In its annual report, WRM Athletic Supply, Inc, includes the following five$-$year financial summary:

$\backslash$table$[[,,,,,,],[($Dother amounti ha thounandr exerpe per ihere datal$),2020,2019,2018,2017,2015,2015],[$Net sales,$1230,000,1215,000,3194000,5165,000,$$$139,000,],[$Net sales howave,$35\%,11\%,18\%,19\%,17\%,],[$Dorrabc Comparathe Saore Sale horene,$5\%,7\%,5\%,8\%,10\%,],[$Ceren incimen $-$ Net,$2,050,1,810,1,790,1,660,1,300,],[$Cont ol Goods sold,$218,660,163,400,150350,129,360,110,227,],[$Seling and Adminsovive Eserien,$41,236,3,356,31,679,27,408,2,516,],[$hament$],[$Inlevest Epanse,$(1,010),(0,360),(1,376),(1,069),(370),],[$interest hcome,$120,160,165,225,155,],[$Inowne Tin foperse,$4,000,3,000,3,6x0,3,360,2,750,],[$Net hectre,$26,534,12,024,8,006,5\mathrm{.}677,4,062,],[$Per Share of Commen Skak:$],[$Net heorte,$100,1\mathrm{.}50,1\mathrm{.}00,1\mathrm{.}20,0\mathrm{.}98,],[$Dhicknath$,0\mathrm{.}0,$Q$\mathrm{.}38,0\mathrm{.}3,0\mathrm{.}30,0\mathrm{.}26,],[$Frandal Pouition$],[,$s $30,400,$$ $27,500,526200,$s $24,900,$s $21,700,],[$Merthande imentry a wo cout,$24,200,{22}_{2}560,21,450,10,960,17,100,516,490],[$Pupaty$.$ Flank, and Equprent, Net,$51,100,45,660,49700,35,200,25900,],[$Total Asets,$105,700,5,600,28,300,80,000,64,700,],[$Curment Liabities,$32200,27,100,2B760,25,800,16,700,],[$Long$-$rem Det,$22,000,21,700,17,100,18,360,12600,],[$Shachroider$\text{'}$ Equty,$50,900,46,980,42,500,35,900,35,400,],[$Finandal Ration$],[$Acistest Mato,$09,1\mathrm{.}0,09,1\mathrm{.}0,13,],[,27\mathrm{.}78,14,64,12\mathrm{.}2\%,9\mathrm{.}3\%,63\%,],[,54\mathrm{.}94,26\mathrm{.}5N,22\mathrm{.}6x,15\mathrm{.}9\%,15\mathrm{.}4\%,]]$

Requirements

Analyze the company's financial summary for the fiscal years $2016-2020$ to decide whether to invest in the common stock of WRM$.$ Inelude the following sections in your analysis, and fully explain your final decision.

a$.$ Trend analysis for net sales and net income $($use $2016$ as the base year$),$

b$.$ Profitability analysis.

c$.$ Evaluation of the ability to sell merchandise inventory $($WRM uses the LIFO method$).$

d$.$ Evaluation of the ability to pay debts.

e$.$ Evaluation of dividends.