East Point Retail, Inc. sells apparel through company-owned retail stores. Recent financial information for East Point follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 3 Fiscal Year 2 Net income (loss) $149,400 $(76,900) Interest expense 3,000 11,500 Fiscal Year 3 Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 1 Total assets (at end of fiscal year) $1,335,128 $1,270,000 $1,119,190 Total stockholders' equity (at end of fiscal year) 1,226,780 1,202,488 875,890 Assume the apparel industry average return on total assets is 5.0% and the average return on stockholders' equity is 8.0% for the year ende February 2, Year 3. a. Determine the return on total assets for East Point for fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round percentages to one decimal place. If required, use minus sign to indicato a negative return on total accote
East Point Retail, Inc. sells apparel through company-owned retail stores. Recent financial information for East Point follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 3 Fiscal Year 2 Net income (loss) $149,400 $(76,900) Interest expense 3,000 11,500 Fiscal Year 3 Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 1 Total assets (at end of fiscal year) $1,335,128 $1,270,000 $1,119,190 Total stockholders' equity (at end of fiscal year) 1,226,780 1,202,488 875,890 Assume the apparel industry average return on total assets is 5.0% and the average return on stockholders' equity is 8.0% for the year ende February 2, Year 3. a. Determine the return on total assets for East Point for fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round percentages to one decimal place. If required, use minus sign to indicato a negative return on total accote
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East Point Retail, Inc. sells apparel through company-owned retail stores. Recent financial information for East Point follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year 3 Fiscal Year 2
Net income (loss)
$149,400
$(76,900)
Interest expense
3,000
11,500
Fiscal Year 3
Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 1
Total assets (at end of fiscal year)
$1,335,128
$1,270,000
$1,119,190
Total stockholders' equity (at end of fiscal year)
1,226,780
1,202,488
875,890
Assume the apparel industry average return on total assets is 5.0% and the average return on stockholders' equity is 8.0% for the year ended
February 2, Year 3.
a. Determine the return on total assets for East Point for fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round percentages to one decimal place. If required, use a
minus sign to indicate a negative return on total assets.
Fiscal Year 3
%
Fiscal Year 2
%
b. Determine the return on stockholders' equity for East Point for fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round percentages to one decimal place. If
required, use a minus sign to indicate a negative return on stockholders' equity.
Fiscal Year 3
%
Fiscal Year 2
%

Transcribed Image Text:c. In Fiscal Year 3, the return on stockholders' equity is
the return on total assets due to the
use of leverage.
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