Abercrombie & Fitch sells casual apparel and personal care products for men, women, and children through retail stores located primarily in shopping malls. Its fiscal year ends January 31 of each year. Financial statements for Abercrombie & Fitch for fiscal years ending January 31, Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5 appear in Exhibit 4.34 (balance sheets), Exhibit 4.35 (income statements), and Exhibit 4.36 (statements of cash flows). These financial statements reflect the capitalization of operating leases in property, plant, and equipment and long-term debt, a topic discussed in Chapter 6. Exhibit 4.37 (page 312) presents financial statement ratios for Abercrombie & Fitch for Years 3 and 4. Selected data for Abercrombie & Fitch appear here.

Required
a. Calculate the ratios in Exhibit 4.37 for Year 5. The income tax rate is 35%.
b. Analyze the changes in ROA for Abercrombie & Fitch during the three-year period, suggesting possible reasons for the changes observed.
c. Analyze the changes in ROCE for Abercrombie & Fitch during the three-year period, suggesting possible reasons for the changes observed?

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Exhibit 4.37 Abercrombie &Fitch Financial Statement Ratio Analysis Problem 4.25) Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 14.1% 0.9 12.3% 12.0% Profit margin for ROA Assets turnover ROA Profit margin for ROCE Capital structure leverage ROCE Cost of goods sold/Sales Selling and administrative expense/Sales Interest revenue/Sales Income tax expense (excluding tax effects 14.2% 25.7% 54.8% 2.26% 0.2% 14.3% 12.2% 2.4 29.3% 56.0% 21.5% 0.3% of interest expense)/Sales Accounts receivable turnover Inventory tumover Fixed assets turnover Sales per store Sales per square foot Sales per employee 8.8% 8.6% 200.9 103.0 6.0 1.5 $2,673,367 $ 366.22 s 72,545 5.1 1 $2,440,000 340.51 $ 56,556