Choose large, well-known companies that are publicly traded on the stock market. Private companies do not make financial information or really any general information available to the public. Large traded companies like Target, Ford, Apple, etc. are easy to find this type of information on. We recommend you go straight to Hoover's Pro database to find a company profile. This database is the best database available for this type of information.
Calculate the following ratios for the company that you select:
- 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