With the information from the Profitability Ratio ROA chart provided:

Are there economic or end-market influences that explain why the ratios differ? What might they be?

Over time, is each companys overall financial performance improving, declining, or is something strange going on?

Would evaluating financial statements is a good idea? What do you regard as some of the shortcomings of financial ratio analysis?

Profitability Ratios 15.00 10.00 Boeing ROA % Disney ROA % (Net) (Net) 12/31/2017 8.99 9.59 12/31/2018 9.98 13 12/31/2019 -0.51 7.58 12/31/2020 -8.29 -1.42 12/31/2021 -2.89 0.99 5.00 0.00 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 -5.00 -10.00 Boeing ROA% (Net) Disney ROA % (Net)