Question: Need help with this last part, return on average total assets. Compute the return on average total assets for the fiscal years ending February 3,

Need help with this last part, return on average total assets.

Compute the return on average total assets for the fiscal years ending February 3, 2019, and January 28, 2018. (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar amount and final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.i.e. 0.1234 as 12.3%.)

Return on Average Total Assets
February 3, 2019 %
January 28, 2018 %

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
millions, except per share data February 3, 2019 January 28, 2018 January 29, 2017
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1,261 $ 1,328 $ 1,485
Receivables, net 989 969 2,137
Merchandise Inventories 10,703 10,223 12,609
Other Current Assets 1,198 1,339 615
Total Current Assets 14,151 13,859 16,846
Net Property and Equipment 26,327 25,707 21,895
Goodwill 1,137 1,173 2,078
Other Assets 405 228 1,224
Total Assets $ 42,020 $ 40,967 42,043
Liabilities and stockholders equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-Term Debt $ 590 $ 360 $ 510
Accounts Payable 4,813 5,423 6,700
Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses 1,117 1,261 1,484
Sales Taxes Payable 320 358 508
Deferred Revenue 1,153 1,139 1,669
Income Taxes Payable 282 105 29
Current Installments of Long-Term Debt 1,756 1,011 392
Other Accrued Expenses 1,636 1,579 2,185
Total Current Liabilities 11,667 11,236 13,477
Long-Term Debt, excluding current installments 9,658 8,658 8,983
Deferred Income Taxes 357 317 346
Other Long-Term Liabilities 2,189 2,135 1,855
Total Liabilities 24,667 23,168 25,984
Common stock, par value $0.05; authorized: 10,000 shares; issued: 1,660 at February 3, 2019, 1,680 shares at January 28, 2018 and 1,720 shares at January 29, 2017; outstanding: 1,300 shares at February 3, 2019 , 1,066 shares at January 28, 2018 and 1,175 shares at January 29, 2017 83 84 86
Paid-In Capital 6,029 6,286 5,891
Retained Earnings 42,861 57,406 24,879
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (80 ) (355 ) (656 )
Treasury stock, at cost, 380 shares at February 3, 2019 , 594 shares at January 28, 2018 and 545 shares at January 29, 2017 (31,540 ) (46,332 ) (36,515 )
Total stockholders (deficit) equity 17,353 17,089 68,027
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity $ 42,020 $ 40,967 42,043

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
in millions, except per share data Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2016
Net sales $ 66,189 $ 71,291 $ 77,350
Cost of Sales 43,751 47,293 51,347
Gross profit 22,438 23,998 26,003
Operating Expenses:
Selling, General and Administrative 15,886 17,833 17,051
Depreciation and Amortization 1,701 1,767 1,700
Impairment loss 227
Total Operating Expenses 17,814 19,600 18,751
Operating income 4,624 4,398 7,252
Interest and Other (Income) Expense:
Interest and Investment Income (24 ) (24 ) (74 )
Interest Expense 662 614 688
Other 145
Interest and Other, net 783 590 614
Earnings before provision for income taxes 3,841 3,808 6,638
Provision for Income Taxes 1,360 1,269 2,392
Net earnings $ 2,481 $ 2,539 $ 4,246
Basic weighted average common shares 1,589 1,652 1,738
Basic earnings per share $ 1.56 $ 1.54 $ 2.44
Diluted weighted average common shares 1,601 1,660 1,599
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.55 $ 1.53 $ 2.66

Fiscal 2018 includes 53 weeks. Fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 include 52 weeks.

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