Ratio analysis is a method used to analyze the financial reports of a company and interpret trends in the company’s performance. As a non-accounting manager, you use numerous ratios to analyze your company’s performance year-by-year and benchmark the performance to industry averages, to an individual competitor’s performance, or against a predetermined target. For this assignment, read ”Case study question 7.2: General Machinery Ltd” on page 168 in chapter 7 of our textbook, . Using the data from the case study, repond to the tasks below. Consider the following scenario for this assignment: You are an external investor who is considering General Machinery as one of the potential companies for investment. Respond to the following in your initial discussion post: Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail. Include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.