walmart corporation is a rational retail departmant store . the company total revenue for the twelve months ended december31 2021 were $19 billion.fresfco is a larger department store company with $26.1 billionof revenue for the same period

ratio walmart freshco

gross profit percentage 35% 39%

net profit margin 1.7% 2.6%

return on equity 5.9% 16.8%

EPS $3.27 $2.13

current ratio 1.68 1.31

debt to assets 0.64 0.82

P/E ratio 12.6 15.1

Required

1 which company appears more profitable? describe the ratio that you used to reach this decision

2. which company appears more liquid? describe the ratio that you used to reachthis decision

3 which company appears more solvent? describe the ratio that you used to reach this decision.

4. are the conclusions from your analysis in requirement 1-3 consistent with the value explanation for any apparent inconsistency.