what does each ratio show or tell us for the company?

			Lowes Ratios
		2015					2015
	Gross profit /Total revenue					Net income/Total Stockholders equity
Gross profit margin	19,558,000	56,223,000	34.79%		ROE	2,698,000	9,968,000	27.07%
	Operating income/ Total revenue					Net income/Total revenue
Operating income margin	4,792,000	56,223,000	8.52%		PM	2698000	56223000	4.80%
	Net income/Total revenue					Total Revenue/Total Assets
Net income margin	2,698,000	56,223,000	4.80%		AT	56223000	31721000	1.77
		2016			EM	Total assets/Total Equity
	Gross profit /Total revenue					31721000	9968000	3.18
Gross profit margin	20,570,000	59,074,000	34.82%
							2016
	Operating income/ Total revenue					Net income/Total Stockholders equity
Operating income margin	4,971,000	59,074,000	8.41%		ROE	2,546,000	7,654,000	33.26%
	Net income/Total revenue					Net income/Total revenue
Net income margin	2,546,000	59,074,000	4.31%		PM	2546000	59,074,000	4.31%
						Total Revenue/Total Assets
		2017			AT	59074000	31266000	1.89
	Gross profit /Total revenue
Gross profit margin	22,464,000	65,017,000	34.55%
					EM	Total assets/Total Equity
	Operating income/ Total revenue					31266000	7654000	4.08
Operating income margin	5,846,000	65,017,000	8.99%
							2017
	Net income/Total revenue					Net income/Total Stockholders equity
Net income margin	3,093,000	65017000	4.76%		ROE	3,093,000	6,434,000	48.07%
						Net income/Total revenue
					PM	3093000	65017000	4.76%
						Total Revenue/Total Assets
					AT	65017000	34408000	1.89
					EM	Total assets/Total Equity
						34408000	6434000	5.35