Current ratio-debt ration-return on assets-return on equity

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Select three firms in an industry and compare the following ratios from the three firms:

current ratio; debt ration; return on assets; return on equity; and net profit margin.

Are there similarities among the firms in each industry group? Please analyze, comment, and discuss.What is the difference between the expected return and the required return? What is the difference between the value of a stock and its price?In terms of behavioral finance, identify, discuss, and explore the implications of three different emotional/behavioral biases.

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