Using the Internet, corporate websites, Keiss Library, and/or any other resources at your disposal, do the...

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Using the Internet, corporate websites, Keiss Library, and/or any other resources at your disposal, do the following: Find the ratios listed on the table below for the two publicly traded companies that were approved in Week 5. You must get data for the same time period for each company (i.e., 1Q16, fiscal 2015, 3016, or fiscal 2016) to make a fair comparison. You can get the ratios by looking them up or calculating them from the financial statements (which can be difficult) that are available online. Enter the ratios into a table similar to the one below. Industry standards are a measure of an overall industry, such as soft drinks, fast food, computers, etc. Finding industry standards may be trying, but the information can be found. Company B Financial Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Accts Rec Turnover Ratio Inventory Turnover Ratio Turnover in Days Times-Interest-Earned Ratio Debt Ratio Debt-to-Equity ratio Return on Sales Return on Assets Return on Stockholders Equity Earnings Per Share Price-Earnings Ratio Dividend Yield Dividend Payout Ratio Company A Industry Standard Write 1,000 words or more comparing the 2 companies based on the ratios you compiled. In doing your comparison, you should consider whether the companies are both doing as well as the industry in general or worse than the industry that they operate in. In the final paragraph, state your opinion as to which company is the better one and why you believe it is better. Using the Internet, corporate websites, Keiss Library, and/or any other resources at your disposal, do the following: Find the ratios listed on the table below for the two publicly traded companies that were approved in Week 5. You must get data for the same time period for each company (i.e., 1Q16, fiscal 2015, 3016, or fiscal 2016) to make a fair comparison. You can get the ratios by looking them up or calculating them from the financial statements (which can be difficult) that are available online. Enter the ratios into a table similar to the one below. Industry standards are a measure of an overall industry, such as soft drinks, fast food, computers, etc. Finding industry standards may be trying, but the information can be found. Company B Financial Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Accts Rec Turnover Ratio Inventory Turnover Ratio Turnover in Days Times-Interest-Earned Ratio Debt Ratio Debt-to-Equity ratio Return on Sales Return on Assets Return on Stockholders Equity Earnings Per Share Price-Earnings Ratio Dividend Yield Dividend Payout Ratio Company A Industry Standard Write 1,000 words or more comparing the 2 companies based on the ratios you compiled. In doing your comparison, you should consider whether the companies are both doing as well as the industry in general or worse than the industry that they operate in. In the final paragraph, state your opinion as to which company is the better one and why you believe it is better.

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Instructions for Gathering Ratios Company Websites Visit the official websites of Company A and Company B Navigate to their investor relations section ... View the full answer