Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
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ISBN: 9781285595047
Author: Weil
Publisher: Cengage
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Nucor Corporation produces steel and steel products at its eight mills and is a major recycler of scrap metal. The following data relate to Nucor for four years. In 2017, Nucor’s net income was higher by $175.2 million because of a one-time effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Nucor Corporation | |||||
($ in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Total assets | $14,327.0 | $15,223.5 | $15,841.3 | $17,920.6 | |
Common |
$7,849.9 | $8,254.7 | $9,084.8 | $10,202.0 | |
Total debt | $4,388.5 | $4,357.1 | $3,795.1 | $4,291.1 | |
Sales | $16,208.1 | $20,252.4 | $25,067.3 | ||
Net income | 900.4 | 1,380.6 | 2,481.1 | ||
Interest expense | 169.2 | 173.6 | 135.5 | ||
Assumed marginal income tax rate | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.23 | ||
Source: Nucor Form 10-Ks for 2015–2018.
Required:
In the following analyses, eliminate the one-time net income effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on 2017’s results.
- Calculate Nucor’s ROA for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
- Decompose ROA into operating profit margin and asset turnover components.
- Has Nucor’s profitability changed over the three years?
- Calculate the
rate of return on common stockholders’ equity for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
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