The food manufacturing and distribution business is very competitive. Below you can find the condensed financial statements of 2 companies, Sysco & Merz Corporation (aka Merz) and United Natural Foods & Schueler (aka Schueler), that operate in the food manufacturing and distribution industry ($ in millions, except per share amounts). Balance Sheets. Assets Cash Accounts receivable (net) Short-term investments Inventory Prepaid expenses and other current assets Current assets Property, plant, and equipment (net) Intangibles and other assets Total assets Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Accounts payable. Short-term notes Accruals and other current liabilities Current liabilities Long-term debt Deferred tax liability Other long-term liabilities Total liabilities. Common stock (par and additional paid-in capital) Retained earnings. Less: Treasury stock Total liabilities and shareholders' equity Income Statements Net sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses Interest expense Income before taxes Income tax expense Net income Net income per share Sysco & Merz Corporation $ 304.3 536.7 United Natural Foods & Schueler $ 43.8 443.0 585.4 8.8 741.2 244.6 596.7 1,671.0 1,833.6 2,723.2 320.3 $ 4,714.5 $ 600.9 335.1 705.2 2,807.5 631.9 $ 5,273.0 $ 806.2 665.4 637.5 1,641.2 2,109.1 670.6 677.3 497.6 723.7 239.0 219.1 3,048.4 3,729.2 253.9 2,591.9 (1,179.7) $ 4,714.5 $ 5,817.0 (2,800.0) 3,017.0 (1,621.7) (95.8) 1,299.5 (273.7) $ 1,025.8. $.8 462.0 1,714.9 (633.1) $ 5,273.0 $ 7,880.2 (4,364.7) 3,515.5 (2,909.2) (46.6) 559.7 (21.1) $ 538.6. $ 8.3