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Maggie’s Skunk Removal Corp.’s 2015 income statement listed net sales of $14.4 m

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Maggie’s Skunk Removal Corp.’s 2015 income statement listed net sales of $14.4 million, gross profit of $9.40 million, EBIT of $7.5 million, net income available to common stockholders of $5.1 million, and common stock dividends of $3.1 million. The 2015 year-end balance sheet listed total assets of $54.4 million and common stockholders' equity of $22.9 million with 2.0 million shares outstanding.

Calculate the profit margin. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Profit margin   %

Calculate the profit margin. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Gross profit margin   %

Calculate the profit margin. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Operating profit margin   %

Calculate the basic earnings power. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Basic earnings power   %

Calculate the return on assets. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Return on assets   %

Calculate the return on equity. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Return on equity   %

Calculate the dividend payout. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Dividend payout   %

Explanation / Answer

1. Computation of profit margin

Profit margin = net income / net sales

= $5 .1 / $ 14.4 = 35.42%

2. Computation of Gross profit margin

Gross profit margin = Gross profit / net sales

= $9.40 / $14.4 = 65.28%.

3. computation of profit margin

Operating profit margin = Operating profit / net sales

= $7.5 / $14.4 = 52.08%

4. Computation of Basic earnings power

Basic earnings power = EBIT / Total assets

= $7.5 / $ 54.4 = 13.78%

5. Computation of Return on Assets

Return on assets = EBIT / total assets

= $7.5 / $54.4 = 13.79%

6. Computation of Return on equity

Return on Equity = EAT / Equity share holders fund

= 5.1 / 22.9 = 22.27%

7. Computation of Dividend payout ratio

Dividend payout ratio = Dividend per share / Earnings per share

= 5.1 /2 / 3.1/2

= 2.55 / 1.55 = 1.65.

Return on assets =

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