SImon Company's year$-$end balance sheets follow.

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

The company's 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:

Return on equity.

Dividend yleld.

$3$a$.$ Price$-$earnings ratio on December $31.$

$3$b$.$ Assuming SImon's competitor has a price$-$earnings ratio of $7,$ which company has higher market expectations for future growth?