Aaron's, Inc., and Rent-A-Center, Inc., are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their 2008 financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per share amounts and stock prices): Net income Total stockholders equity Earnings per share Aaron's, Inc. Rent-A-Center, Inc. 2008 2007 2008 2007 $90.2 $80.3 $139.6 $76.3 761.5 673.4 1,079.2 947.1 1.69 1.48 2.10 1.11 18.35 Stock price when annual results reported 26.67 21.54 19.37 Compute the 2008 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage rounded to one decimal place. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2008?

Aaron's, Inc., and Rent-A-Center, Inc., are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their 2008 financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per share amounts and stock prices): Net income Total stockholders equity Earnings per share Aaron's, Inc. Rent-A-Center, Inc. 2008 2007 2008 2007 $90.2 $80.3 $139.6 $76.3 761.5 673.4 1,079.2 947.1 1.69 1.48 2.10 1.11 18.35 Stock price when annual results reported 26.67 21.54 19.37 Compute the 2008 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage rounded to one decimal place. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2008?

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