Company X and Company Y are two giants of the retail industry. Both offer full lines of moderately priced merchandise. In the last fiscal year, annual sales for Company X totaled $53 billion and annual sales for Company Y totaled $20 billion. Compare the two companies as a potential investment based on the following ratios:

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Ratios for Current Year P/E Gross profit margin Profit margin Current ratio Cash coverage ratio Debt-to-equity Return on equity Return on assets Dividend yield Earnings per share Company X 11.0 28.6 2.8 2.0 0.7 1.4 12.0 5.2 Not applicable $5.17 Company Y 12.9 39.3 5.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 27.8 9.3 1.4 $5.20