Deere & Co. manufactures and distributes farm and construction machinery that it sells around the world. In addition to its manufacturing operations, Deere & Co.'s credit division loans money to customers to finance the purchase of their farm and construction equipment. The following information is available for three recent years (in millions except pershare amounts):

1. Calculate the following ratios for each year (Round percentages to one decimal place):
a. Rate earned on total assets
b. Rate earned on stockholders' equity
c. Earnings per share
d. Dividend yield
e. Price-earnings ratio
2. What is the ratio of average liabilities to average stockholders' equity for Year 3?
3. Based on these data, evaluate Deere & Co.'s performance

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Year 3 YeYear 1 Net income (loss) Preferred dividends Interest expense Shares outstanding for $3,064.7 $2,799.9 $1,865.0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $782.8 $7594 $8114 computing earnings per share Cash dividend per share Average total assets Average stockholders' equity Average stock price per share 397 417 424 $1.79 $1.52 $1.16 $52,237 $45,737 $42,200 6,821 $6,545 $5,555 $79.27 $80.48 $61.18