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Windswept, Inc. 2017 Income Statement ($ in millions) |
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Net sales | $ | 8,700 | |
Cost of goods sold | 7,340 | ||
Depreciation | 405 | ||
Earnings before interest and taxes | $ | 955 | |
Interest paid | 82 | ||
Taxable income | $ | 873 | |
Taxes | 306 | ||
Net income | $ | 567 | |
Windswept, Inc. 2016 and 2017 Balance Sheets ($ in millions) |
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2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||
Cash | $ | 150 | $ | 185 | Accounts payable | $ | 1,180 | $ | 1,260 | ||||
Accounts rec. | 920 | 730 | Long-term debt | 1,000 | 1,265 | ||||||||
Inventory | 1,520 | 1,550 | Common stock | 3,210 | 2,900 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 2,590 | $ | 2,465 | Retained earnings | 460 | 710 | ||||||
Net fixed assets | 3,260 | 3,670 | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,850 | $ | 6,135 | Total liab. & equity | $ | 5,850 | $ | 6,135 | ||||
What is the return on equity for 2017?
Return on equity can be calculated by either using the stockholders equity for 2017 or by considering the average stockholder equity. Both methods are correct and it depends what the instructor prefers
Using stockholder equity for 2017:
= Net income / Stockholder equity for 2017
= 567 / (2900 + 710)
= 15.70%
Using average stockholder equity
Average stockholder equity = ((3210 + 460) + (2900 + 710))/2
= 3640
ROE = 567/ 3640
= 15.58%