Using the income statement for Times Mirror and Glass Co., compute the following ratios:   TIMES MIRROR AND GLASS COMPANY Sales $ 244,000 Cost of goods sold   135,000 Gross profit $ 109,000 Selling and administrative expense   47,900 Lease expense   18,200 Operating profit* $ 42,900 Interest expense   8,300 Earnings before taxes $ 34,600 Taxes (30%)   13,840 Earnings after taxes $ 20,760 *Equals income before interest and taxes.   The total assets for this company equal $240,000. Set up the equation for the Du Pont system of ratio analysis. Compute the profit margin ratio?

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Using the income statement for Times Mirror and Glass Co., compute the following ratios:
 

TIMES MIRROR AND GLASS COMPANY
Sales $ 244,000
Cost of goods sold   135,000
Gross profit $ 109,000
Selling and administrative expense   47,900
Lease expense   18,200
Operating profit* $ 42,900
Interest expense   8,300
Earnings before taxes $ 34,600
Taxes (30%)   13,840
Earnings after taxes $ 20,760
*Equals income before interest and taxes.  

The total assets for this company equal $240,000. Set up the equation for the Du Pont system of ratio analysis. Compute the profit margin ratio?

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Du Pont system of ratio analysis:

A chemical manufacturer , Du Pont Corporation  created a financial model  for detailed analysis of the company's  profitability.

Return on Net Assets or RONA  is the measure of the business's operating performance.

RONA = EBITNet Assets= SalesNet assets X Gross ProfitSalesX EBITGross Profit 

It is a product of the asset turnover, gross profit margin and operating leverage.

 

Data given::

Sales = $244,000

Gross Profit = $ 109,000

EBIT = $42,900

Net Income = $20,760

Net Assets = $240,000 (Assumed Net Assets = Total Assets)

 

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