Which company is the best performer and why

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Internal financial information Walgreens vs CVS

Internal financial information is not available to public, so we have to rely on external information for our analysis. Review the financial statements for two years for your company which is Walgreens and another company which is CVS in the same industry. From the finnacial statments, make a comparison of

revenues;
cost of good sold;
accounts receivable; and
accounts payable
inventory

for the two years and show trends for all five categories for each company. Keeping the case analysis in mind, discuss and interpret the changes over the three year period. Which company is the best performer and why?

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