Homework: Profitability Analysis Exercises and Problems
Do the assigned problems using Summer Peebles, Inc.'s condensed 2014 financial data below:
Assets
Current Assets $250,000.00
Noncurrent Assets $1,750,000.00
Total Assets $2,000,000.00
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities $200,000.00
Noncurrent Liabilities (8% Bonds) $675,000.00
Common Stockholders' Equity $1,125,000.00
Total Liabilities and Equity $2,000,000.00
Additional Information:
o Net income for 2014 is $157,500.
o Income tax rate is 50%.
o Amounts for total assets and shareholders' equity are the same for 2013 and 2014.
o All assets and current liabilities are considered to be operating.
Required:
I. Determine whether leverage (from long-term debt) benefits Rose's shareholders. (Hint: Examine ROCE with and without leverage.)
II. Compute the NOPAT and RNOA (use ending NOA).
III. Demonstrate the favorable effect of leverage given the disaggregation of ROCE.
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