A summary of selected historical results is presented on the foilowing page for three Canadian Barnes \& Noble Inc.

companies: Gildan Activewear, Research In Motion, and Andrew Peller. Each of thesc companies has grown in size over time by acquiring assets and investing in other companies. (Amounts are in millions of dollars.)

Required:
1. Complete the following table by computing the total asset turnover ratio and the return on assets ratio for each company for each of the years 2007 and 2008.

2. Based on the computed ratios, rank these companies from most successful to least successful in implementing their growth strategies and effectively utilizing their assets to generate revenue and profit.
3. Assume that you are interested in investing in one of these three companies, which company would you choose? Write a brief report to justify your choice.

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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Gildan Activewear Total assets $1,102 $875 $723 $598 $489 Total revenue 1,250 964 773 654 533 Profit 145 130 107 86 60 Interest expense, net of tax 5.8 3.9 2.5 3.7 5.1 Research In Motion Total assets 5,511 3.089 2,312 2,627 1,937 Total revenue 4.914 2,304 2,066 1,350 595 Profit 1,294) 632 382 213 53 Interest expense, net of tax 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Andrew Peller Total assets 260 238 222 162 146 Total revenue 237 228 212 168 156 Profit 11 9 6 8 9 Interest expense, net of tax 4 4 3 2 2