Question:
Hasbro is a leading firm in the toy, game, and amusement industry. Its promoted brands group includes products from Playskool, Tonka, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, Tiger, and Wizards of the Coast. Sales of toys and games are highly variable from year to year depending on whether the latest products meet consumer interests. Hasbro also faces increasing competition from electronic and online games. Hasbro develops and promotes its core brands and manufactures and distributes products created by others under license arrangements. Hasbro pays a royalty to the creator of such products. In recent years, Hasbro has attempted to reduce its reliance on license arrangements, placing more emphasis on its core brands. Hasbro also has embarked on a strategy of reducing fixed selling and administrative costs in an effort to offset the negative effects on earnings of highly variable sales. Exhibit 4.30 presents the balance sheets for Hasbro for the years ended December 31, Years 1 through 4. Exhibit 4.31 presents the income statements and Exhibit 4.32 presents the statements of cash flows for Years 2 through 4.
REQUIRED
a. Exhibit 4.33 presents profitability ratios for Hasbro for Year 2 and Year 3. Calculate each of these financial ratios for Year 4. The income tax rate is 35%.
b. Analyze the changes in ROA and its components for Hasbro over the three-year period, suggesting reasons for the changes observed.
c. Analyze the changes in ROCE and its components for Hasbro over the three-year period, suggesting reasons for the changes observed.
Financial Ratios
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Exhibit 4.30 Hasbro Balance Sheets (amounts in millions) (Problem 4.24) Year 2 Year 1 Year 4 Year 3 ASSETS $ 725 $ 521 $ 496 $ 233 Cash Accounts receivable 579 607 555 572 Inventories 195 169 190 217 Prepayments 219 212 191 346 Total Current Assets $1,718 $1,509 $1,432 $1,368 Exhibit 4.30 (Continued) Property, plant, and equipment, net 207 200 213 236 Other assets 1,316 1,454 $3,163 1,498 1,765 Total Assets $3,241 $3,143 $3,369 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 168 $ 159 $ 166 $ 123 Accounts payable Short-term borrowing 342 24 223 36 Other current liabilities 639 747 578 599 $ 930 $ 967 $ 758 1,166 Total Current Liabilities $1,149 Long-term debt 303 687 857 Other noncurrent liabilities 149 141 128 92 Total Liabilities $1,601 $1,758 $1,952 $2,016 $ 105 Common stock $ 105 $ 105 $ 105 Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 381 398 458 455 1,721 1,567 1,430 1,622 82 30 (47) (68) Treasury stock Total Shareholders' Equity (649) (695) (755) (761) $1,640 $1,405 $1,191 $1,353 $3,369 Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $3,241 $3,163 $3,143