Answer the following questions using the Lowes $10-$K fiscal year ended February $3,2023$ and Home Depot $10-$K fiscal year ended January $29,2023($Find them on the Internet$)$

$1.$ Business. In this section provide a brief description of Home Depot and Lowes $($one paragraph each$).$ What products do they sell? Who are their primary customers and suppliers? Who are their main competitors? Some resources that you can use here are the $10$K reports and the company web sites.

$2.$ Industry. In this area provide a brief description of the industry outlook. Some resources here are: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys and Value Line investment Survey which you can access in the FIU library.

$3.$ Recent developments. Look for news articles in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, the Financial Times and other similar periodicals that discuss trends and developments affecting these two companies and provide brief summaries $($one article summary for each company$).$

$4.$ Complete the $"$Wks Comparison" file based on the financial statements of the two companies $-$ you can find these statements by looking at the table of contents and clicking in the financial statement sections.

$5.$ Summarize your findings regarding liquidity, asset management, leverage and profitability ratios of these companies. Explain what each ratio indicates.

$6.$ Review the cash flow statements. What are each company's major cash inflows and outflows? What are their sources of cash? Where do they invest it$?$

$7.$ Based on your analysis in the previous sections, list each company's strengths and weaknesses $($in bullet points$).$ What is your opinion of each company?