Question

Maggie’s Skunk Removal Corp.’s 2018 income statement listed net sales of $13.8 million, gross profit of $8.70 million, EBIT of $6.9 million, net income available to common stockholders of $4.5 million, and common stock dividends of $2.5 million. The 2018 year-end balance sheet listed total assets of $53.8 million and common stockholders' equity of $22.3 million with 2.0 million shares outstanding.
1. Calculate the profit margin.
2. Calculate the basic earnings power.
3. Calculate the return on assets.
4. Calculate the return on equity.
5. Calculate the dividend payout.

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

1. Calculate the profit margin

Profit Margin = (Net Income/Net Sales) × 100

Profit Margin = (4,500,000/13,800,000) × 100

Profit Margin = 3.26 × 100

Profit margin = 32.6%

2. Calculate the basic earnings power.

Gross Profit Margin:

= Gross Profit/Net Sales × 100

= (8,700,000/13,800,000) × 100

= 6.304 × 100

= 63.04%

3. Calculate the return on assets.

Return on assets= Net income/Total asset

= 4,500,000/53,800,000

= 0.0836

= 8.36%

4. Calculate the return on equity.

Return on equity = Net income/Equity

= 4,500,000/22,300,000

= 0.2017

= 20.17%

5. Calculate the dividend payout.

Dividend payout = Dividend/Net income

= 2,500,000/4,500,000

= 0.556

= 55.6%