Pick an Income Statement Line Item or Ratio from the list below

17 Aug Pick an Income Statement Line Item or Ratio from the list below

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Pick an Income Statement Line Item or Ratio from the list below:

Line Item	Ratio
Revenue (aka Sales, Turnover) Cost of Goods Sold/Cost of Sales Selling, General and Administrative Expense Gross Profit Operating Profit Net Profit	Gross Margin (%) Net Margin (%) Return on Sales Return on Equity Return on Assets Earnings Per Share (EPS) EBITDA

What does this line item or ratio measure and why is it important item for Management to understand this number?
Identify the past 4 years of amounts for your line item or ratio (Note: this will require you to track down additional historical Income Statements to get the older data). Share this data with the class using a data table or chart.
Answer the following questions:
- What is the trend for this line item or ratio?
- Has the line item or ratio amount increased or decreased?
- Is this a “good” thing or a “bad” thing? For this company?
- What might management do to improve this line item or ratio?