Question: Need an interpretation explanation for the below answer. ROA and ROE Part A) The return on assets can be calculated with the use of following

Need an interpretation explanation for the below answer. ROA and ROE

Part A)

The return on assets can be calculated with the use of following formula:

Return on Assets = Net Income/Total Assets*100

Using the information available from the link for the Year 2015, we get,

Return on Assets = -133,754/421,694*100 = -31.72%

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Part B)

The return on assets can be disaggregated with the use of Dupont formula for ROA as follows:

Disaggregating ROA = Profit Margin Ratio*Asset Turnover Ratio

Where Profit Margin = Net Income/Sales

and Asset Turnover = Sales/Total Assets

Using the information available from the link for the Year 2015, we get,

Disaggregating Return on Assets = -133,754/279,738*279,738/421,694 or -.48*.66 = -31.72% (there can be minor difference in answer on account of rounding off values)

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Part C)

The return on equity can be calculated with the use of following formula:

Return on Equity = Net Income/Stockolder's Equity*100

Using the information available from the link for the Year 2015, we get,

Return on Equity = -133,754/374,954*100 = -35.67%

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Part B)

The return on equity can be disaggregated with the use of Dupont formula for ROE as follows:

Disaggregating ROE = Profit Margin Ratio*Asset Turnover Ratio*Equity Multiplier

Where Profit Margin = Net Income/Sales

Asset Turnover = Sales/Total Assets

Equity Multiplier = Total Assets/Total Stockholder's Equity

Using the information available from the link for the Year 2015, we get,

Disaggregating Return on Equity = -133,754/279,738*279,738/421,694*421,694/374,954 or -.48*.66*1.12 = -35.67% (there can be minor difference in answer on account of rounding off values)

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