Please find 3 service, retail, or manufacturing companies that interest you and can be found on Yahoo Finance. When you decide on your companies, please post it on the discussion board because the selection are first-posted, first-served. brief statement about each company's business or mission statement and then provide comparison information for the following items (6 points):

Income Statement:

• Total Revenues
• Gross Profit
• Net Income

Balance Sheet:

• Total Assets or Total Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
• Total Cash
• Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

Statement of Cash Flows:

• Operating Cash Flows
• Investing Cash Flows
• Financing Cash Flows
• Total Cash ... does it match the Balance Sheet Cash amount?

Go to the Key Statistics area and find at least 5 of the following pieces of important information:

• Profit Margin
• Return on Assets
• Return on Equity
• Quarterly Earnings Growth
• Debt-to-Equity Ratio
• Current Ratio
• Book Value/Share
• Market Value/Share
• Beta
• Dividend Payout Ratio

Find at least one qualitative information item from analysts' opinions or the news and info section to help you make your recommendation on both quantitative and qualitative information.

Make a recommendation of the company that you would most like to lend money to, invest in, or work as an employee. Please give at least one reason for your selection.