Company: The Children's Place

Financial analysis for the last reported fiscal year:

Use the companys income statement and balance sheet to calculate key, but no less than 10 key financial ratios to the business. There must be a mix of the different ratios so that the ratios do not all come from the same category. Show the calculations.

Using Excel or a Word table, record key financial ratios in the first column;

Research the industry average financial ratios for the same ratios above and record in a second column. If you cannot find an industry average, then select another ratio; [Ratios presented should not all come from the same category]

In the third column, indicate whether the financial ratio is a strength, a weakness or a neutral factor.

Explain the results and compare and contrast the company financials to the industry.