Chevron Corp Eaton Corp Kroger Wal-Mart Current Ratio 1.03:1 1.65:1 0.85:1 0.81:1 Total Asset Turnover 0.42...

	Chevron Corp	Eaton Corp	Kroger	Wal-Mart
Current Ratio	1.03:1	1.65:1	0.85:1	0.81:1
Total Asset Turnover	0.42	3.07	3.16	2.44
Times Interests Earned	-0.50%	-10.17	6.58	9.66
Total Debt/Equity %	25.96	44.83	239.04	63.72
Return of Sale %	-451.80%	10%	0.90%	2.70%
Return of Assets %	0.85%	4.97%	5.28%	6.70%
Return on Equity %	6.26%	18.53%	23.95%	15.24%
P/E or P/E Ratio (x)	17.84	14.6	12.93	17.63

How would you rank the four firms in terms of financial performance?

Why might their financial performances differ?

What economic or market factors might account for big differences in P/E ratios?

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