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Your boss has come to you for advice on the current finances of the company

Consider the following scenario: Your boss has come to you for advice on the current finances of the company and needs you to create an extended DuPont analysis, common size analysis, and percentage change analysis.  Your boss wants you to fill out the attached Excel file because he/she has no idea what she is talking about and is going to use your report as her work. 

Remember to answer all the questions in the attached document.

Has J&W’s liquidity position improved or worsened? Explain

Has J&W’s ability to manage its assets improved or worsened? Explain

How has J&W’s profitability changed during the last year?

Perform an extended DuPont analysis for J7W for 2015 and 2016. What do these results tell you?

Perform a common size analysis. What has happened to the composition (That is, the percentage in each category) of assets and liabilities? 

Perform a percentage change analysis. What does this tell you about the change in profitability and asset utilization?

Hint
Accounts & FinanceCommon size analysis, also known as vertical analysis refers to a technique of evaluating financial information and this is done by expressing each of the items stated in the financial statement as a percentage of the base amount for the same period of time. This analysis is used by companies on their income statements or balance sheets....

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