Sunland Limited is a Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario-based winery producing blended, premium, and ultra- premium wines, which are sold globally. The company has a strong distribution network in Canada through independent retail locations. The following information has been extracted from the company's annual report.                                                            2024              2023               2022 Market price per share.                     $11.90             $6.58             $4.83 Earnings per share                            $0.66              $0.46             $0.37 Dividends per share                           $0.173            $0.150           $0.147 Net income (in thousands)                 $21,318          $15,746         $12,299 Shareholders' equity (in thousands). $177,829        $156,460        $147,987   (a)Calculate Sunland's price/earnings ratio from 2022 through 2024. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2.)                                  2024              2023               2022 Price/earnings ratio Comment on whether the ratio's trend over this period reflects a company with higher growth potential or one that has achieved maturity. The trend reflects that the company has ___________(the potential for further growth/achieved maturity) (b)Calculate Sunland's dividend payout ratio and dividend yield for 2022 through 2024. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2%)                                     2024              2023               2022 dividend payout ratio  --------%          --------%          --------% dividend yield              --------%          --------%          --------% What do the results of these ratios tell us about Sunland Ltd.? The company is paying out a ________(smaller/larger) percentage of their earnings as dividends. (c)Calculate Sunland's return on equity ratio for 2023 and 2024. Note that Sunland's articles of incorporation authorize only common shares. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2%.)                                      2024              2023             Return on equity ratio  --------%          --------%  Comment on how effectively Sunland's management has been able to use the equity of its shareholders to generate returns. The company is using its equity to generate returns _____(less/more) efficiently in 2024 than in 2023.

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Sunland Limited is a Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario-based winery producing blended, premium, and ultra- premium wines, which are sold globally. The company has a strong distribution network in Canada through independent retail locations. The following information has been extracted from the company's annual report.

                                                           2024              2023               2022

Market price per share.                     $11.90             $6.58             $4.83

Earnings per share                            $0.66              $0.46             $0.37

Dividends per share                           $0.173            $0.150           $0.147

Net income (in thousands)                 $21,318          $15,746         $12,299

Shareholders' equity (in thousands). $177,829        $156,460        $147,987

 

(a)Calculate Sunland's price/earnings ratio from 2022 through 2024. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2.)

                                 2024              2023               2022

Price/earnings ratio

Comment on whether the ratio's trend over this period reflects a company with higher growth potential or one that has achieved maturity.

The trend reflects that the company has ___________(the potential for further growth/achieved maturity)

(b)Calculate Sunland's dividend payout ratio and dividend yield for 2022 through 2024. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2%)

                                    2024              2023               2022

dividend payout ratio  --------%          --------%          --------%

dividend yield              --------%          --------%          --------%

What do the results of these ratios tell us about Sunland Ltd.?

The company is paying out a ________(smaller/larger) percentage of their earnings as dividends.

(c)Calculate Sunland's return on equity ratio for 2023 and 2024. Note that Sunland's articles of incorporation authorize only common shares. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 15.2%.)

                                     2024              2023            

Return on equity ratio  --------%          --------% 

Comment on how effectively Sunland's management has been able to use the equity of its shareholders to generate returns.

The company is using its equity to generate returns _____(less/more) efficiently in 2024 than in 2023.

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