For Year Ended December 31	Current Year				1 Year Ago
At December 31		Current Year		1 Year Ago		2 Years Ago
Assets
Cash		$ 35,313		$ 40,468		$ 41,733
Accounts receivable, net		103,351		71,527		54,519
Merchandise inventory		129,944		95,454		59,254
Prepaid expenses		10,814		10,729		4,684
Plant assets, net		307,364		287,672		265,610
Total assets		$ 586,786		$ 505,850		$ 425,800
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		$ 147,571		$ 83,779		$ 57,892
Long-term notes payable		109,213		114,019		95,984
Common stock, $10 par value		163,500		162,500		163,500
Retained earnings		166,502		145,552		108,424
Total liabilities and equity		$ 586,786		$ 505,850		$ 425,800
Sales			$ 762,822				$ 601,962
Cost of goods sold	$ 465,321				$ 391,275
Other operating expenses	236,475				152,296
Interest expense	12,968				13,845
Income tax expense	9,917				9,029
Total costs and expenses			724,681				566,445
Net income			$ 38,141				$ 35,517
Earnings per share			$ 2.35				$ 2.19

(1-a) Profit margin ratio. (1-b) Did profit margin improve or worsen in the Current Year versus 1 Year Ago?

Profit Margin Ratio
	Numerator:	/	Denominator:	=	Profit Margin Ratio
		/		=	Profit margin ratio
Current Year:		/		=		%
1 Year Ago:		/		=		%

2) Total asset turnover.

Total Asset Turnover
	Numerator:	/	Denominator:	=	Total Asset Turnover
		/		=	Total asset turnover
Current Year:		/		=		times
1 Year Ago:		/		=		times

(3-a) Return on total assets. (3-b) Based on return on total assets, did Simon's operating efficiency improve or worsen in the Current Year versus 1 Year Ago?

Return On Total Assets
	Numerator:	/	Denominator:	=	Return On Total Assets
		/		=	Return on total assets
Current Year:		/		=		%
1 Year Ago:		/		=		%