Access the February 27, 2018, filing of the December 31, 2017, 10-K report of The Hershey Company (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (ticker HSY) at www.SEC.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and complete the following requirements.

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Compute or identify the following profitability ratios of Hershey for its years ending December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016. Interpret its profitability using the results obtained for these two years.

Profit margin ratio.

Gross profit ratio.

Return on total assets.

Return on common stockholders equity.

Basic net income per common share.