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summarize the firms performance in terms of profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage, and potential for investment, and briefly explain any possible problems that the client should take into account, for example, If any results show that might be unreliable because of the nature of the analysis, and if so, why?

2019 2020 2021 Industry Averages 25. 3% 15. 7% 15. 5% 47. 7% 28. 3% 17. 0% 16. 3% 49.8% 29. 4% 17.9% 17.4% 50. 4% 30. 0% | 11. 7% 14. 0% 42. 1% 75.6 21.0 30.5 101. 4% 76..6 22.9 27.4 104. 2% 82.2 25.4 25.6 102.8% 63.0 32.9 31. 1 79. 1% Profitability Ratios Return on Equity (Percentage to 1 decimal place) 2. Return on Capital Employed (Percentage to 1 decimal place) 3. Operating Profit Margin (Percentage to 1 decimal place) 4. Gross Profit Margin (Percentage to 1 decimal place) Efficiency Ratios 5. Average Inventory Turnover Period {No. of days to 1 decimal place) 6. Average Settlement Period for Accounts Receivab] {No. of days to 1 decimal place) 7. Average Settlement Period for Accounts Payable (No. of days to 1 decimal place) 8. Sales Revenue to Capital Employed (Percentage to 1 decimal place) Liquidity Ratios 9. Current Ratio Decimal value to 2 decimal places) 10. Acid Test Ratio Decimal value to 2 decimal places) Leverage Ratios 11. Gearing Ratio (Percentage to 1 decimal place) 12. Interest Cover Ratio decimal value to 2 decimal places) Investment Ratios 13. Dividend Payout Ratio (Percentage to 1 decimal place) 14. Dividend Yield (Percentage to 2 decimal places) 15. Earnings Per Share (Round to the nearest cent) 16. P/E Ratio* Decimal value to 1 decimal place) 2. 40 1. 58 2. 38 1. 51 2. 41 1. 50 3. 43 2.06 2. 3% 3. 48 2. 2% 3. 86 2. 0% 4. 20 58. 9% 4. 53 49. 1% 40.00% $0.23 9.3 44. 9% 43. 35% $0.31 6.5 41. 9% 41. 47% $0.38 5.7 40.7% 4. 32% $0.21 1

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