2007-03-10 10:07:59 · 3 answers · asked by chipigirltoo 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
My suggestion is to use Wal-Mart and Nordstroms. These 2 compete in retailing but with very different business models. Compare the ratios of gross profit (sales less COGS/Gross Sales) and inventory turnover (COGS/(average inventory)). You will find WMT to have very high inventory turnover and low gross profit. Nordstroms will have high gross profit but low inventory turnover. This is not surprising given the type of stores they are. It should be easy to write an interesting paper.
2007-03-10 17:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by MagicalMke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just pick a big company that is doing really well, they are generally really happy to put really detailed financial statements on their websites (usually under a investors section) and will provide ratio analysis in the notes to the statements and usually even explain what each one means!
2007-03-10 18:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can pick any public company and then you can access their financial statements.
2007-03-10 18:11:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋