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Please use the same format as the way the February 2, 2001 numbers are shown for Toys R Us, such as dollar sign to two decimal points for EPS, whatever:1 for current ratio, and percentages with one number after the decimal point for the remainder.
2/3/01
1/29/00
Earnings per share
_____$-2.57___
______$0.67__
Gross profit rate
____49.7%____
____57.8%____
Profit margin ratio
____-20.1%___
____45.4%____
Cash debt coverage ratio
_____-38.9%___
____-6.2%____
Current ratio
_____1.11:1____
___2.48:1_____
Current cash debt coverage ratio
____-42.8%____
___-7.5%_____
Debt to total assets ratio
____65.1%_____
____31.8%_____
For the change column, indicate if 2001 is better or worse than 2000 for Zany Brainy. For the comparison column, indicate whether Zany Brainys numbers are better or worse than Toys R Us.
Change
Comparison
2. Profitability
______worse___
worse than toys r us
3. Liquidity
______worse___
worse than toys r us
4. Solvency
______worse___
worse than toys r us