Profit margin on sales: This is profitability ratio arrived at by comparing the net income to net sales of the company.
Return on assets ratio: It is financial ratio computed by dividing net income by total assets.
(a) To prepare: To prepare the factors to be considered by the board of directors in establishing a dividend policy.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.
(b) To compute: To compute the return on assets, profit margin on sales, earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and current ratio for each of the 5 years for M Inc.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.
(c) To comment: To comment on the appropriateness of declaring a cash dividend at this time, using the ratios computed in part (b) as a major factor in your analysis.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.
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