Using the ratios below and additional research for Starbucks Corporation , write a 500-750 word analysis providing an assessment of the following items:

1.Include the companys challenges, strategies, growth plans, product changes, and mission statement alignment.

2.Discuss recent trends in the companys stock price.

3.Evaluate the overall financial strength of the company.

4.Based on your findings, provide an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

Particulars	2020	2019	2018
Sales	$23,840.50	$26,806.60	$25,020.70
COGS	$22,278.80	$22,278.70	$21,137.40
EBIT	$1,164.40	$4,466.20	$5,780.00
EBITDA	$2,595.70	$5,843.50	$7,027.00
Interest Expense	($437.00)	($331.00)	($170.30)
Net Income	$924.70	$3,594.60	$4,518.00
Total Debt	$16,348.30	$11,167.00	-
Total Assets	$29,374.50	$19,219.60	-
Net Fixed Assets	$21,568.10	$13,565.70	-
Total Equity	($7,799.40)	($6,231.00)	-
Current Assets	$7,806.40	$5,653.90	-
Current Liabilities	$7,346.80	$6,168.70	-
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$4,350.90	$2,686.60	-
Accounts Receivable	$883.40	$879.20	-
Inventories	$1,551.40	$1,529.40	-
Accounts Payable	$997.90	$1,189.70	-

Ratios

	2020	2019
Current Ratio	1.06	0.92
Quick Ratio	0.71	0.58
Cash Ratio	0.59	0.44
Debt to Equity Ratio	-2.10	-1.79
Debt Ratio	0.56	0.58
Interest Coverage Ratio	-5.94	-17.65
Receivables Turnover Ratio	26.99	30.49
Inventory Turnover Ratio	14.39	14.86
Payable Turnover Ratio	22.33	19.10
Asset Turnover Ratio	0.81	1.39
Net Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio	1.11	1.98
Equity Turnover Ratio	-3.06	-4.30
Gross Margin	6.6%	15.2%
Operating Profit Margin	4.9%	16.7%
Net Margin	3.9%	13.4%
Return on Total Asset	4.0%	23.4%
Return on Total Equity	-11.9%	-57.7%