Answer:
Debt to equity ratio and total amounts of liabilities
Step-by-step explanation:
Permanent and Temporary components of Earnings
The Permanent components of earnings may continue into future. Example is the sales revenue from regular product lines may continue in the future.
Temporary components of earnings may not continue in the future. Example is the gains or losses from the sale of equipment
Quality of Earnings
This is simply defined as any substance of earnings and their sustainability into future accounting periods.
The Quality of Earnings is influence largely by:
1. Accounting Methods: this entails all methods/means are set up/designed to match revenue and expenses.
2. Accounting estimates: this is when users of financial statement need to be aware of the impact that accounting estimates have on income.
3. One time items: this covers if and when earnings increase/decrease because of a one time items,then that portion of earnings will be sustained in the future.
Components of Earnings quality
1. Proper revenue and expense recognition
2. Declining or stable operating expenses compared to sales
3. High and persistently improving gross margin/ sales ratio etc.
The debt to equity ratio and the total amount of liabilities of a company is not important in evaluating the earnings' quality.