You are considering investing in the grocery sector and have identified two companies for further analysis. Financial information for the two companies is as follows:

$($in thousands$)$

Company

Sheridan

Company

Sunland

Sales

$$1\mathrm{.}980,00$

$$1\mathrm{.}760\mathrm{.}000$

Cost of goods sold

$1,762\mathrm{.}200$

$1,513,600$

Net income

$103,000$

$99\mathrm{.}000$

Average inventory

$151\mathrm{.}000$

$216,000$

Average total assets

$797\mathrm{.}000$

$766,049$

$($a$)$ Calculate and compare the following ratios for the two companies: $($Round inventory turnover to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.15\mathrm{.}25$ and other answers to $1$ decimal place, e$.$g$.18\mathrm{.}4$ or $15\mathrm{.}3\%.)$

i$.$

$$i$.$

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iv$.$

V$.$

Return on assets

Gross margin

Profit margin

Inventory turnover

Days to sell inventory

Company Sheridan

Company Sunland

Return on assets

Gross margin

Profit margin

Inventory turnover

Days to sell inventory

$\%$

$\%$

$\%$

times

days

$\%$

$\%$

times

days