... full streamlining scenarios, the current ratio is respectively 0.31 and 0.52 higher than the expansion option. Fixed asset turnover is higher by 40.9% with the basic option and 17.4% with the full option. Cash Cycle, a measure of the ability to convert inventory into cash, is about 10 days less for streamlining cases than for the expansion case. One of Brunswick's biggest concerns, inventory turnover, shows no significant improvement under either option. Finally, the Dupont Analysis offers some insights into the breakdown of ROE. For the expansion case, the largest driving force of its better ROE (17.8%) is the higher leverage. The net margin increases slightly while the total asset turnover is slightly lower than in the base case. This is also revealed by the identical ROA ratio, which is measured by operating income (EBIT) and total asset regardless of financial structure. For the streamlining cases, the full option is ...

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