An Appraisal of a Company's Long Term Financial Stability Relative

An appraisal of a company's long term financial stability relative to a second company's long term financial stability can be achieved by:

A) Determining each company's trend in paying dividends
B) Comparing each company's times interest earned ratio
C) Comparing each company's current asset ratio
D) Comparing each company's earnings per share.
E) Comparing the total asset turnover for the two companies.