chosing Metro Inc. as a company and Loblaw Ltd as a comparable company

$1.$ please download their latest annual report on their company website

$2.$ Please address the below sections in your presentation.

Introduction:

$-$ Briefly present your chosen company$$s background

Part $1$: Financial ratios

$-$ Loblaw Companies Ltd is a comparable company to Metro Inc.

Briefly explain why do you believe the Loblaw Companies Ltd is

appropriate competitor comparison to Metro Inc.$($e$.$g$.,$ same industry and similar

revenue size$).$

$-$ Calculate the following ratio of your chosen

company and it's comparable to the latest $2$

years and compare which company has a better

ratios:

o Current ratio

o Debt$-$to$-$equity ratio

o Net profit margin $($i$.$e$.,$ net income$/$net

sales$)$

$($Hint: $1)$ Show the steps of your calculation in

the appendix. $2)$ Prepare tables to compare the

ratios side$-$by$-$side.$)$

Part $2$: Uncertainties and risks of the chosen company

$-$ Read the annual report to identify $1-2$ major

risks and uncertainties affecting the company.

Briefly present the background of the chosen

risk$($s$)$ and uncertaint$($ies$).$

$-$ Assuming you are a potential investor, briefly

comment on whether the identified risks will

stop you from investing and why.

Conclusion:

$-$ Summarize the key points discussed previously.