Assume that you are a trust officer for Wall Street Bank. You are attempting to select a pharmaceutical manufacturer€™s stock for a client€™s portfolio. You have secured the following data:

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Conceptual Connection: Comment on the relative performance of these firms.

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Five-Year Averages Industry Average Morrison RiveraO'Malley Thebo 10.2% Sales growth Net income growth Asset growth 9.3% 6.0 7.0 8.8% 15.3 6.6 1.9 8.3 10.0% 1.4 8.9 7.9% 1.6 6.3 Current Year Return on equity Return on assets Dividend payout 19.5% 11.7 31.0 18.4% 10.4 30.0 22.7% 13.7 39.0 20.8% 12.8 37.0 173% 11.1 29.0