The Shamrock Vegetable Company has the following results. Net sales ............ $6,000,000 Net total assets ..........4,000,000 Depreciation

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The Shamrock Vegetable Company has the following results.

Net sales ............ $6,000,000

Net total assets ..........4,000,000

Depreciation ........... 160,000

Net income ............ 400,000

Long-term debt .........2,000,000

Equity ..............1,160,000

Dividends ........... 160,000

a. Compute Shamrock’s ROE directly. Confirm this using the three components.

b. Using the ROE computed in Part a, what is the expected sustainable growth rate for Shamrock?

c. Assuming the firm’s net profit margin went to 0.04, what would happen to Shamrock’s ROE?

d. Using the ROE in Part c, what is the expected sustainable growth rate? What if dividends were only $40,000?


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Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

ISBN: 978-0538482387

10th Edition

Authors: Frank K. Reilly, Keith C. Brown

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