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APPENDIX: FINANCIAL RATIOS
2011
RATIO
FORMULA
VARIABLES
GOOGLE INC. (GOOG)
MICROSOFT CORP. (MSFT)
LIQUIDITY MEASUREMENT RATIO:
Current Ratio
Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Current Assets
52,758,000.00
5.919219118
72,513,000.00
2.8578804240
Current Liabilities
8,913,000.00
25,373,000.00
PROFITABILITY INDICATOR RATIOS
Return on Assets
Net Income/Total Assets
Net...
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