Simon companies year and balance sheets follow:

The companies income statements for the current year and 1 year ago follow:

additional information about the company follows:

for both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:

1. return on common stockholders equity

2. Price earning ratio on December 31

3. assuming Simmons competitor has a price earnings ratio of seven, which company has a higher market expectation for future growth?

4. dividend yield

Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 31,700 $ 35,000 $ 36,700 88,200 62,400 53,700 111,287 83,200 57,400 11,400 9,651 3,740 357,413 264,749 188,460 $600,000 $455,000 $340,000 $147,906 $ 76,895 $ 45,329 115,056 104,650 74,389 162,500 162,500 162,500 174,538 110,955 57, 782 $600,000 $455,000 $340,000 For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Earnings per share Current Yr $780,000 $475,800 241,800 13,260 10, 140 741,000 $ 39,000 $ 2.40 1 Yr Ago $ 541,450 $351,943 136,987 12,453 8,122 509,505 $ 31,945 $ 1.97 $30.00 Common stock market price, December 31, Current Year Common stock market price, December 31, 1 Year Ago Annual cash dividends per share in Current Year Annual cash dividends per share 1 Year Ago 28.00 0.28 0.14 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the return on common stockholders' equity for each year. Return On Common Stockholders' Equity Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator Return On Common Stockholders Equity Return on common stockholders' equity % Current Year: 1 Year Ago: Required 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the price-earnings ratio for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Choose Numerator: Price-Earnings Ratio 1 Choose Denominator: 1 Price-Earnings Ratio Price-earnings ratio 1 Current Year: 1 Year Ago: Required 1 Required 2a > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Assuming Simon's competitor has a price earnings ratio of 7, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? Which company has higher market expectations for future growth?