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HERE ARE SIX COMPANIES Create a data sheet using Meta Platforms Inc., Class A, CVS Health Corporation, Progressive Corporation, KLA Corporation, Williams Companies Inc., and IDEXX Laboratories Inc. companies to calculate the following metrics:
1) Collect information ( name, ticker, year, CUSIP, price, current assets, non-current assets, total assets, current liabilities, non-current liabilities, total liabilities, equity) for years 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. (Note: you need to get the constituents of each section.)
2) Calculate the following formulas and ratios: current ratio, quick ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, and gross margins.
Price growth is not required, but might help with comparing.
3) Compare and contrast each company. Explain which equity is the best investment based on the information you have analyzed. Use a detailed analysis with evidence to support your answer.