1) Outline 3 different comparisons an analyst may include when evaluating the performance of a company. (Not asking for specific ratios)

2) You have been asked to evaluate investment options for a large private investment fund; identify some drawbacks to a purely fundamental (Ratio) analysis.

3) Consider companies in the following industries: Technology, Financial, Manufacturing. Name 2 companies within each industry, and identify 3-4 Ratios that you think would be most important within that industry (and why) and 2 Ratios that would not be important considerations (and why).

4) Define the following and provide examples of Financial ratio outcomes which would be positive indicators of a companys : 1) Solvency 2) Liquidity