The DuPont formula defines the net return on shareholders equity as a function of the following components:

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The DuPont formula defines the net return on shareholders’ equity as a function of the following components: p-696

Operating margin.

Asset turnover.

Interest burden.

Financial leverage.

Income tax rate.

Using only the data in Table 19I:

a. Calculate each of the five components listed above for 2020 and 2024, and calculate the return on equity (ROE) for 2020 and 2024, using all of the five components.

b. Briefly discuss the impact of the changes in asset turnover and financial leverage on the change in ROE from 2020 to 2024.

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ISE Investments

ISBN: 9781266085963

13th International Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus

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