Earnings per Share $0.94 $0.96 Hershey has a higher earning per share which means it earns more per share. Their performance decreased from the previous year. The comparison of EPS across companies is not meaningful because of the wide variations in the numbers of shares of outstanding stock among companies.
Current Ratio 3.45 : 1 0.88 : 1 Tootsie roll has a higher current ratio than Hershey which means Tootsi roll is more liquid. Hershey cannot repay its current liabilities with current assets. Tootsie's curent liabilities arecovered by current assets 3.45 times. Therefore, I would purchase Tootsie.
Gross Profit Rate 33.2% 33.0% Tootsie has a higher gross profit rate which means that tootsie is more