General Electric: Ratio Analysis
Find General Electric's Annual report.
Calculate the following ratios for the company:
Return on assets
Return on equity
Gross profit margin
Debt to equity ratio
Debt ratio
Current ratio
Quick ratio
Inventory turnover
Total asset turnover
Price earnings ratio
Using the calculated ratios, analyze the financial performance of the firm. Use the ratios to make comparisons between itself in previous periods as well as against competitors, determine the firm's performance. Write a memo to the CEO detailing the following:
An explanation of the calculated ratios.
Address other methods of analyzing financial statements aside from ratio analysis.
Explain analysis of the firm, and recommendations for improvement.