You are considering buying stock in a company. Before you purchase the stock, you will conduct research on the company and conduct a financial analysis by calculating ratios to assess their financial performance.

corporation: SYY - Sysco Food Corporation

-Select a public traded company and state the companys trading symbol on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

-Provide a brief background about the companys operations and their products or services

-Provide a rationale for why you want to buy the companys stock. Explain

-Is the company a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average? Yes or No

-Research and locate the companys latest financial statements Balance Sheet and Income Statement- Provide a link to the companys financial statements or PDF File Attach as an Appendix to the assignment

Go to Unit 14. Review analyzing financial statements. Compute the following key financial ratios and show your work on the calculations.

Liquidity Current ratio

Activity Inventory turnover

Leverage Debt to owners equity

Profitability Net Profit Margin

In a table, list the name of the ratio and the calculation.

corporation: SYY - Sysco Food Corporation

Write a summary about the companys financial performance describing the financial ratios.