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Nick Scali Limited operates in the retail furniture trade. The following information is available. Dec 2020 June 2020 Dec 2019 June 2019 Return on Total

Nick Scali Limited operates in the retail furniture trade. The following information is available.

Dec 2020

June 2020

Dec 2019

June 2019

Return on Total Assets

Net Profit before Interest & tax 100

Average Total Assets X 1

16%

12%

12%

10%

Return on Sales

Net Profit before Interest & tax 100

Sales X 1

24%

17%

15%

13%

Sales Turnover

Sales .

Average Total Assets

?

?

?

?

Income Statement (Extract)

Dec 2020

million

%

June 2020

million

%

Dec 2019

million

%

June 2019

million

%

Sales

171

100

125

100

138

100

127

100

COGS

61

46

52

47

Gross Profit

110

79

86

80

Net Profit before Interest and tax

41

21

21

17

Balance Sheet (Extract)

Dec 2020

million

June 2020

million

Dec 2019

million

June 2019

million

Average Total Assets

256

175

175

170

Required

(a) Calculate

(i) The Gross Profit Margin for Dec 2020 June 2020 Dec 2019 and June 2019

(ii) The Sales Turnover for Dec 2020 June 2020 Dec 2019 and June 2019

(b) Write a brief comment on the profitability of Nick Scali Limited including three pieces of additional information, were it available, that may assist your

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