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Compute the return on common stockholders' equity for each year.

$\backslash$table$[[$Return On Common Stockholders $\text{'}$ Equity.$],[,$Numerator:,$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Denominator:$],[$Average common$],[$stockholders equity$]],\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Return On Common$],[$Stockholders$\text{'}$ Equity$]],,,,,,],[,$Net income,$-,$Preferred dividends,,,,$\backslash$table$[[$Return on common$],[$stockholders$\text{'}$ equity$]],],[$Current Year:,,$-,0,1,,=,0,\%],[1$ Year Ago:,,$-,0,$r$,,=,0,96]]]],,,,]]$ Compute the dividend yield for each year. $($Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$ Compute the price$-$earnings ratio for each year. $($Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$Assuming Simon's competitor has a price$-$earnings ratio of $6,$ which company has higher market expectations for future

growth?

Which company has higher market expectations for future growth?

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Simon Company's year$-$end balance sheets follow.

The company's Income statements for the Current Year and $1$ Year Ago, follow.

Additional Information about the company follows.

For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:

Return on common stockholders' equity.

Dividend yleld.

$3$a$.$ Price$-$earnings ratio on December $31.$

$3$b$.$ Assuming Simon's competitor has a price$-$earnings ratio of $6,$ which company has higher market expectations for future

growth?