Dollar Values
	Year 2	Year 1
Balance Sheet Accounts	11/3/2023	10/28/2022
Asset Accounts
Current Assests
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,210,000,000	$ 3,192,000,000
Short-term investments	$ 321,000,000	$ 464,000,000
Merchandise inventory net	$ 17,530,000,000	$ 19,817,000,000
Other current assets	$ 907,000,000	$ 1,518,000,000
Total current assests	$ 19,968,000,000	$ 24,991,000,000
Property, less accumulated depreciation	$ 17,527,000,000	$ 17,275,000,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 3,647,000,000	$ 3,512,000,000
Long-term investments	$ 238,000,000	$ 63,000,000
Deferred income taxes net	$ 280,000,000	$ 301,000,000
Other assets	$ 859,000,000	831,000,000
Total assests	$ 42,519,000,000	$ 46,973,000,000.00
Liabilities, Debt, and Equity Accounts
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$ -	$ -
Current maturities of long-term debt	$ 544,000,000	$ 609,000,000
Current operating lease liabilities	$ 533,000,000	$ 651,000,000
Accounts payable	$ 9,914,000,000	$ 12,249,000,000
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	$ 750,000,000	$ 1,405,000,000
Deferred revenue	$ 1,499,000,000	$ 1,736,000,000
Income taxes payable	$ 121,000,000	913,000,000
Other current liabilities	$ 3,135,000,000	3,313,000,000
Total current liabilities	$ 16,496,000,000	$ 20,876,000,000
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	$ 35,374,000,000	$ 32,904,000,000
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	$ 3,602,000,000	$ 4,048,000,000
Deferred revenue Lowe's protection plans	$ 1,228,000,000	$ 1,184,000,000
Other liabilities	$ 966,000,000	$ 829,000,000
Total Liabilities	$ 57,666,000,000	$ 59,841,000,000

	Year 2	Year 1
Income Statement Line Items	11/3/2023	10/28/2022
Current Earnings
Net sales	$ 20,471,000,000	$ 23,479,000,000
Cost of sales	$ 13,580,000,000	$ 15,661,000,000
Gross Margin	$ 6,891,000,000	$ 7,818,000,000
Expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	$ 3,761,000,000	$ 6,443,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	$ 434,000,000	451,000,000
Operating Income	$ 2,696,000,000	$ 924,000,000
Interest net	$ (345,000,000)	$ (295,000,000)
Pre-tax earnings	$ 2,351,000,000	$ 629,000,000
Income tax provision	$ 578,000,000	475,000,000
Net earnings	$ 1,773,000,000	$ 154,000,000

From the given data please calculate following ratio for both years and how their affect;

Current Ratio

Days Cash on Hand

Net Profit Margin

Days in Accounts Receivables

Operating Profit Margin

Debt to Equity

Net Profit Margin

Return on Assets