Selected income statement and balance sheet data from Merck & Co. for Year 9 are reproduced below: MERCK & COMPANY, INC. Year 9 Selected Financial Data ($ millions) Merck & Co. Income Statement Data Sales revenue... Depreciation...... Interest expense. $7,120 230 10 Pretax income... 2,550 Income taxes.. 900 Net income. 1,650 Balance Sheet Data Current assets... $4,850 Fixed assets, net... 2,400 Total assets.. 7,250 Current liabilities... 3,290 Long-term debt... 100 Shareholders' equity... 3,860 Total liabilities & shareholders' equity.. Required: a. Calculate return on common equity for Year 9 using year-end amounts and assuming no preferred dividends. b. Disaggregate Merck's ROCE. Comment on Merck's use of leverage. (Assume all assets and current liabilities are operating and a 35% tax rate.). c. Disaggregate ROA and comment on that.
Selected income statement and balance sheet data from Merck & Co. for Year 9 are reproduced below: MERCK & COMPANY, INC. Year 9 Selected Financial Data ($ millions) Merck & Co. Income Statement Data Sales revenue... Depreciation...... Interest expense. $7,120 230 10 Pretax income... 2,550 Income taxes.. 900 Net income. 1,650 Balance Sheet Data Current assets... $4,850 Fixed assets, net... 2,400 Total assets.. 7,250 Current liabilities... 3,290 Long-term debt... 100 Shareholders' equity... 3,860 Total liabilities & shareholders' equity.. Required: a. Calculate return on common equity for Year 9 using year-end amounts and assuming no preferred dividends. b. Disaggregate Merck's ROCE. Comment on Merck's use of leverage. (Assume all assets and current liabilities are operating and a 35% tax rate.). c. Disaggregate ROA and comment on that.
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