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1. Perform a financial analysis for Hershey Company.Visit one of the following online resources:

http://financeyahoo.com

http://globaledge.msu.edu/industries.com

2.Calculate the following ratios for Hershey Company Liquidity Ratios: 1) Current Ratio 2)Quick Ratio

 Leverage Ratios: 1) Debt-to-Total-Assets Ratio 2) Debt-to-Equity Ratio 3) Long-Term 4) Debt-to-Equity Ratio 5) Times-Interest-Earned Ratio

Activity Ratios: 1) Inventory Turnover Fixed Assets 2) Turnover Accounts Receivable 3) Turnover Average Collection Period

Profitability Ratios: 1) Gross Profit Margin 2) Operating Profit Margin 3) Return on Total Assets 4) Return on Stockholders’ Equity 

5)Earnings Per Share 6) Price-Earnings Ratio

3.What do the ratios calculated communicate about the financial strengths and weaknesses of Hershey?

4.Based on your calculations, would you invest in Hershey Company, why or why not?