compare the ratios of two companies and analyse their performance (150 words)

	The home depot	Vs	Lowes
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Liquidity Current ratio	1.34	1.54	1.26	1.28
Quick ratio	0.34	0.34	0.16	0.16
Working capital	3910	5144	2076	2181
Efficiency Operating cycle	86.73	88.14	94	93
DSO	6.81	6.45	N/A	N/A
DSI	79.92	81.69	94	93
Profitability ROI	16.64	13.55	8.55
ROA	11%	9.5%	6%	10%
ROE	25%	21%	14%	11%
Solvency
Debt ration Interest coverage ratio	0.56 12.28	0.56 11	0.57 7.4	0.51 9
Dupont NPM	6%	5.5%	3.85%	3.70%
TAT Financial leverage	1.81 2.31	1.74 2.26	1.54 2.35	1.5 2.03
ROE	25%	22%	13.75%	11.10%