Consecutive five-year balance sheets and income statements of Mary Lou Szabo Corporation are as follows:
Required
a. Compute the following for the years ended December 31, 2005€“2009:
1. Net profit margin
2. Total asset turnover
3. Return on assets
4. DuPont return on assets
5. Operating income margin
6. Operating asset turnover
7. Return on operating assets
8. DuPont return on operating assets
9. Sales to fixed assets
10. Return on investment
11. Return on total equity
12. Return on common equity
13. Gross profit margin
Note: For ratios that call for using average balance sheet figures, compute the rate using average balance sheet figures and year-end balance sheet figures.
b. Briefly comment on profitability and trends indicated in profitability. Also comment on the difference in results between using the average balance sheet figures and year-endfigures.

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Mary Lou Szabo Corporation Balance Sheets December 31, 2005, through December 31, 2009 (Dollars in thousands) 24,000 25,000 26,000 24,000 26,000 129,000 130,000 Accounts receivable, net Total current assets 293,000 293,000 479,000 470,000 95,000 100,000 $859,000 $861,000 $870,000 $867,000 $863,000 279,000 285,000 Property, plant, and equipment, net Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: $180,000 $181,000 $181,500 S183,000 $184,000 Total current liabilities 194,000 195,500 Redeemable preferred stock Total liabilities Stock holders' equity: 3 350,000 350,000 350,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par, Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $8。 $86000 $8 0 00 $ Mary Lou Szabo Corporation Statement of Earnings Years Ended December 31, 2005-2009 (Dollars in thousands) 980,000 960,000 940,000 900,000 880,000 580,000 566,000 320,000 314,000 (240,000 (239,000) 238,000 (239,000) (235,000) (6.500)(6.700) (8,000)8.100) (1.000) 625,000 616,000 355,000 344,000 Selling and administrative expen se Earnings from continuing operations 33,40029,20000 Earnings from continuing operations Extraordinary loss, net of taxes S 72,700 64,900 S 57,800 51,200 14,900 S 2.00 180 162 146 1.28 S 2.00 180 1.62 1.46 S 0.43 Earnings (loss) per share: Continuing operations Net earnings per share Note: Dividends on preferred stock were as follows: Redeemable preferred stock 2006-2009 $6,400 2005