Corporate Financial Accounting 14th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac

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Deere: Profitability analysis
Deere Company manufactures and distributes farm and construction machinery that it sells around the world. In addition to its manufacturing operations, Deere's credit division loans money to customers to finance the purchase of their farm and construction equipment.
The following information is available for three recent years (in millions except per-share amounts):

1. Calculate the following ratios for each year (round ratios and percentages to one decimal place, except for per-share amounts):
A. Return on total assets
B. Return on stockholders' equity
C. Earnings per share
D. Dividend yield
E. Price-earnings ratio
2. Based on these data, evaluate Deere's profitability.