BTN 13-5 Access the February 26, 2016, filing of the December 31, 2015, 10-K report of The Hershey Company (ticker: HSY) at SEC.gov and complete the following requirements.
Required
Compute or identify the following profitability ratios of Hershey for its years ending December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014. Interpret its profitability using the results obtained for these two years.
1. Profit margin ratio (round the percent to one decimal).
2. Gross profit ratio (round the percent to one decimal).
3. Return on total assets (round the percent to one decimal). (Total assets at year-end 2013 were $5,349,724 in thousands.)
4. Return on common stockholders’ equity (round the percent to one decimal). (Total shareholders’ equity at year-end 2013 was $1,616,052 in thousands.)
5. Basic net income per common share (round to the nearest cent).
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