Using the Internet, locate the most recent financial statements for two companies from the same industry. Find (or calculate) two of the ratios listed below, and compare the two companies using these ratios. Which company do you think is performing better in the area you picked? Why?
a. Current Ratio
b. Quick Ratio
c. Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
d. Inventory Turnover Ratio
e. Turnover in Days
f. Times-interest-earned Ratio
g. Debt Ratio
h. Debt-to-equity Ratio
i. Return on Sales
j. Return on Total Assets
k. Return on common stockholders' equity
l. Earnings per share
m. Price-earnings ratio
n. Dividend yield
o. Dividend payout ratio