STRENGTHS: THE FIRM’S FIXED ASSETS TURNOVER WAS ABOVE THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE. HOWEVER, IF THE FIRM’S ASSETS WERE OLDER THAN OTHER FIRMS IN ITS INDUSTRY THIS COULD POSSIBLY ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHER RATIO. (COMPUTRON’S FIXED ASSETS WOULD HAVE A LOWER HISTORICAL COST AND WOULD HAVE BEEN DEPRECIATED FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.) THE FIRM’S PROFIT MARGIN IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE, DESPITE ITS HIGHER DEBT RATIO. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE FIRM HAS KEPT COSTS DOWN, BUT, AGAIN, THIS COULD BE RELATED TO LOWER DEPRECIATION COSTS.
WEAKNESSES: THE FIRM’S LIQUIDITY RATIOS ARE LOW; MOST OF ITS ASSET MANAGEMENT RATIOS ARE POOR (EXCEPT FIXED ASSETS TURNOVER); ITS DEBT MANAGEMENT RATIOS ARE POOR, MOST OF ITS PROFITABILITY RATIOS ARE LOW (EXCEPT PROFIT MARGIN); AND ITS MARKET VALUE RATIOS ARE LOW.