Selected financial data from the June 30 year-end statements of Safford Company are given below:
Total assets | $ | 5,400,000 | |
Long-term debt (10% interest rate) | $ | 720,000 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,700,000 | |
Interest paid on long-term debt | $ | 72,000 | |
Net income | $ | 440,000 | |
Total assets at the beginning of the year were $5,200,000; total stockholders’ equity was $2,500,000. The company’s tax rate is 30%.
Required:
1. Compute the return on total assets. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)
2. Compute the return on equity. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)
3. Is financial leverage positive or negative?
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1. Compute the return on total assets.
Return on total assets = Net Income / (Average total assets )
Return on total assets = 440000 / (5400000 + 5200000 )/2 = 440000 / 5300000 = 8.3%
2. Compute the return on equity.
ROE = Net Income / (Average stockholders’ equity )
ROE = 440000 / (2700000 + 2500000 )/2 = 440000 / 2600000 = 16.92%
3. Is financial leverage positive or negative?
Financial Leverage = Return on Total Assets - Return on Equity
Financial Leverage = 8.3% - 16.92% = -8.62%
Financial leverage is negative
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