A variety of interested parties-including existing and prospective creditors (such as lenders and suppliers), employees and managers, shareholders, regulators, security anaysts, and competitors-conduct the analysis of a businesses financial condition and performance. All parties tend to be interested, to some extent, in the same aspects pf cpmpany performance, but their particular emphasis on a specfic facet of the business's condition or performance may vary.

The following parties are either currently affiliated with Global Products Inc. (GPI) or are considering becoming so. Based on the following description, (1) answer the question "Who am I?" and (2) identify the class of financial ratios that they might be interested in.

I work for another organization that is considered with its own profitability and risk exposures. This means that my ratio analysis of GPI should focus on the following.

1. GPI's _(liquidy and profitability, liquidy and debt management, asset management and market value)_ratios are important because they provide insights into its capacity to repay its loans using readily available cash in accordance with the terms of our lending agreements.

2. However, because GPI's capacity to meet this obligation is also a function of (a) its ability to generate earnings and (b) its ability to raise funds in the financial funds in the financial markets,then I must also pay close attention to its _(market value and debt management, asset management and market value, profitability and market value)__ratios, respectively.

3. GPI's ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets is strongly influenced by GPI mangement's ability to operate their organizations assets efficiently and effectively. This implies the need to monitor GPI's _(liquidty, asset management or efficiency)____ ratios.

Who am I? I am _(an existing shareholder, an existing bank lendor or creditor, an existing supplier, an existing industry regulator)___