Dillard's (DDS) financial statements (income statement and balance sheet) from the EDGAR website for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. You can download the information from the 10-k annual report. Now please answer any one of the following requirements.
a) Determine the following ratios for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. I. Sales growth II. Net profit margin ratio III. Inventory turnover ratio IV. Receivables turnover ratio V. Current ratio VI. Debt to asset ratio VII. Times interest earned VIII. Return on asset Project 1 100 points IX. Earnings per share Show the ratios in the excel sheet under the “Ratios for Dillard’s” sheet. Interpret the ratio trends in the word file under the heading “Dillard’s Ratio.” Your interpretation should not be more than a page and should include the following components:
1) if the trend is increasing or decreasing;
2) If the increasing/decrease is good/bad.
Now you will select one of Dillard’s competitors in the market. Finviz.com or google search may be good options to choose the competitors. You can choose any competitor of your choice, but it has to be in the same industry and listed. You must find the financial statement information from EDGAR. Calculate the same ratios as you did for Dillard’s and show in the excel file under the “Competitor’s ratio” sheet. You have to mention the name of the competitor you chose. Explain how well/badly Dillard’s is doing compared to the company of your choice in the word file under the heading “Relative position of Dillard’s to the competitor.”