Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Chapter 5, Problem 96.6C
To determine
Concept introduction:
Profitability ratios:
Sales is very important for any business and a company’s growth and its future is determined by the sales revenue it has generated. Therefore analysts measure the return the company is earning on sales through some ratios and these are called as profitability ratios. The three important profitability ratios are gross profit margin ratio, operating margin ratio and net profit margin ratio.
Calculate net profit margin for 2015 and 2016 of Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear. Comment these measures as against assuming industry average as 3.7%.
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Access the February 21, 2017, filing of the December 31, 2016, 10-K report of The Hershey Company (ticker: HSY) at SEC.gov and complete the following requirements. Required Compute or identify the following profitability ratios of Hershey for its years ending December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015. Interpret its profitability using the results obtained for these two years. 1. Profit margin ratio (round the percent to one decimal). 2. Gross profit ratio (round the percent to one decimal). 3. Return on total assets (round the percent to one decimal). (Total assets at year-end 2014 were $5,622,870 in thousands.) 4. Return on common stockholders’ equity (round the percent to one decimal). (Total shareholders’ equity at year-end 2014 was $1,519,530 in thousands.) 5. Basic net income per common share (round to the nearest cent).
Refer to the following mentioned data.
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross margin
(In millions)
2017
2016
$34,954 $30, 040
14,274
13, 395
$20, 680
$16, 645
2017
2016
2015
Required:
a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
2015
$26, 091
13, 655
$12, 436
59.16 %
55.41 %
47.66 %
Compare Income Statements and Balance Sheets of Competitors
a. Following are selected income statements from two pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and Dr. Reddy's, for their respective 2018 fiscal years. Express each income statement
amount as a percentage of sales.
Note: Round percentage to one decimal point (for example, round 18.566% to 18.6%).
Income Statement ($ millions)
Sales
Pfizer
Dr. Reddy's
$46,136
0% $1,876
09
Cost of goods sold
11,248
0% 1,009
0%
Gross profit
34,888
0%
867
0%
Total expenses
Net income
26,841
$8,047
0%
0%
878
$(11)
0%
0%
b. Following are selected balance sheets from two pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and Dr. Reddy's, for their respective 2018 fiscal years. Express each balance sheet amount as a
percentage of total assets.
Note: Round percentage to one decimal point (for example, round 18.566% to 18.6%).
Balance Sheet ($ millions)
Pfizer
Dr. Reddy's
Current assets
$42,936
0% $1,448
0%
Long-term assets
Total assets
109,496
$152,432
0% 1,781
096
0% $3,229
09…
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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