Describe two competitive companies with similar gross profit figures that ended up with dramatically different net opera

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Describe two competitive companies withsimilar gross profit figures that ended up with dramaticallydifferent net operating income. Provide details of the twocompanies and include both qualitative and quantitative results tosupport your response.
Provide three factors that financialanalysts need to evaluate when determining one of your chosencompany's (from the previous question) ability to repay short-termversus long-term debt. Describe in details to support yourresponse.