Return on Equity Evans & Sons, Inc., disclosed the following information in a recent annual report:   Previous Year Current Year Net Income $35,000 $48,000 Average stockholders' equity 1,000,000 1,500,000 Dividend per common share 1.90 2.00 Earnings per share 2.85 3.20 Market price per common share, year-end 19.00 21.00 Calculate the return on equity for Evans & Sons for each year. Did the return improve?   Numerator Denominator ROE   Answer Answer   Previous Year Answer Answer   Current Year Answer Answer   Did the return improve? The return on common stockholders' equity Answer from the previous year to the current year.   PreviousSave AnswersNext

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Return on Equity

Evans & Sons, Inc., disclosed the following information in a recent annual report:

  Previous Year Current Year
Net Income $35,000 $48,000
Average stockholders' equity 1,000,000 1,500,000
Dividend per common share 1.90 2.00
Earnings per share 2.85 3.20
Market price per common share, year-end 19.00 21.00

Calculate the return on equity for Evans & Sons for each year. Did the return improve?

  Numerator Denominator ROE
  Answer Answer  
Previous Year Answer Answer  
Current Year Answer Answer  

Did the return improve?

The return on common stockholders' equity Answer from the previous year to the current year.

 
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