1 - 38 . Computing Return on Assets and Applying the Accounting Equation Nordstrom Inc . I eports net income of $600 million for its fiscal year ended January 2016 . At the beginning of that fiscal year Nordstrom had 59 245 million in total assets . By fiscal year ended Janu ary 2016 , total assets had decreased to $7 698 million . What is Nordstrom's ROA