Question

Income statements and balance sheets follow for The New York Times Company. Refer to these financial statements to answer the requirements.

The New York Times Company Consolidated Statements of Income
	Fiscal year ended
(in thousands)	Dec. 29, 2016	Dec. 30, 2015
Revenues
Circulation	$ 880,543	$ 851,790
Advertising	580,732	638,709
Other	94,067	88,716
Total revenues	1,555,342	1,579,215
Production costs
Wages and benefits	363,051	354,516
Raw materials	72,325	77,176
Other	192,728	186,120
Total production costs	628,104	617,812
Selling, general and administrative costs	721,083	713,837
Depreciation and amortization	61,723	61,597
Total operating costs	1,410,910	1,393,246
Restructuring charge	14,804	0
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	6,730	9,055
Pension settlement charges	21,294	40,329
Early termination charge	0	0
Operating profit	101,604	136,585
Loss from joint ventures	(36,273)	(783)
Interest expense, net	34,805	39,050
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	30,526	96,752
Income tax expense/(benefit)	4,421	33,910
Income from continuing operations	26,105	62,842
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2,273)	0
Net income	23,832	62,842
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	5,236	404
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$29,068	$63,246

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The New York Times Company Consolidated Balance Sheets
	As of
(in thousands)	Dec. 29, 2016	Dec. 30, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 100,692	$ 105,776
Short-term investments	449,535	507,639
Accounts receivable, net	197,355	207,180
Prepaid assets	15,948	19,430
Other current assets	32,648	22,507
Total current assets	796,178	862,532
Long-term marketable securities	187,299	291,136
Investments in joint ventures	15,614	22,815
Property plant and equipment, net	596,743	632,439
Goodwill	134,517	109,085
Deferred income taxes	301,342	309,142
Miscellaneous assets	153,702	190,541
Total assets	$2,185,395	$2,417,690
Accounts payable	$   104,463	$    96,082
Accrued payroll and other related liabilities	96,463	98,256
Unexpired subscriptions	66,686	60,184
Current portion of long-term debt	0	188,377
Accrued expenses and other	131,125	120,686
Total current liabilities	398,737	563,585
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	246,978	242,851
Pension benefits obligation	558,790	627,697
Postretirement benefits obligation	57,999	62,879
Other	78,647	92,223
Total other liabilities	942,414	1,025,650
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock of $0.10 par value
Class A common stock	16,921	16,826
Class B convertible stock	82	82
Additional paid-in capital	149,928	146,348
Retained earnings	1,331,911	1,328,744
Common stock held in treasury, at cost	(171,211)	(156,155)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(479,816)	(509,094)
Total New York Times Company stockholders’ equity	847,815	826,751
Noncontrolling interest	(3,571)	1,704
Total stockholders’ equity	844,244	828,455
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$2,185,395	$2,417,690

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Required:

a. Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2016 and 2015. Compute net operating assets (NOA) for 2016 and 2015. Assume that combined federal and state statutory. Compute return on net operating assets (RNOA) for 2016 and 2015. Net operating assets are $397,299 thousand in 2014.

b. Compute return on common shareholders equity (ROE) for 2016 and 2015. Stockholders’ equity attributable to New York Times Company in 2014 is $726,328 thousand.

c. What is nonoperating return component of ROE for 2016 and 2015?

d.    Comment on the difference between ROE and RNOA. What inference do you draw from this comparison?

Please Show Work - Excel or Word Answer is Prefered.

	2016	2015
EBIT
Tax Rate
Taxes
Net Operating Profit After Tax
Net Operating Asset Calculations
	2016	2015	2014
Operating Assets Total Assets (Cash + Short Term Inv. + Marketable Securities)
Operating Liabilities Total Liabilities (Short Term + Long Term Notes)
NOA
Equity
Net Income
Return on NOA
ROE

Answer 1

Working note :-

1) Calculation of operating profit or EBIT

particulars. 2016 . 2015

Total revenue . 1555,342 . 1579,215

Operating cost . 1410,910 . 1393,246

Operating profit or EBIT. 144,432 . 185,969

2) .calculatcalculation of net operating assets

Operating asset . 2016 . 2015

Cash . 100,692. 105,776

Short term investment . 449535. 507639

Long term marketable sec . 187299 .   291136

(-) current position of long term liability 0 . 188377

Debt . 246978 . 242851

Net operating asset . 490548. 473323

3) calculation of effective tax rate

Particulars . 2016 . 2015

Tax exp. 4421. 33910

÷ Net income . 30526. 96752

Tax rate . 14.48% . 35.05%

(A)

Particulars	2016	2015
EBIT	144432	185969
Tax rate	14.48%	35.05%
Tax	20914	65182
NOPAT	123518	120787

B)

Particulars	2016	2015	2014
Operating asset(cash+marketable sec.+short term invt.	737526	904551
Operating liab.(short term and long term notes)	246978	431228
Net operating asset .(b)	490548	473323	397299
Equity .(c)	844244	828455	726328
Net income. (a)	23832	62842
Return on NOA .(a)÷(b)	4.86%	13.28%
ROE .(a)÷(c)	2.82%	7.59%

Comment : Dur to increased loss from joint venture in 2016 compared from 2015 ROE & RNOA Is more in 2015.