QUESTION 9 (4 + 2 + 2 = 8 marks)
Peanut Queen and Lord of Ice are two competitors selling ice-cream. Below is the information pertaining to the two businesses for the financial year ended June 30, 2020.
Peanut Queen |
Lord of Ice |
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Net Profit ($) |
95,000 |
180,000 |
Cost of Goods Sold ($) |
100,000 |
800,000 |
Total Assets ($) |
400,000 |
600,000 |
Total Liabilities |
150,000 |
225,000 |
Gross Profit ($) |
150,000 |
400,000 |
Rita has $25,000 to invest in one of the businesses. She likes peanut butter ice-cream but needs to consider the financial performance of the two businesses to make an informed investment decision.
Required:
In the table below, calculate Net Profit Margin, Asset Turnover, Financial Leverage, and Return on Equity (ROE) ratios for the two businesses.
Peanut Queen |
Lord of Ice |
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Net Profit Margin |
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Asset Turnover |
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Financial Leverage |
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ROE |
Based on the financial performance alone, which one of the two businesses would you recommend to Rita to invest in? Considering the components of the DuPont model, which component is driving the financial performance of the business you chose?
Answer here:
For the business you recommended, calculate ROE for the financial year ending on June 30, 2021. In your calculation, assume that:
here i am providing you a formula for equity mulitiplire=Assets/shareholders equity
and equity muiltiplier for both company is 1.6 if you want to calculate ROE by following formula
ROE=net profit margin *assets turnover ratio *equity multiplier
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