Question

Klein Cosmetics has a profit margin of 5.0%, a total assets turnover ratio of 1.5 times, a zero debt ratio and therefore an equity multiplier of 1.0, and an ROE of 7.5%. The CFO recommends that the firm borrow money, use it to buy back stock, and raise the debt ratio to 50% and the equity multiplier to 2.0. She thinks that operations would not be affected, but interest on the new debt would lower the profit margin to 4.5%. This would probably be a good move, as it would increase the ROE from 7.5% to 13.5%.

Answer 1

It is true that this change would probably be a good move, as it would increase the ROE from 7.5% to 13.5%.

Explanation:

Equity multiplier is calculated by dividing the total assets of a company to shareholder’s equity of an organization. If a company has not raised any debt, then such company would be having equity multiplier equal to 1. t is a leverage ratio.

Return on equity is another financial measure to calculate the return. It is calculated by dividing the net income of a company to the shareholder’s equity. It directly shows the amount that a company is earning on its money invested by the equity shareholders.