Comment on qantas airways profitability

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Question - The following table reports various financial ratios for Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia for 2018.

 

Qantas Airways

Virgin Australia

Return on Equity (ROE)

26.14%

-48.96%

Return on Assets (ROA)

5.44%

1.74%

Profit Margin

5.74%

-12.56%

Current ratio

0.49

0.78

Debt ratio

54.53%

70.11%

Required -

(a) Based on the ratios provided above, comment on Qantas Airways' profitability by comparing to Virgin Australia.

(b) Explain why Virgin Australia's ROA is positive, while its ROE is negative?

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