Limitations of ratio analysis include a lack of a discrete measure of good seasonalities in corporate sales lack of comparative firms all of these are limitations
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A limitation of the ratio analysis is ___. Group of answer choices Not all publicly traded firms produce financial statements Most ratios are not calculated using numerical data Some accounting practices may change over time and between companies. There are no limitations.
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Suppose TurboLight Co., a renewable energy startup is expected to generate earnings of $3 per share next year. If the mean ratio of share price to expected earnings of competing firms in the same industry is 14, then using the price-earnings valuation method, the valuation of the firm’s shares is: $35.70 per share $37.80 per share $42.00 per share $43.26 per share Which of the following are limitations to the price-earnings model? Check all that apply. It can result in inaccurate valuations when investors rely on an industry price-earnings ratio that uses a collection of firms that is too narrow. It can result in inaccurate valuations when investors rely on an industry price-earnings ratio that assigns incorrect weighting to various industry firms. It assumes that uncertainty cannot be accounted for because it doesn’t allow expectations about a firm’s cash flows to change. It can result in inaccurate valuations when the dividends to be paid in the next year are incorrectly estimated.
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