identify the Fortescue Metals Group Limited 's competitors and discuss why they have been selected  (vale.k ,Rio tinto,Bhp).

identify, and explain the relevance of, five financial ratios of your choice (not to include ROE, Net Profit Margin, Total Asset Turnover or Financial Leverage) for the company and its peers (potential ratios to include Return on Assets, NPAT, Debt to Equity, Gross Margin, Operating Leverage, EPS Growth, Interest Cover Ratio).

• explain the performance of the company compared to its peers using this analysis è analyze and explain the reasons for changes in these ratios over the past five years.

and compared to the average of the past five years è do not simply describe the changes in the ratios.