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The data shows ratios for the last 5 years for Verizon and T-mobile

Five years ratio: Verizon vs. T-Mobile

Financial Ratios	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Liquidity of Short-Term Assets
Current Ratio
Verizon	0.79	2.62	1.06	0.64	0.87
T-Mobile	1.5	2.11	1.59	1.56	1.58
Cash Ratio
Verizon	0.13	2.00	0.40	0.14	0.09
T-Mobile	0.71	1.01	0.61	0.80	0.61
Quick Ratio
Verizon	0.60	2.46	0.90	0.54	0.70
T-Mobile	1.24	2.00	1.47	1.43	1.45
Long-term Debt-paying Ability
Debt Ratio
Verizon	0.85	0.86	0.95	0.93	0.91
T-Mobile	0.14	0.71	0.72	0.73	0.72
Debt-equity Ratio
Verizon	5.79	6.06	17.92	13.89	9.84
T-Mobile	2.43	2.51	2.62	2.77	2.61
Times Interest Earned
Verizon	5.12	11.99	3.99	6.72	6.18
T-Mobile	0.57	0.81	1.05	1.38	2.20
Profitability
Profit Margin (Net Income/Sales)
Verizon	0.76%	9.54%	7.57%	13.58%	10.42%
T-Mobile	0.32%	0.14%	0.84%	2.29%	3.92%
ROA (Net Income/Assets)
Verizon	0.39%	4.19%	4.14%	7.32%	5.38%
T-Mobile	0.05%	0.07%	0.44%	1.17%	2.22%
ROE (Net Income/Shareholder Equity)
Verizon	2.64%	29.60%	78.26%	108.83%	58.28%
T-Mobile	0.16%	0.25%	1.58%	4.43%	8.01%
Asset Utilization/Management Efficiency
Total Asset Turnover
Verizon	0.46	0.48	0.53	0.54	1.03
T-Mobile	1.07	0.46	0.50	0.50	1.13
Inventory Turnover Measures
Verizon	41.91	41.31	41.52	42.83	85.56
T-Mobile	112.12	14.67	12.95	12.38	29.79
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Verizon	9.26	9.12	9.62	8.50	14.39
T-Mobile	19.2	8.91	16.19	17.40	39.28
Market Measures
Price/Earnings Ratio
Verizon	139.39	11.47	19.33	10.55	16.58
T-Mobile	32.18	336.40	86.90	47.13	33.63
Earnings Per Common Share
Verizon	0.31	4.01	2.42	4.38	3.22
T-Mobile	0.1	0.1	0.31	0.83	1.71
Dividend Payout Ratio
Verizon	0.16	0.15	0.63	0.52	0.41
T-Mobile	0	0	0	0.003	0.003
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