Last year Huntington Inc. had sales of $325,000 and a net income of $29,000, and its year-end assets were $250,000. The firm's total-debt-to-total-capital ratio was 18.0%. The firm finances using only debt and common equity and its total assets equal total invested capital. Based on the DuPont equation, what was the ROE? Do not round your intermediate calculations.
As per Dupont equation Return on equity (Roe) =
Net profit margin * Asset turnover * equity multiplier
Net profit margin = Net income / sales = (29000 / 325000) * 100 = 8.9%
Asset turnover = Sales / total assets = 325000 / 250000 = 1.3
Equity multiplier =Total assets / Total equity shareholders fund
Total debt = Total assets(capital) * Total debt to total assets ratio = 250000* 18% = 45000
Total equity = Total assets - debt = 250000- 45000 = 205000
Equity multiplier = 250000/205000 = 1.22
ROE = 0.089 * 1.3 * 1.22 =0.14 or 14%
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