Companies that operate in different industries may have very different financial ratio values. These differences may grow even wider when we compare companies located in different countries Compare three leading companies on their current ratio, debt ratio, and times-interest earned ratio. Compute three ratios for Sobeys (the Canadian grocery chain), Sony (the Japanese electronics manufacturer), and Daimler (the German auto company).

Based on your computed ratio values, which company looks the least risky?

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Income data Total revenues Operating Income Interest expense.. Net income... Asset and liability data Total current assets. Long-term assets... Total current liabilities. Long-term liabilities Shareholders' equity. (amounts in millions or billions) Sobeys Sony Daimler $12,853 7,475 151,589 332 191 2,072 35 29 913 197 124 3,227 $ 1,235 3,770 93,131 2,504 6,838 96,891 1,230 3,200 59,977 674 4,204 95,890 1,835 3,204 34,155