Compare the most important financial ratios for whole foods with their competitors and what is wholefoods doing differently for particular ratios for the ratios to be high or low

DONT NEED RATIO CALCULATIONS

NEED REASONS WHY DID RATIOS INCREASE OR DECREASE .. WHAT WERE THE REASONS WHAT BUSINESS DECISIONS LED TO THESE RATIOS.

1 WHOLE FOODS INC 2016-09 2015-09 2014-09 2013-09 2012-09 34.4 4 Gross Profit Margin 5 Operating profit margin 6 Asset Turnover (on average) 7 Return on Assets (%) 8 Return on equity% 9 Return on invested capital% 10 Inventory turnover 8.39 14.5 13.12 2028 35.2 5.6 2.68 9.33 14.14 13.91 21.2 35.5 6.6 2.52 10.26 15.06 14.88 21.4 35.8 6.0 2.30 10.17 14.35 14,25 21.03 35.5 6.4 2.44 9.71 13.71 13.63 21.22 30 31 32 34 Sheetl Sheet2 Sheet3 Ready 100% ! 98 . ENG 23:26 IN 31-10-2017