The annual sales for Salco Inc. were $4.5 million last year. The firms end-of-year balance sheet was as follows:
Current assets $ 500,000 Liabilities $1,000,000
Net fixed assets 1,500,000 Ownersâ??equity 1,000,000
__________ _________
$2,000,000 $2,000,000
The firmâ??s income statement for the year was as follows:
Sales $ 4,500,000
Less cost of goods sold (3,500,000)
__________
Gross profit $1,000,000
Less operating expenses (500,000)
__________
Operating income $ 500,000
Less interest expense (100,000)
___________
Earnings before taxes $ 400,000
Less taxes (50%) (200,000)
___________
Net income $ 200,000
a. Calculate Salcos total asset turnover, operating profit margin, and operating return on assets.
b. Salco plans to renovate one of its plants, which will require an added investment in plant and equipment of $1 million. The firm will maintain its present debt ratio of .5 when financing the new investment and expects sales to remain constant. The operating profit margin will rise to 13 percent. What will be the new operating return on assets for Salco after the plantâ??s renovation?
c. Given that the plant renovation in part b occurs and Salcoâ??s interest expense rises by $50,000 per year, what will be the return earned on the common stockholdersâ?? investment? Compare this rate of return with that earned before the renovation.