'I. Research the company profile of two competing companies. 2. Search for their financial statements for two consecutive years. 3. Perform vertical analysis. 4. Perform horizontal analysis. 5. Compute the following ratio: Profitability ratio a. net prot margin b. return on equity o. earnings per share Liquidity ratio a. current ratio b. receivables turnover Solvency ratio a. debt to assets ratio b, times interest earned ratio 6' Which company performs better in terms of protability, liquidity and solvency? Which company is more protable, more liquid and more soivent? Explain your