Suppose you were hired as a consultant for a company that wants to penetrate the Comp-XM market. This company wants to pursue a niche differentiation strategy. From last years reports, which company would be the strongest competitor?

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	Digby
	Andrews
	Chester
	Baldwin

Yield Company Andrews Baldwin Chester Digby Close $100.76 $22.39 $108.61 $17.82 Change $35.84 $8.19) $30.56 $3.25) Shares 2,050,942 3,161,585 1,878,481 3,081.987 MarketCap Book Value ($M) Per Share S207 $45.34 S71 $27.81 $200 $50.48 555 $22.65 EPS $10.93 ($0.89) $14.01 ($0.21) Dividend $3.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WIS Closing Stock Price Andrews Baldwin Chester Digby 2014 2015 2016 2021 2022 2017 2018 2019 2020 Bond Market Summary Company Series# Face Yield Closes Andrews 11.252025 11.9S2026 11.482029 11.682030 12.482031 $8,837,000 $7,072.000 $14,722.000 $18,000,000 $15,000,000 95.80 97.51 94.18 94.79 98.90 Baldwin 11.252025 12.452026 12.082028 13.1S2029 13.6S2030 13.952031 55,532,723 55,825.802 $15,610 279 $17,788,548 $33,333.726 $23.877.327 91.02 93.52 90.23 94.49 96.58 97.94 no 888888 Chester 95.50 11.192027 11.252028 12.0S2029 12.0S2030 12.952031 $2,509,600 $5,882.814 $1,377,978 $16.849,248 $10,697,880 95.47 99.01 98.94 103.92 OOOOOO Digby 91.04 93.54 92.89 11.3S2025 12.552026 12.552027 12.552028 13.482029 13.952030 14.252031 $10,417,600 $14,885,811 $7,983,435 59,589.958 $14,262,838 $24.744 170 $382.685 8888888 Digby Andrews $22.414 $13.849 Baldwin (52.810) $17.509 SO Cash Flow Statement Survey Cash flows from operating activities Net Income Loss) Adiustment for non-cash items Depreciation Extraordinary gains losses/writeoffs Changes in current assets and liabilities: Accounts payable Inventory Accounts receivable Net cash from operations Chester $26.316 $10,164 SO ($851) $14,873 ($2.689) $10.983 ($2.345) $9.708 ($88) $43.336 (5687) $8,174 ($2.423) $17.862 ($1.151) $8,673 ($3.345) $38.651 S242 $22.758 (538.288) ($11,800) $8,153) (545,380) $15,081 $5.553 Cash flows from investing activities Plant improvements (net) Cash flows from financing activities Dividends paid Sales of common stock Purchase of common stock Cash from long term debt issued Early retirement of long term debt Retirement of current debt Cash from current debt borrowing Cash from emergency loan ($32200) SO 5918 $10.898 $32.654) $17.236 $0 SO (533.018) ($41.254) 524.240 $24.905 $0 Net cash from financing activities $29.959 Net change in cash position Balance Sheet Survey Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Total Current Assets $1.480 $8.531 Andrews $10.932 $21.084 $2.442 Baldwin $24.749 $12.848 $12.012 $49,609 ($3,802) $2.855 Chester $28,147 $17,057 $20.753 $65.958 $152.460 ($59.468) $92.992 SO ($10.413) $545 Digby $34.836 $10.327 56.201 $51.157 $223,100 ($92,084) $131.036 $182.193 $38.016 $204.738 ($78,448) $128.288 $168.305 Plant and equipment Accumulated Depreciation Total Fixed Assets $262.640 ($87.809) $174,831 Total Assets $224.440 $158.950 $7.414 $24 240 $31,654 $9.833 $17.236 $27.069 $5.473 $24.905 $30 378 Accounts Payable Current Debt Total Current Liabilities Long Term Debt Total Liabilities Common Stock Retained Earnings Total Equity Total Liabilities & Owners' Equity $9.689 SO $9.689 $83.631 $73.320 $12.081 $80.904 $92.985 $104,868 $138,522 $37,098 $84,166 $82,006 $112,383 $40.550 $51.041 $36.877 $87,018 $224.440 $9.563 $85.220 $94.783 $158.950 $29.259 $89.80 $182.193 $168,305 Income Statement Survey Sales Variable Costs (Labor. Material. Carry) Contribution Margin Depreciation SGA (R&D, Promo, Sales, Admin) Other (Fees, Writeoffs, TOM, Bonuses) EBIT Interest (Short term. Long term) Taxes Profit Sharing Net Profit Andrews $219.879 $127 588 $92.291 $13,649 $25 247 $10.750 $42.845 $7.458 $12.316 S457 $22.414 Baldwin $158.316 $97.816 $58,500 $17.509 $20.630 $7.937 $12.424 $16.747 ($1.513) (52.810) Chester $207,532 $128,797 $78,735 $10.164 $13.966 $8.831 $47.774 $8.462 $14.459 $537 $26.316 Digby $125.841 $78,311 $47.330 $14.873 $13.867 $5.797 $12.793 $13,795 ($350) (5651) SO