Accessing SEC reports and Calculating Ratios Access the 2012 financial reports at the SEC

websites for Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co., two close competitors in the pharmaceutical industry.

Pfizer's financial reports are available here: Pfizer 2012 financial reports

Merick's financial reports are available here: Merck 2012 financial reports

a. Use data from the companies' balance sheets and income statements to complete the following table.

$ millions Pfizer Merck Total assets $Answer

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Revenue Answer

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Net incomeAnswer

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b. Compute the ROA and the components for profit margin and asset turnover for each company.

Round answers to two decimal places (example: 0.12345 = 12.35%).

To simplify computations, useyear-end balance for total assets to compute ratios.

Pfizer Merck Return on assets (ROA) Answer

% Answer

% Profit margin (PM) Answer

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% Asset turnover (AT)Answer

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