Instructions:
Visit one of the following online resources:

Yahoo Finance
D&B Hoovers
Global Edge (By Industry) or (visit the company’s website)

Calculate the following ratios for Dick’s Sporting Goods

Liquidity Ratios:

Current Ratio
Quick Ratio

Leverage Ratios

Debt-to-Total-Assets Ratio
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Long-Term Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Times-Interest-Earned Ratio

Activity Ratios

Inventory Turnover
Fixed Assets Turnover
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Average Collection Period

Profitability Ratios

Gross Profit Margin
Operating Profit Margin
Return on Total Assets
Return on Stockholders’ Equity
Earnings Per Share
Price-Earnings Ratio

What do ratios calculated communicate about the financial strengths and weaknesses of Dick’s Sporting Goods?
Based on your calculations, would you invest in Dick’s Sporting Goods, why or why not?
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Competitive Position (CP)
Market Share
Product Quality
Customer Loyalty
Technological know-how
Control over Suppliers and Distributors
Stability Position (SP)
Rate of Inflation
Technological Changes
Price Elasticity of Demand
Competitive Pressure
Barriers to Entry into Market
Your firm’s X-axis
Your firm’s Y-axis
Competitor 1
Estimated FP
Estimated IP
Estimated CP
Estimated SP
Competitor 1’s X-axis
Competitor 1’s Y-axis
Competitor 2
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Estimated IP
Estimated CP
Estimated SP
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Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
IE Matrix
SPACE Matrix
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Strengths and Weaknesses
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Strengths
Weaknesses
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Total Weight (Must Equal 1.00)
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Threats
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Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM)
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Advertising
Market Penetration
Customer Service
Store Locations
R&D
Employee Dedication
Financial Profit
Customer Loyalty
Market Share
Product Quality
Top Management
Price Competitiveness
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