Drivers of Profitability. Acquire the financial statements of two close competitors $($like Home Depot and Lowes, for example$).$ Type their financials into the yellow blocks in the $$Drivers of Profitability$$ Download $$Drivers of Profitability$($click here$)$ spreadsheet. Then, using the results of shown in the chart on that spreadsheet, determine which firm has a cost leadership competency, which firm has a differentiation competency and which firm has competitive advantage. Explain how you made each determination using the results in the spreadsheet. ENTER VALUES HERE

Your Firm Benchmark

Sales $00$

Working Capital $00$

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Inventory

Cash

Your Firm Benchmark Guideline Rule

Working Capital Turnover #DIV$/0!$ #DIV$/0!$ Higher is better

$($Accounts Receivable $-$ Accounts Payable$)$ Turnover #DIV$/0!$ #DIV$/0!$ IF POSITIVE $-$ higher is better; IF NEGATIVE $-$ lower is better $($in general$)$

Cash Turnover #DIV$/0!$ #DIV$/0!$ Higher is better $($in general$)$

Inventory Turnovers #DIV$/0!$ #DIV$/0!$ Higher is better $($in general$)$