Case Study Assessment: Walt Disney CompanyIn this Assessment, you will dig deep into the Walt Disney Companys financial statements to find what is most impacting to their profitability and returns. You will learn to search for the key results that are impacting change which can help the company repeat or avoid those outcomes. Locate the Walt Disney Company Case $8-2$ on page $498$ of your text. Be sure to submit thoughtful and substantial answers to the questions following each case.This is a challenging activity. You should prepare to spend substantial time working on your response. Be sure to show your work for each calculation; simply providing the answer is insufficient.a$.$ calculate and disaggregate Disney's return on common equity for each of the two fiscal years ending September $30,$ year $9,$ and September $30,$ year $13($use year$-$end figures for any ratio computations typically using averages$).$b$.$ Drawing only on your answers to a and the data available, identify two components that contributed most to the observed change in Disney's return on common equity between year $9$ and year $13.$ State two reasons for the observed change in each of the two componentsCHECK $($a$)$ Yr$.13$ RNOA$=11\mathrm{.}82\%($b$)$ Yr$.13$ Spread$=15\mathrm{.}34\%$Case Study Assessment: Walt Disney Company

In this As'essment, you will dig deep into the Walt Disney Company's financial statements to find what is most impacting to their profitability and returns. You will learn to search for the key results that are impacting change which can help the company repeat or avoid those outcomes. Locate the Walt Disney Company Case $8-2$ on page $498$ of your text. Be sure to submit thoughtful and substantial answers to the questions following each case.

This is a challenging activity. You should prepare to spend substantial time working on your response. Be sure to show your work for each calculation; simply providing the answer is insufficient.