Examine the trends for the current year versus the previous year in profitability by doing a Dupont
Question:
Examine the trends for the current year versus the previous year in profitability by doing a Dupont Analysis for the trends for ROE, ROA, EM, NPM, AU. Explain why the ROE changed in the current year compared to the past year based on trends in the NPM, AU, and EM.
2. Discuss why AU changed in the current year by looking at fixed asset utilization, days inventory, and days accounts receivables trends, and why the NPM changed by looking at GPM, OPM over time and comparisons to the industry averages.
Dupont Analysis: ROE = NPM x AU x EM Where ROE is a function of the firm's net profit margin (NPM), Asset utilization (AU), and its financial leverage measured by the Equity multiplier (EM) Where ROE = net income/total equity ROA = net income /total assets (or NPM x AU) NPM = net income / total revenues AU = total revenues / total assets
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Fundamentals of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1305635937
Concise 9th Edition
Authors: Eugene F. Brigham