Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Maryanne Mowen, Don Hansen, Dan Heitger

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Profitability Ratios
Mike Sanders is considering the purchase of Kepler Company, a firm specializing in the manufacture of office supplies. To be able to assess the financial capabilities of the company, Mike has been given the company's financial statements for the 2 most recent years.
Refer to the information for Kepler Company above. Also, assume that for last year and for the current year, the market price per share of common stock is $2.98. In addition, for last year, assets and equity were the same at the beginning and end of the year.
Required :
Note : Round all answers to two decimal places.
1. Compute the following for each year: (a) return on assets, (b) return on stockholders' equity, (c) earnings per share, (d) price-earnings ratio, (e) dividend yield, and (f) dividend payout.
2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Based on the analysis in Requirement 1, would you invest in the common stock of Kepler