This Assignment will assess the following course outcome

You should also obtain other pertinent financial and non-financial data regarding on Dollar General Stores, Inc. These latter data would include information gleaned from articles appearing in The Wall Street Journal, major metropolitan newspapers, and various business publications concerning the company or its industry; peer group data provided for the company's industry or sub-industry by such investment services as RMA, Dun & Bradstreet, Moody's, etc.; and financial disclosure documents filed with the SEC, such as 8-K auditor change announcements

Analytical Procedures: Somewhere within the memorandum, you will need to discuss the apparent financial condition of the firm and highlight key financial ratios, such as the current ratio, return on assets, inventory turnover, etc. Complete a ratio analysis for your company and its peer group using the format found on page 333, Figure 8.7 in the Boynton Textbook. Here are the ratios to use:

• Liquidity Current ratio, Quick ratio
• Solvency Debt to assets, Long-term debt to equity
• Activity Inventory turnover, Accounts receivable turnover
• Profitability Gross margin, Profit margin, return on total assets, Return on equity