FORD GM DC
2004 2003 2002 2004 2003 2002 2004 2003 2002 Good if:
Gross Profit Margin 2.10% -18.60% -20.85% G 17.30% 17.90% 17.20% B 19.4 19.4 18.8 G >
Operating Profit Margin 2.83% 0.97% 0.79% G 0.61% 1.60% 1.30% B 3.2 2.5 2.5 G >
Net Profit Margin 2.03% 0.36% -0.73% G 1.08% 1.20% 0.95% B 1.7 0.33 3.2 G >
Return On Total Assets 1.19% 0.17% -0.34% G 0.58% 0.85% B 1.4 0.025 ? G >
Return on Stockholder Equity 21.73% 4.25% -17.53% G 7.60% 8.90% B 7.4 1.3 ? G >
Return on Capital Employed 1.19% 0.16% -0.34% G 0.0095 0.0144 0.0093 B >
Earnings Per Share $1.91 $0.27 ($0.54) G 0.37% 0.40% B 2.43 -0.41 G >
Current Ratio 0.9381 1.1719 1.2971 B 0.9400 0.946 B 0.67 0.74 0.72 B >
Quick Ratio 0.7337 0.9888 1.1392 B 0.9060 0.9070 B >
Inventory to Net Working Capital -3.3004 1.0652 0.5322 B? 0.4300 0.4500 G
Fixed Asset Turnover 3.8529 3.178 3.5355 G? 2.76 2.46 G 1.96 1.93 G >
Average Collection Period 31.7463 40.9784 52.8324 G 40.05 40.33 G 17.86 16.27 B
Price-earnings Ratio 7.6832 59.2162 -17.2619 G? 4.004 2.749 5.905 G 23.3 128.66 12.1 B >
Dividend Payout Ratio 21.02% 148.08% -75.82% G? 0.402 0.274 0.5886 G 0.6172 3.409 0.2116 B >
Cash Flow Per Share $0.17 $5.21 $2.78 B 30.01 30.67 23.54 G 13.55 11.71 18.11 B >
S - SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
I - INSIGNIFICANT CHANGE
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