Purpose: Identify summary liquidity, solvency, and profitability information about companies, and compare this information across companies in the same industry.

Address: http://biz.yahoo.com/i


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1. Select Company.

2. Type in a company name, or use index to find company name. Perform instructions

(a) and

(b) below.

3. Click on the company's particular industry behind the heading "Industry." Perform instructions

(c) and (d).

\section*{Instructions}

Answer the following questions:

(a) What was the company's current ratio, debt to equity ratio, profit margin, and return on assets?

(b) What is the company's industry?

(c) What is the name of a competitor? What is the competitor's current ratio, debt to equity ratio, profit margin, and return on assets?

(d) Based on these measures: Which company is more liquid? Which company is more solvent? Which company is more profitable?