q) Suggest if the stock is a good choice to invest based on the risk and return analysis performed below.

Ratio Analysis and Stock's Risk & Return:

Liquidity Ratio:

The company improved its liquidity position from 2016 to 2018, as indicated by the networking capital ratio metrics. The net working capital positions has improved. In 2016 the ratio was showing a negative output which company is not even meeting its liabilities. But over the years it showed a significant increase in current assets.

Debt Ratio:

The debt ratio measures the firm's ability to repay long-term debt by indicating the percentage of a company's assets that are provided by financing debt. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the firm's operation. EPCL is continuously improving its capital structure as we can show by calculating debt ratio.

Profitability Ratio:

Profitability ratios are used by investors to measure and evaluate the ability of a company to generate income or profit relative to revenue,balance sheet assets, operating costs, andshareholder's equityduring a specific period of time. It shows how well a company utilizes its assets to produce profit and value to shareholders. The ratios are most useful when we analyze in comparison to similar companies or compared to previous periods.

Market Value Ratios:

Market value ratios are used to evaluate the current share price of a publicly held company's stock. These ratios are provided to current and potential investors to determine whether a company's shares are over-priced or underpriced.