Find the most recent financial statements for Metro Inc. at metro.ca.

a) Identify three of Metro’s competitors and obtain the most recent financial statements from their company website. Briefly mention the reason for choosing these competitors.

b) Refer to Table 3.8 and calculate the ratio for these companies.

c) Analyze how Metro Inc. is faring against these competitors after calculating these ratios.

d) Calculate two non-standard ratios—Number of stores per square foot and number of sales per store. Analyze how each company is faring against each other in these ratios. (Refer to Management Discussion & Analysis part of the Annual Report for answering this question)