E 18–24 - Softech Canvas Goods - Profitability ratio ● LO1
Comparative balance sheets for Softech Canvas Goods for 2011 and 2010 
are shown below. Softech pays no dividends, and instead reinvests all 
earnings for future growth.
Required:
1.            Determine the return on shareholders’ equity for 2011.
2.            What does the ratio measure?
