Write a short report comparing and contrasting the two companies using the attributes contained in the below questions,

A.

Fords Fiscal Period: January 1st to December 31st

General Motors Fiscal Period: January 1st to December 31st

b) Fords CEO in 2016: Mark Fields

Fords CEO in 2017: James P. Hackett

General Motors CEO in 2015 and 2017: Mary T. Barra

c) Ford 2016 and 2017: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

General Motors 2015 and 2016: DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LLP

B.

Ford 2016

Current Ratio: 1.20:1, (The ratio of current assets to current liabilities)

Quick Ratio: 1.10:1, (This means the company CAN meet their financial obligations because the ratio is HIGHER then 1:1)

Receivable Turnover Ratio: 12.75

Inventory-Turnover Ratio: 14.18

Debt-To-Equity Ratio: 4.90

Return on Assets: 0.019

P/E Ratio: 9.56

EPS: $1.15

Ford 2017

Current Ratio: 1.24:1, (The ratio of current assets to current liabilities)

Quick Ratio: 1.12:1, (This means the company CAN meet their financial obligations because the ratio is HIGHER then 1:1)

Receivable Turnover Ratio: 13.74

Inventory-Turnover Ratio: 12.78

Debt-To-Equity Ratio: 4.42

Return on Assets: 0.030

P/E Ratio: 6.24

EPS: $1.90

General Motors 2015

Current Ratio: 0.98, (The ratio of current assets to current liabilities)

Quick Ratio: 0.78:1, (This means the company CANNOT meet their financial obligations because the ratio is LOWER then 1:1)

Receivable Turnover Ratio: 17.50

Inventory-Turnover Ratio: 9.32

Debt-To-Equity Ratio: 1.58

Return on Assets: 0.05

P/E Ratio: 5.10

EPS: $5.91

General Motors 2016

Current Ratio: 0.90 (The ratio of current assets to current liabilities)

Quick Ratio: 0.77 (This means the company CANNOT meet their financial obligations because the ratio is LOWER then 1:1)

Receivable Turnover Ratio: 16.27

Inventory-Turnover Ratio: 9.89

Debt-To-Equity Ratio: 1.93

Return on Assets: 0.045

P/E Ratio: 5.47

EPS: $6.00