Go to Morningstar.com . At the top of the page, in the middle, start to enter "Home Depot" in the box just before "Quote". As you start to type the company name a list of potential selections will pop up. Keep typing until you see "Home Depot" and then select it and hit the "Quote" button. Once you enter the company name or symbol, scroll down until you locate a tab called, Key Ratios, then click on it. Then, you can use the data provided to answer the following questions. Click on this link for a video explanation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ocuXYXiqqU [+]. Please keep in mind that there are 5 tabs under the Key Ratios tab toward the bottom that contain different information you'll need.

Then, answer the following questions related to Home Depot. Once you have entered the information for the Home Depot, you'll have to repeat the above steps to answer the questions for "Lowe's Companies" as well. Then, answer the remaining question comparing the two companies. A brief hint would be to print off this assignment and complete it on paper before returning to enter your answers. You also have the option to print the Morningstar pages using the button just above the "Performance" tab.

We will focus our attention for the Key Ratios for the year ended January 2016.

Solvency Ratios reflect a companies ability to pay long-term debt	Home Depot	Lowes	Which is better?
Debt / Equity Ratio			Select an answer HD Lowes
Interest Coverage Ratio			Select an answer HD Lowes

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