Please look at 2 recent corporate annual reports from 2 different companies (one annual report per company), both within the same industry. One report should come from a U.S. company, the other report should come from a company based outside the U.S. (preferably a company that has its stock traded on a U.S. stock exchange [NYSE, NASDAQ])

Name of corporation

DUNKIN DONUTS

Date/period of the report

Amount of cash dividends per share declared (if any)

The Current Ratio for the most current year and the previous year

(formula: Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities)

The number of common stock shares issued and outstanding

Debt Ratio/Equity Ratio for the most current year and the previous year, expressed as a

percentage, i.e. 40%-60% (formula: Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets, then compare with Total Stockholders Equity divided by Total Assets, with the two numbers adding up to 100%). To explain, if Assets = 15,000,000 Total Liabilities = 6,000,000 and Owners/Stockholders Equity = 9,000,000, then the Debt Ratio/Equity ratio is 40%-60%

The Net Profit Margin for the most current year and the previous year, expressed as a percentage (e.g. 11.2%) - formula: Net Income divided by Net Sales/Net Revenue

Name of the audit firm that conducted the audit (Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)