In the extended (5-way) DuPont equation, the Tax Burden is calculated as:

Correct answer: Net Income / EBT.

Explanation

Tax Burden measures how much pretax income is kept after taxes.

Other questions

Question 1

Which of the following is a specific purpose for which financial ratios are used in financial analysis?

Question 2

In a vertical common-size income statement, each item is expressed as a percentage of:

Question 3

Which of the following best describes horizontal common-size analysis?

Question 4

A limitation of financial ratios is that:

Question 5

Which graphical tool shows changes in the composition of financial statement items over time, such as components of liabilities?

Question 6

If a company has annual sales of 500,000 and average receivables of 50,000, what is its receivables turnover?

Question 7

A processing period (days of inventory on hand) that is too high might indicate:

Question 8

Calculate the payables turnover given purchases of 800,000 and average trade payables of 100,000.

Question 9

Which ratio measures the effectiveness of a firm's use of its total assets to create revenue?

Question 10

If a company has a fixed asset turnover ratio that is significantly lower than the industry norm, it might imply:

Question 11

Working capital is defined as:

Question 12

Given: Sales = 1,000,000; Average Working Capital = 200,000. Calculate the working capital turnover.

Question 13

To calculate the days of inventory on hand, one must multiply 365 by:

Question 14

If purchases are not directly reported, they can be calculated using:

Question 15

Using a 365-day year, if the payables turnover ratio is 10, what is the payables payment period?

Question 16

Which ratio provides the most stringent measure of liquidity by excluding inventories and receivables?

Question 17

If a company has a current ratio of less than one, it implies:

Question 18

Given: Cash = 100, Marketable Securities = 50, Receivables = 150, Inventory = 200, Current Liabilities = 400. Calculate the Quick Ratio.

Question 19

The cash conversion cycle is calculated as:

Question 20

The defensive interval ratio measures:

Question 21

Which ratio is a measure of the firm's use of fixed-cost financing sources?

Question 22

If a firm has Total Debt of 500 and Total Shareholders' Equity of 1,000, what is the Debt-to-Capital ratio?

Question 23

Which solvency ratio is calculated as Average Total Assets divided by Average Total Equity?

Question 24

A lower interest coverage ratio indicates:

Question 25

The Fixed Charge Coverage ratio includes which of the following in the numerator and denominator?

Question 26

Which profitability ratio is calculated as (Net Income / Revenue)?

Question 27

Gross profit is defined as:

Question 28

Return on Assets (ROA) calculated using net income can be misleading because:

Question 29

Return on Total Capital (ROTC) is the ratio of:

Question 30

Return on Common Equity differs from Return on Total Equity because:

Question 31

According to the original three-part DuPont equation, ROE is equal to:

Question 32

If a company has a Net Profit Margin of 5 percent, Asset Turnover of 1.5, and a Leverage Ratio of 2.0, what is its ROE?

Question 34

In the extended DuPont model, a lower Interest Burden ratio (EBT/EBIT) implies:

Question 35

If a company increases its financial leverage while keeping profit margins and asset turnover constant, what will happen to ROE (assuming positive earnings)?

Question 36

Which of the following is an example of a per-share valuation measure?

Question 37

Diluted EPS is calculated to reflect:

Question 38

The retention rate (RR) is defined as:

Question 39

Calculate the sustainable growth rate (g) for a firm with an ROE of 15 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 40 percent.

Question 40

The coefficient of variation for a variable is defined as:

Question 41

Which metric is commonly used in the retail industry?

Question 42

Capital adequacy typically refers to ratios used in which industry?

Question 43

According to Altman (2000), a low Z-score indicates:

Question 44

A business segment must be reported separately if it accounts for more than what percentage of the company's revenues, assets, or income?

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT a required disclosure for a reportable segment?

Question 46

To model and forecast earnings, analysts often use common-size income statements to estimate:

Question 47

Sensitivity analysis in forecasting involves:

Question 48

Simulation is a technique in which:

Question 49

Scenario analysis differs from sensitivity analysis because:

Question 50

When forecasting future net income, if a company has historically had a stable net profit margin, an analyst might: