Compare the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan to Toyota, General Motors, and Ford. Step 1: Pick an industry
Question:
Compare the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan to Toyota, General Motors, and Ford.
Step 1: Pick an industry that you find interesting. This may be driven by a company by which you would like to be employed or by some other factor. Within the industry, identify three companies that compete with one another. In order to ensure comparability, go to http://money.msn.com, find and enter the company stock symbol, and then go to Fundamentals, Company Report. The industry is in the first column, under Company Information. Find three companies that are in the same industry.
Step 2: Collect data related to each company. At a minimum, find the income per employee, revenue per employee, receivable turnover, inventory turnover, and asset turnover for each company. This data is available under