calculated
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Price-to-cash-flow 6.20 8.06 9.03
Inventory turnover 12.40 14.88 16.67
Debt-to-equity 0.30 0.32 0.38
Based on the preceding information, your calculations, and your assumptions, which of the following statements can be included in your analysis report?
A. The company's creditworthiness has improved over these three years as evidenced by the increase in its debt-to-equity ratio over time.
B. The market value of Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc.'s common shares declined over the three years.
C. A plausible reason why Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc.'s price-to-cash-flow ratio has increased is that investors expect higher cash flow per share in the future.
. An improvement in the inventory turnover ratio could likely be explained by the new sales-forecasting strategies that led to better inventory management.
