A stock-market investor is seeking clues to pick the most profitable companies. The accompanying table lists, for each of 11 companies, its profit margin (as a percent) versus its ratio of current assets to current liabilities. Are higher profit margins associated with higher ratios of current assets to current liabilities? Would it be advisable for the investor to rely heavily on this indicator?

Based on data from Statistics Canada.

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Profit margin Assets/liabilities 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.S 3.9 2.9 9.4 6.10.6 3.6 2.7 1.0 2.2 8.3 3.9