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It is helpful to develop an expectation of what you think you might see. What industry do you believe will have the highest and lowest values for the 2023 fiscal year for each item below? Think about how industries differ in terms of net income, sales, total assets and shareholders equity. Please answer each of the four questions below but focus your discussion on 2-4 industries per question.

Which industries likely have high profit margins? Why?

Which industries will need more or fewer assets to generate sales? Why?

Are some industries more likely to use debt financing? Why?

How does government regulation of public utilities likely influence their ratios?

Industries in the case:

Automobiles & Components

Food & Staples Retailing

Household & Personal Products

Telecommunication Services

Utilities

Materials

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Durables & Apparel

Energy

Transportation

Retailing

Consumer Services

Media & Entertainment

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

Capital Goods

Technology Hardware & Equipment

Software & Services

This is an opinion question (not a research question) and the goal is for you to think about the data you are going to analyze. Your score will be based on your thoughtful completion of the questions.

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