Part I
Compare Dupont analysis of two companies.. Using a search engine, find one large corporation included in the S&P 500. Then, find one of its largest competitors. Go to the investor relations portion of each corporation's homepage and find their most recent annual report. Calculate a complete DuPont analysis calculating the ROE, ROA, the profit margin, total asset turnover and equity multiplier, Critique the difference between the two corporations in approximately 100 words.
Part 2
Using the most recent income statement (annual) for the two corporations from Part 1 of the assigment, calculate a common size analysis using a spreadsheet. Discuss the difference in the two corporations in approximately 75 words.