Mary is a financial analyst

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Mary is a financial analyst. She has provided the following information for different companies to her clients: Co. Benina Co. Cherry Co. Ltd Delta Co. Abel Ltd. Ltd Ltd. Gross profit margin 20% 25% 30% 15% Stock turn over 3 times 7 times 8 times 4 times 20% 40% 50% 10% Dividend pay-out ratio Dividend per share Sh. 2 Sh. 3 Sh. 1 Sh. 0.5 Current ratio 1:1 2:1 3.5:1 6:1 1.2:1 0.9:1 3:1 70% 60% 30% Quick Ratio 1.8:1 Gearing ratio 90% Net profit to sales ratio 10% Average Debtors' collection 60 days period 15% 15% 8% 42 days 30 days 48 days 36 days 45 days 75 days Average creditors' payment 28 days period Required From above data, rank the above companies in terms of performance in relation to; (i) Profitability (ii) Efficiency (iii) Liquidity (iv) Shareholders' interest in return on investment (v) Equity capital (5 marks)