Corporate Financial Accounting
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.18EX
Profitability ratios
Ralph Lauren Corporation sells apparel through company-owned retail stores. Recent financial information for Ralph Lauren follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year 3 | Final Year 2 | ||
Net income | $567,600 | $479,500 | |
Interest expense | 18,300 | 22,200 | |
Fiscal Year 3 | Fiscal Year 2 | Fiscal Year 1 | |
Total assets (at end of fiscal year) | $4,981,100 | $4,648,900 | $4,356,500 |
Total stockholders' equity {at end of fiscal year) | 3,304,700 | 3,116,600 | 2,735,100 |
Assume the apparel industry average return on total assets is 8.0%, and the average rate earned on stockholders' equity is 10.0% for the year ended April 2, Year 3.
- A. Determine the return on total assets for Ralph Lauren for fiscal Years 2 and 3. (Round percentages to one decimal place.)
- B. Determine the return on stockholders’ equity for Ralph Lauren for fiscal Years 2 and 3. (Round percentages to one decimal place.)
- C. Evaluate the two-year trend for the profitability ratios determined in (A) and (B).
- D. Evaluate Ralph Lauren s profit performance relative to the industry.
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