Requirement $1$

Provide the following basic information related to Aritzia, include sources as required:

$1.$ Using a site such asSedar.com, Google Finance, or Yahoo Finance, look up retail boutiques. List two competitors of Aritzia.

$2.$ Describe Aritzia$$s risks related to business operations.

$3.$ Does Aritzia own any other companies?

$4.$ What is Aritzia$$s largest asset? Largest liability?

$5.$ What inventory method does Aritzia use?

$6.$ Does Aritzia have any business interests in foreign countries? Explain your answer.

Requirement $2$

Using information you have learned in the text and elsewhere, evaluate Aritzia$$s profitability for $2022$ compared with $2021.$ In your analysis, compute the following ratios and then comment on what those ratios indicate. NOTE: You will have to look up the annual report for $2022$ and $2021$ to compute averages. See www$.$sedar.com or use Aritzia$$s website.

$1.$ Return on sales

$2.$ Asset turnover

$3.$ Return on assets

$4.$ Leverage ratio

$5.$ Return on equity

$6.$ Gross profit percentage

$7.$ Earnings per share $($show computation$)$

$8.$ Book value per share

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Requirement 1 1 Competitors of Aritzia Potential Competitor 1 Competitor Name 1 Potential Competitor 2 Competitor Name 2 Source SedarcomGoogle Finance... View the full answer