The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. provide refreshments to every corner of the world. Selected data from the 2004 consolidated financial statements for The Coca-Cola Company and for PepsiCo, Inc., are presented here (in millions).

The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. provide refreshments to every corner of the world. Selected data from the 2004 consolidated financial statements for The Coca-Cola Company and for PepsiCo, Inc., are presented here (in millions).

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Coca-Cola
PepsiCo
Total current assets
$ 12,094
$ 8,639
Total current liabilities
10,971
6,752
Net sales
21,962
29,261
Cost of goods sold
7,638
13,406
Net income
4,847
4,212
Average (net) receivables for the year
2,131
2,915
Average inventories for the year
1,336
1,477
Average total assets
29,335
26,657
Average common stockholders' equity
15,013
12,734
Average current liabilities
9,429
6,584
Average total liabilities
14,322
27,917
Total assets
31,327
27,987
Total liabilities
15,392
14,464
Income taxes
1,375
1,372
Interest expense
196
167
Cash provided by operating activities
5,968
5,054
Capital expenditures
755
1,387
Cash dividends
2,429
1,329


c. Compute the following profitability ratios for the two companies and comment on the relative profitability of the two competitors.

a. Profit margin.
b. Asset turnover.
c. Return on assets.
d. Return on common stockholders' equity.