Based on the information below. Evaluate the financial performance of each company based on various metrics such as ROE, ROA, profit margin, asset turns, APT, C2C, ART, INVT, and PPET. 1) Can you explain the differences you see in their performance based on their supply chain strategy and structure? 2)Compare the metrics for each company with similar metrics for Amazon and Nordstrom? 3) Which metrics does each company perform better on? 4)What supply chain drivers and metrics might explain this difference in performance?

Performance Metric	Walmart	Macy's		Performance Metric	Amazon	Nordstrom
ROE	21.7%	24.6%		ROE	2.81%	38.42%
ROA	9.9%	8.7%		ROA	0.91%	10.37
Profit Margin	4.3%	6.7%		Profit Margin	0.49%	6.91%
Asset Turnover	2.31	1.33		Asset Turnover	1.85	1.5
APT	5.96	3.38		APT	2.48	7.35
ART	69.32	75.29		ART	15.62	5.71
INVT	8.05	3.15		INVT	7.31	5.46
PPET	4.02	3.38		PPET	6.8	4.71
C2C	-1.51	1.80		C2C	-10.53	11.56