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Compare two companies in the candy industries, and help with the following: (Any)
? Current ratio
? Acid-test (quick) ratio
? Inventory turnover
? Accounts receivable turnover
? Debt ratio
? Return on net sales
? Return on total assets
? Return on common stockholder's equity
? Earnings per share
And 2 pages of the firm financial performance.

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Ratios and analysis of performan
Compare two companies in the candy industries, and help with the following: (Any)
? Current ratio
? Acid-test (quick) ratio
? Inventory turnover
? Accounts receivable turnover
? Debt ratio
? Return on net sales
? Return on total assets
? Return on common stockholder's equity
? Earnings per share
And 2 pages of the firm financial performance.
All the computations are done in the attached file. I will give the interpretation and explanation here.
Hershey Tootsie
a. Current Ratio 1.06 3.17
CURRENTASSETS/CURRENT LIABILITIES

b. Quick ratio 0.59 2.23
Liquid assets/Current Liabilities
Liquid assets=Current Assets-Inventory-Prepaid expenses

c. Inventory turnover 5.70 6.013151
Cost of Goods sold/ Inventory

c. Receivables turnover 9.76 14.51
Sales/ Receivables

Current ratio measures the liquidity ...

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