b. Please explain the ratios of the firms to the potential investors of these seven stocks.

Short-term solvency or liquidity ratios: The current ratio is smaller than one, which is not that great.

Long-term solvency or financial leverage ratios: The total debt ratio is 0.58, which is in a good shape.

Asset management or turnover ratios: Asset turnover is 2.38. This is high. Walmart utilizes its assets well.

Profitability ratios:

Market value ratios: Both Market to Book and Price to earning ratios are below the industry averages. The stock is underpriced.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Company Name & WMT & AAPL & F & GE & GOOG & KO & JNJ \\ \hline Current Ratio. & 0.84 & 1.07 & 1.16 & 1.13 & 2.81 & 1.13 & 1.43 \\ \hline Debt/Equity Ratio. & 0.782 & 2.060 & 2.917 & 0.9384 & 0.08 & 1.48 & 0.43 \\ \hline Asset Turnover. & 0.62 & 0.7 & 0.6 & 0.10 & 0.20 & 0.4 & 0.14 \\ \hline Profit Margin. & 24.3 & 38.9 & 7.86 & 5.94 & 25.89 & 23.16 & 19.21 \\ \hline Price to Earnings. & 21.50 & 24.82 & 6.73 & 46.37 & 18.2147 & 26.0 & 16.69 \\ \hline Market to Book. & 4.17 & 41.60 & 1.12 & 1.97 & 5.06 & 10.22 & 5.74 \\ \hline Closing Stock Price. & $131.31 & $150.77 & $11.09 & $64.35 & $98.17 & $56.38 & $164.94 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Company Name & WMT & AAPL & F & GE & GOOG & KO & JNJ \\ \hline Current Ratio. & 0.84 & 1.07 & 1.16 & 1.13 & 2.81 & 1.13 & 1.43 \\ \hline Debt/Equity Ratio. & 0.782 & 2.060 & 2.917 & 0.9384 & 0.08 & 1.48 & 0.43 \\ \hline Asset Turnover. & 0.62 & 0.7 & 0.6 & 0.10 & 0.20 & 0.4 & 0.14 \\ \hline Profit Margin. & 24.3 & 38.9 & 7.86 & 5.94 & 25.89 & 23.16 & 19.21 \\ \hline Price to Earnings. & 21.50 & 24.82 & 6.73 & 46.37 & 18.2147 & 26.0 & 16.69 \\ \hline Market to Book. & 4.17 & 41.60 & 1.12 & 1.97 & 5.06 & 10.22 & 5.74 \\ \hline Closing Stock Price. & $131.31 & $150.77 & $11.09 & $64.35 & $98.17 & $56.38 & $164.94 \\ \hline \end{tabular}