Status of Key Ratios of the Company and Lending Money to the Company

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Key ratios to the investor are deteriorating or improving, why?
Ratio analysis is very important to the investors because it is a good way to check the health of a company. It also assists in making investment decisions. The key ratios to the investors are deteriorating. This is because the current status of the company indicates there a lot of expenses and debts. When the future trend of the company is analyzed for the next five years, it indicates that the net profit margin will continue to decrease. Additionally, the return on equity (ROE) of the company is 20.1% which is a good indicator of the company but the ration will deteriorate within the next five years. The company has high debts.
The company is a hold, buy, or sell
The company is a hold. The company should neither buy nor sell securities. However, the company is expected to perform with the market. This rating is better than sell but is worse than buyin...