Buy Now and Gerald's EZ Furniture are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts and stock prices): Gerald's EZ Furniture 2016 2015 119 $ 173 1,355 1,301 2.25 2.99 $ Net income Total stockholders' equity Earnings per share Stock price when annual results reported Buy Now 2016 2015 $ 112 $ 164 1,103 1,174 1.50 2.19 23.82 28.77 26.72 34.53 Required: 1-a. Compute the 2016 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage. TIP: Remember that the bottom of the ROE ratio uses the average stockholders' equity. 1-b. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2016? 2-a. Compute the 2016 P/E ratio for each company. 2-b. Which company do investors appear to value more? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B Compute the 2016 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage. TIP: Remember that the bottom of the ROE ratio uses the average stockholders' equity. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) ROE Buy Now Gerald's EZ Furniture % % Req1A Req 1B > Buy Now and Gerald's EZ Furniture are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts and stock prices): Gerald's EZ Furniture 2016 2015 119 $ 173 1,355 1,301 2.25 2.99 $ Buy Now 2016 2015 112 $ 164 1,103 1,174 1.50 2.19 Net income Total stockholders' equity Earnings per share Stock price when annual results reported $ 23.82 28.77 26.72 34.53 Required: 1-a. Compute the 2016 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage. TIP: Remember that the bottom of the ROE ratio uses the average stockholders' equity. 1-b. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2016? 2-a. Compute the 2016 P/E ratio for each company. 2-b. Which company do investors appear to value more? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Reg 2A Req 2B Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2016? Buy Now Gerald's EZ Furniture Buy Now and Gerald's EZ Furniture are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts and stock prices): Gerald's EZ Furniture 2016 2015 119 $ 173 1,355 1,301 2.25 2.99 $ Buy Now 2016 2015 112 $ 164 1,103 1,174 1.50 2.19 Net income Total stockholders' equity Earnings per share Stock price when annual results reported $ 23.82 28.77 26.72 34.53 Required: 1-a. Compute the 2016 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage. TIP: Remember that the bottom of the ROE ratio uses the average stockholders' equity. 1-b. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2016? 2-a. Compute the 2016 P/E ratio for each company. 2-b. Which company do investors appear to value more? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B 1B Req 2A Req 2A Req 2B Compute the 2016 P/E ratio for each company. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) PIE times Buy Now Gerald's EZ Furniture times Buy Now and Gerald's EZ Furniture are two publicly traded rental companies. They reported the following in their financial statements (in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts and stock prices): Buy Now 2016 $ 112 1,103 1.50 Net income Total stockholders' equity Earnings per share Stock price when annual results reported $ Gerald's EZ Furniture 2016 2015 $ 119 $ 173 1,355 1,301 2.25 2.99 2015 164 1,174 2.19 23.82 28.77 26.72 34.53 Required: 1-a. Compute the 2016 ROE for each company. Express ROE as a percentage. TIP: Remember that the bottom of the ROE ratio uses the average stockholders' equity. 1-b. Which company appears to generate greater returns on stockholders' equity in 2016? 2-a. Compute the 2016 P/E ratio for each company. 2-b. Which company do investors appear to value more? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B Which company do investors appear to value more? O Buy Now Gerald's EZ Furniture
