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Both a2 Milk Ltd. And Synlait Ltd. operate in the dairy products industry. The following ratios for a2 Milk Ltd. and Synlait Ltd. were calculated for 2020 and 2019:
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a2 Milk Ltd. |
Synlait Ltd. |
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2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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Gross Profit Margin |
55.96% |
54.84% |
15.64% |
18.19% |
Profit Margin |
22.29% |
22.12% |
5.78% |
8.03% |
Return on Assets |
44.52% |
48.54% |
9.33% |
12.81% |
Return on Equity |
40.15% |
42.83% |
13.69% |
17.93% |
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3.69 times |
3.15 times |
1.00 times |
0.76 times |
Debt ratio |
21.97% |
21.76% |
59.36% |
57.20% |
Based on the above ratios, comment on a2 Milk Ltd.’s and complete the following
- Profitability in the Income Statement
- Profitability to investment
- Briefly summaries the profitability of a2 Milk by comparing with Synlait Ltd.
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