Deere & Company (DE) manufactures and distributes farm and construction machinery that it sells around the world. In addition to its manufacturing operations, Deere€™s credit division loans money to customers to finance the purchase of their farm and construction equipment. The following information is available for three recent years (in millions except per-share amounts):

1. Calculate the following ratios for each year. Round ratios and percentages to one decimal place, except for per-share amounts, which should be rounded to the nearest cent.
a. Return on total assets
b. Return on stockholders€™ equity

c. Earnings per share
d. Dividend yield
e. Price-earnings ratio
2. Based on these data, evaluate Deere€™s profitability.

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Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Net income (loss) Preferred dividends Interest expense Shares outstanding for computing earnings per share Cash dividend per share Average total assets Average stockholders' equity Average stock price per share $1,523.9 $1,940.0 $3,161.7 $0.00 $664.0 363 $2.22 $60,429 $0.00 $0.00 $763.7 315 $680.0 334 $240 $59,642 $2.40 $57,965 $6,644 $92.03 $7,912 $9,667 $85.58 $81.10