
To Discuss:
The reason for higher ROA in spite of lower Profit Margin
Introduction:
Return on total Assets: The Return on total assets is profitability ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned on average assets invested in the business. Return on asset is calculated by dividing the net income by average total assets. The formula to calculate
Note: Average total assets are calculated as an average of beginning and ending total assets. The formula to calculate the average total assets is as follows:
Return on total Assets ratio can be broken into its components as follows:
Profit Margin Ratio:
Profit Margin Ratio is a profitability ratio that represents the percentage income earned on the sales. It is calculated by dividing the Net Income by the Sales. The formulas to calculate the Profit margin is as follows:
Asset Turnover Ratio:
Asset Turnover Ratio is an efficiency ratio that represents the sales earned on the average assets invested in the business. It is calculated by dividing the Sales by Average total assets. The formulas to calculate the Asset Turnover Ratio is as follows:

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 19 Solutions
GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF INVESTMENTS; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
- Trump Card Co. will issue stock at a retail (public) price of $32. The company will receive $29.20 per share. a. What is the spread on the issue in percentage terms? b. If the firm demands a new price only $2.20 below the public price suggested in part a, what will the spread be in percentage terms? c. To hold the spread down to 2.5 percent based on the public price in part a, what net amount should Trump Card Co. receive?arrow_forwardNo excel. I need to see the work or I will not understand. Blue Jeans Incorporated needs to raise $ 4.5 million of funds on a 12-year issue. If it places the bonds privately, the interest rate will be 10 percent. Fifty thousand dollars in out-of-pocket costs will be incurred. For a public issue, the interest rate will be 9 percent, and the underwriting spread will be 1.5 percent. There will be $110,000 in out-of-pocket costs. The debt will be outstanding for the full 12-year period, at which time it will be repaid. For each plan, compare the net amount of funds initially available to the present value of future payments of interest and principal to determine net present value. Assume the stated discount rate is 13 percent annually.arrow_forward(Do not use Excel) I like to see the work of how to solve the problem. The investment banking firm of Doots Incorporated. will use a dividend valuation model to appraise the shares of the Straight Fence Corporation. Dividends (D1) at the end of the current year will be $2.70. The growth rate (g) is 7 percent and the discount rate (Ke) is 13 percent. a. What should be the price of the stock to the public? b. If there is a 8 percent total underwriting spread on the stock, how much will the issuing corporation receive? c. If the issuing corporation requires a net price of $38.30 (proceeds to the corporation) and there is a 7 percent underwriting spread, what should be the price of the stock to the public? (Round to two places to the right of the decimal point.)arrow_forward
- California Homes Associates is about to go public. The investment banking firm of Dillon and Associates is attempting to price the issue. The building industry generally trades at a 25 percent discount below the P/E ratio on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. Assume that index currently has a P/E ratio of 30. The firm can be compared to the building industry as follows: CA Homes Building Industry Growth rate in earnings per share ............... 16% 13% Consistency of performance ...................... Increased earnings Increased earnings 3 out of 5 years 2 out of 5 years Debt to total assets.................................... 64%…arrow_forwardWhat is the Biblical perspective on the Capital Markets, and what is the relationship between them? How do they research the Biblical perspective on the Capital Markets? Could you help explain how research will fulfill this requirement and integrate a Christian worldview?arrow_forwardNina buys a new utility sports vehicle for 32,000 dollars. She trades in her old truck and received 10,000 dollars, which she uses as a down payment. She finances the balance at 8% APR over 36 months. Before making her 24th payment, she decides to pay off the loan. How much interest will Nina save by paying off the loan early.arrow_forward
- General Problems: Market volatility and bubbles. How can the problem of: Insider trading and market manipulation, Lack of transparency and information asymmetry, Inequality in access to capital, and Systemic risk from interconnected financial institutions be solved? How can practice or issue be improved?arrow_forwardIf submitted image is blurr then please comment i will write values. i will give unhelpful please.arrow_forwardWhat are capital markets, and what is the purpose of capital markets? What is the foundation of the study on capital markets coping methods and increasing self-understanding? What are the general problems of capital markets to be addressed, and what are the consequences arising from the capital market?arrow_forward
- Meticulous Drill & Reamer (MD&R) specializes in drilling and boring precise holes in hard metals (e.g., steel alloys, tungsten carbide, and titanium). The company recently contracted to drill holes with 3-centimeter diameters in large carbon-steel alloy disks, and it will have to purchase a special drill to complete this job. MD&R has eliminated all but two of the drills it has been considering: Davis Drills' T2005 and Worth Industrial Tools' AZ100. These producers have each agreed to allow MD&R to use a T2005 and an AZ100 for one week to determine which drill it will purchase. During the one-week trial, MD&R uses each of these drills to drill 31 holes with a target diameter of 3 centimeters in one large carbon-steel alloy disk, then measures the diameter of each hole and records the results. MD&R's results are provided in the table that follows and are available in the DATAfile named MeticulousDrills, Hole Diameter T2005 AZ100 3.06 2.91 3.04 3.31 3.13 2.82 3.01 3.01 2.95 2.94 3.02…arrow_forwardI mistakenly submitted blurr image please comment i will write values. please dont Solve with incorrect values otherwise unhelpful.arrow_forwardhello tutor:If submitted image is blurr then please comment i will write values. i will give unhelpful please.arrow_forward
- Cornerstones of Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337690881Author:Jay Rich, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage LearningIntermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage LearningEBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
- Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis...FinanceISBN:9781285190907Author:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark BradshawPublisher:Cengage LearningManagerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...AccountingISBN:9781337115773Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. HeitgerPublisher:Cengage LearningPrinciples of Accounting Volume 2AccountingISBN:9781947172609Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax College




